Less than a week before Christmas isn’t perhaps the optimum time to announce a new phone, but given the BlackBerry Bold 9780’s pitching as largely a corporate phone, it’s not too surprising.
Essentially, the Bold 9780 takes the existing Bold design and adds the BlackBerry 6 OS first seen on the touch-screen, slide-out BlackBerry Torch. I’ve been a happy user of the Torch since it appeared, but I must admit that I don’t use the touch screen very often — for most tasks, a keyboard/pointer combo still works better for me. As such, I can see a niche for the 9780 to fill.
BlackBerry developer RIM says that the device will be available through local carriers. A quick scan of current Australian BlackBerry providers didn’t show up any specific 9780 deals yet, but it seems reasonable to assume most higher-priced cap plans will include the phone as an option once the telcos got over their Christmas rush.
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