T-Mobile just announced the first 4G handset from RIM to join its roster. It's the Blackberry Bold 9900 and it's the thinnest Blackberry ever.
Running the latest version 7 OS, the smartphone pairs all of the platform's best features with high-speed data access for the best experience any Blackberry phone has to offer. The sleek and streamlined appearance pays a perfect compliment, as well, to the keyboard-cum-touchscreen combo adorning the handset's face.
Details of the Blackberry Bold 9900 include a 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen display (640 x 480 resolution), a four-row QWERTY keyboard, a 5.0 megapixel camera module (with LED flash and 720p recording), aGPS, WiFi, 4G (HSPA+, really), Bluetooth 2.1, 8GB of built-in storage, memory card expansion (up to 32GB) and a 1,230 mAh battery (rated at 6.3 hours of talk time). Muscle is provided by a 1.2GHz processor, paired with 768MB of RAM.
While the size of the screen is a little small for what most people are now used to, do take note of the resolution -- that 640 x 480 pixels should make for some impressive-looking detail. Preloaded apps include welcome titles like the latest version of BBM, Facebook for Blackberry and Social Feeds 2.0, as well as T-Mobile's own "may be useful, may be not" bloatware.
The Blackberry Bold 9900 is now available to T-Mobile business customers, but will roll out in full force at the end of the month both online and in stores. Price is steep, though, at $299.99 on a two-year agreement after a $50 mail-in rebate.
[T-Mobile]
