Multiple BlackBerry 8900s spotted in the wild
By Simon Sage on Thursday, September 25th, 2008 at 7:35 AM PST In BlackBerry
Nothing we haven’t seen before but hey, more eye candy, and three of ‘em in the same place just goes to show that the new BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Curve could be hitting the streets proper real soon. The best guesses right now place the BlackBerry 8900 launch on Rogers (NYSE: RCI) and T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) sometime in November or December, which would likely mean that the devices are making the internal rounds right now for final testing. It looks like they’re in full working order, and since one has packing the official skin accessory, it’s safe to assume the hardware is finalized. The Javelin might be lacking 3G, but really has everything else the BlackBerry Bold does (GPS, Wi-Fi, nice HVGA screen, QWERTY keypad) plus a bigger 3.2 megapixel camera and a considerably slimmer form factor. Did anyone hold off on grabbing a Bold for the sake of the BlackBerry 8900?
[via CB]
I’m holding off on both the Bold and the Storm to see how the 8900 looks! I think the form factor is the biggest attractor for me here, it just looks like it is so easy to carry and use. I have an iPhone now, love the UI but I get so sick of the “brick” feel in both usage and carry.