RIM has unveiled the latest Bold 9650 and Pearl 3G, which will be in store by end of May. The BlackBerry Bold 9650 has 802.11b/g WiFi, a 3.2MP camera, GPS, and UMTS/HSPDA network support. The Pearl 3G will also have a 3.2MP camera, 802.11n WiFi, GPS, and triband HSDPA data with quadband GSM / EDGE. Both phones will also have the new optical trackpad from RIM.
Main Features and Specifications of BlackBerry Bold 9650 (Sprint):
* 2.44-inch sharp-resolution TFT LCD display with 480 x 360 pixels resolution at 245 ppi
* 3.2 megapixel camera with flash, image stabilization, autofocus and geo-tagging capability
* Optical trackpad and a highly tactile full-QWERTY keyboard
* Easy access to Facebook, MySpace, Flickr and popular IM services
* Bluetooth v2.1 and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g connectivity
* Built-in GPS offers turn-by-turn navigation
* Support BlackBerry Media Sync, BlackBerry Maps, BlackBerry Messenger and BlackBerry App World
* Sprint Music Store, Sprint Navigation, Sprint TV, Sprint Football Live and NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile
* Memory expansion slot supports up to 32GB microSDHC card
* Talk time: 5 hours ; Standby time: 312 hours ; Music playback time: up to 18 hours
* Dimensions: 4.4″ x 2.4″ x 0.56″ ; Weight: 4.8 ounces
Main Features and Specs of BlackBerry Pearl 3G:
* High-resolution 2.26-inch 360 x 400 pixels color display (238 ppi)
* 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera with flash, video recording and geotagging
* 624 Mhz processor complemented with 256 MB SDRAM
* Optical trackpad for quick, smooth navigation experience
* Built-in GPS for location-based applications like BlackBerry Maps
* Bluetooth v2.1 and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n connectivity
* SureType technology can understand and complete words as what you’re typing
* BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) lets users chat with their closest friends anywhere, anytime
* BlackBerry Media Sync to easy sync photos as well as iTunes and Windows Media Player
* Access to a numbers of applications from BlackBerry App World
* Available in 5 variants of color – Piano Black, Opal Pink, Royal Purple, Flash White and Red Gradient
* Talk time: 5 hours ; Standby time: 18 days ; Music playtime: up to 30 hours
* Size: 4.25 x 1.96 x 0.52 inches ; Weigh: 3.3 ounces
Note: Pearl 3G comes in two different models (9100 and 9105), which offers two different keypad style:
Both will feature the new BlackBerry OS 6.0, some of the features of the OS are:
Interface:
Pop-up options or modal context meny (up to 9 options)
Enhanced Messaging GUI
Enhanced Music Player GUI (Cover Flow style album art)
Enhanced Browser GUI (pinch-to-zoom)
Enhanced Picture/Video Gallery GUI (optimized thumbnail view)
System-wide gesture-based multi-touch support
Kinetic scrolling
WebKit-based browser:
Tab-switching
Favourites
Inbox:
Facebook/Twitter/RSS integration
Homescreen:
Page view (up to 6 pages)
App shortcuts
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