The Blackberry Bold 9800 Preview

Blackberry fans say hallelujah, because the new andeach phone having clear beneficial functions over the
extremely long awaited slider Blackberry handset hasother.
just been discovered! Videos and images online showWith the iPhone, owners cannot to watch Adobe Flash
this super smartphone in all its glory. The first reportsvideos whilst with the Blackberry you are allowed to
suggest that the successor to the Blackberry Boldaccess almost any media you like. With the iPhone,
9700 - the creatively named Blackberry Bold 9800 -despite it being an mp3 player too, you cannot choose
will come complete with a 3.2-inch touchscreen alongyour iTunes to be used as ringtones. In fact, you have
with connectivity via 3G, EDGE, Wi-Fi, GPS andto purchase these separately. And despite having a 3
Bluetooth! Very little has been said about the remaindermega pixel camera with auto focus, the iPhone does
of the new smartphone's feature set, apart fromnot have a built in camera flash.
additional rumours that the camera function will be 5The Blackberry phone is not without its annoyances
mega pixels with an auto focus function in addtion to athough, but they do seem to be minor compared to
flash.those of the iPhone. Simple irritations such as not being
The 9800 is going to be RIM's first smart phone toable to turn the shutter sound off when you're using
offer a touchscreen display as well as a portraitthe camera and not being able to record video.
sliding-Qwerty keyboard, hopefully providing the bestThere have been some complaints about the design
of both worlds and, apparently, the operating systemof previous Blackberry smart phones, particularly the
has undergone a serious redesign as well.Blackberry 9670, but these do seem to have been
As smart phones dominate the mobile communicationlargely solved in the forthcoming 9800. The preview
business, it's easy to see that the main contenders arevideos and leaked footage on the internet make it look
increasing the stakes every time they launch a newlike a real step up for RIM.
handset. Apple's employee 'accidentally' left the iPhoneA debate over which smartphone to choose, which will
4G in a bar, which led to an online unveiling of some ofcontinue for years to come I'm sure, Blackberry will
the top secret smartphone's features. Blackberrys andshortly be adding another model to the list with their
iPhones seem to be the strongest competitors, withBlackberry Bold 9800.