BlackBerry Bold 9900 hits T-Mobile August 31, some can pre-order now
(CBS) - T-Mobile business customers, you can now pre-order your BlackBerry Bold 9900, the cell phone provider's first 4G BlackBerry ever.
The highly anticipated mobile device will hit stores on August 31 for $299.99 (after the pesky $50 mail-in rebate, that is) with a two-year service agreement.
It's the "thinnest" BlackBerry ever at 10.5 mm in depth from Canada's Research in Motion (RIM). It's also equipped with the BlackBerry 7 operating system.
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Armed with HD video recording, the next generation browser and advanced sensors, this smartphone is powered by the latest BlackBerry software and hardware, making it faster and smoother than the other mobile devices in its family.
Here's what gadget
reviewers have said about it...
It's top-of-the-line and lives up to the brand
"At first glance, the Bold 9900 reminded me of the old Bold 9000. But mere resemblance apart, everything else is vastly different... So, when you put together the looks, the specs, the performance and the price, you have a delectable combination," says Ivor Soans at First Post. "Yes, there are niggles like the dated camera, but when compared with the whole package, they're not so important... The Bold 9900 is the top-of-the-line BlackBerry and overall, it lives up to the iconic Bold brand."
It's the best BlackBerry ever, but it's still a BlackBerry
"With an improved and enhanced operating system that is speedier than any previous version, this could be the total package you're looking for in a smartphone," says Jonathan S. Geller at BGR. "Unfortunately, it's still a BlackBerry, and outside of the core areas where a BlackBerry still offers a competitive advantage like email, for instance, I don't see a reason to pick this smartphone over an iPhone 4 or one of the latest Android handsets like the Samsung Galaxy S II or Google's Nexus S."
It could be the best BlackBerry ever, but it'll cost you
"The design is better than we have seen out of RIM in a long time and almost makes you forget that this was the same company that brought us the Touch and Flip," says David Stellmack at Fudzilla. "We suspect that once it is in wide release it will become the standard for many corporate IT shops, and the replacement BlackBerry that BlackBerry users will want... We are hearing, however, that you can expect to pay a little more than you expect for it, at least right out the gate."
