After much hype, the Blackberry 9000 has finally been released to peering eyes and what a beauty it is. A Blackberry that can be called “sexy” will be available sometime mid-year 2008.
With rounded edges and a new OS, the Blackberry 9000 is changing the face of Blackberry for the better. The Blackberry Curve 8830 and BlackBerry Pearl 8120 might be the ones on display at CITA 2008 and stirring up commotion but the 9000 is definitely causing its own tornado.
The new OS, revamped from top to bottom, Blackberry OS 4.5 has a more modern look, suited to the suits in the world. It gets rid of the cartoonish look that accompanied the older models but made up for it with rounded edges that seem to take away from the overall design. As earlier reported, the 9000 will sport both WiFi and HSDPA, 624MHz processor, and GPS. The big disappointment is the battery life. An anonymous RIM informant has mentioned the battery life is horrible and will make you turn your head back to the iPhone. Being a Canadian, I know that RIM will fix this, regardless if it’s an issue or not.
Many companies have been trying to copy and beat the iPhone but this is the first true competitor in my mind. Although the looks are not the best, the internal statistics blow away the iPhone any day. Due for release on November 4, 2007, Sprint is readying for a huge release that will determine whether it catches up to AT&T or stays behind them. So how does the HTC Touch stack up against the Apple iPhone?
Speed & Network
Unlike Apple’s iPhone, the HTC Touch will be working on Sprints fastest network and it supports corporate email. A huge plus to this touch phone is the processor. So not only will it operate on a faster network which was a huge deal when the iPhone first came out, but it will also be fast when not using the network.
Also it has been released in Canada under Rogers and Bell Canada. My only worry is why would people buy it from Bell? It’s a business-like phone and business people travel to other countries making it immobile if it were under a CDMA network.
Features
You won’t even feel it when it’s in pocket as it only weighs 112g but the screen size will be smaller, measuring at 2.8inch LCD screen with a resolution of 240 X 320 with 65,536 colours. The heart of the phone uses Windows Mobile 6 Professional, one of the best mobile OS out there. This phone is mostly business which is why the camera lacks in quality at 2 megapixel which is decent by all means, but no replacement for a real camera. The Touch has a much improved virtual keyboard and can prove time efficient for eager texters and business employees. It also has 5 way navigation which makes for a more interactive experience for the users.
Look
The Touch has nothing on the Apple iPhone when it comes to the look and feel so if you’re trying to impress some girls, then don’t consider this phone. A plastic feel and look encompasses the whole phone and makes it somewhat unattractive. It does have a clean, cut look which makes up a tad but places it a distant second.
Conclusion
Although the HTC Touch was never poised to outsell the iPhone by any means, it has already done an amazing job in Europe, selling 800 000 units compared to the iPhones 1 million units. Analysts have said that it won’t deter dedicated Apple consumers but I believe that all of those dedicated buyers will have bought there iPhone by the time the phone is released in November. The projected target of the iPhone is 10 million units by the end of 2008 but with the relentless stricking of Sprint and other networks poised to release touch phones, it will deeply undercut that target and the HTC Touch has a jump on that. Coming out in early November, it will cost considerably less than the iPhone at a starting price of $289 and will be offered by Sprint.
All the major phone manufacturers are all abuzz about creating an iPhone killer much like the digital music industry was trying to create an iPod killer. Now Microsoft might have finally succeeded at doing that with the new generation Zune as it’s currently hard to find in many US retailers. But that’s not the story for today. Today I am here to report on the Blackberry 9000 which is supposed to be an iPhone killer.
RIM is one of the only big name brands yet to come out with some sort of response to Apple’s iPhone. Now that is all about to change. Jim Balsille, co-CEO of RIM, and the most publicized out of the RIM top shots, has slowly been changing the direction of the company to a more consumerist market rather than the business one. With the huge success of the Blackberry Pearl, it only makes sense that they make this step to produce a product to match and beat the iPhone.
From first impressions it didn’t look all that good but it’s not the best quality picture and you should never judge a phone by it’s looks with the first picture. Deep inside the phone is a brand new 600mhz processor, HSDPA, 3G, and a backup and restore center to keep all your data safe. The B&R center will let users download their backup to a memory card, a must have for businessmen. A touchscreen is the main focal point of this phone which makes it out to be an iPhone killer. These specs are only fact-filled rumours, but one thing is for sure, the release date is supposed to be early 2008, so don’t expect to get it as a stocking stuffer.A 600mhz processor is the cherry on the top for the Blackberry 9000. It will definitely sway frustrated Apple iPhone owners as they suffer from bottleneck internet speeds. The processor will give a huge boost to the speed. On top of that, instead of WiFi, the 900 will have HSDPA, a real speed demon that will do voice and data at the same time. Good thing Rogers is offering 3G speeds, and the phone positions itself well in the US market.
Warning: include(/home/yourworl/public_html/wordpress/wp-content/themes/scarlett/sponsors.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/yourworl/public_html/wordpress/wp-content/themes/scarlett/sidebar.php on line 4
Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening '/home/yourworl/public_html/wordpress/wp-content/themes/scarlett/sponsors.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/yourworl/public_html/wordpress/wp-content/themes/scarlett/sidebar.php on line 4
