The last Bold offering had arrived through U.S. Cellular in the form of 9650 model. RIM has recently expanded the BlackBerry Bold series of smartphones with its new 9780 which is filled to the brim with enhanced multimedia features. Powered by the latest BlackBerry 6 OS, the attractive handset is coming through T-Mobile on November 17.
For wireless connectivity while on-the-fly, the novel smartphone supports 3G networks around the world and subsumes Wi-Fi option. Navigation, location-based applications and geo-tagging are proffered by its built-in GPS. Acting like a digital camera, the handset is embedded with a 5MP sensor featuring continuous auto focus, scene modes, image stabilization, flash, and video recording for photography buffs. On the storage front, it includes 512MB flash memory and integrates an expandable card slot which supports up to 32GB.
“We are very excited to introduce the BlackBerry Bold 9780 featuring the new BlackBerry 6 operating system. This new model builds on the highly refined mobile experience that BlackBerry Bold users already know and love and delivers a wide range of enhancements including a rich new user interface, a fast and powerful WebKit-based browser, broadly improved communications and multimedia capabilities, an incredibly useful Universal Search feature and a high quality 5MP camera,†quoted Carlo Chiarello, Vice President, Product Management at Research In Motion.
Social butterflies can use the BlackBerry Bold 9780 handset to flutter around RSS feeds, BBM, Facebook, Twitter and MySpace for staying in touch with their loved ones. A dedicated YouTube app enriches the entire entertainment performance for online video streaming. Apart from this, the new BlackBerry 6 OS delivers a dewy and approachable experience with augmented browsing capabilities.
Users residing in the United States can purchase the new BlackBerry Bold 9780 beginning November 17 from T-Mobile for $129.99 (approx Rs. 5,787) after a fresh two year service agreement and $50 (approx Rs. 2,226) mail-in rebate card.
