The details of the BlackBerry Bold 9800 Slider, the new upcoming slider device from BlackBerry have been leaked a few days back (some of the leaked pictures have been included in the post here). According to the rumours, BlackBerry Bold 9800 Slider runs on BlackBerry OS 6.0 with features including 3.2-inch TFT touchscreen, full QWERTY keyboard, touch-sensitive optical trackpad, 5 megapixel camera, 3G connectivity, WLAN, Bluetooth, A-GPS, 4GB of on-board memory with up to 16GB microSD memory card support etc.
Checkout the exclusive leaked photos and rumoured specs of the BlackBerry Slider 9800.
BlackBerry Slider 9800 Pictures:
BlackBerry 9800 Slider Specifications*:
| Dimensions | 113 x 49 x 13 mm |
| Display | – 3.2” TFT touchscreen, 65K colors – 360 x 480 pixels – Full QWERTY keyboard – Optical trackpad |
| Camera | – 5 megapixels – Liquid lens technology |
| Memory | – Internal: 4GB – External:Up to 16GB microSD support – 512 MB RAM |
| Operating System | BlackBerry OS 6.0 |
| Network | – 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (2G) – 850 / 1900 (HSDPA) |
| Connectivity | – 3G (HSDPA 3.6 Mbps) – Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g – Bluetooth v2.1 – microUSB 2.0 – A-GPS – 3.5 mm audio jack |
| Audio & Video formats | – MP3/WMA/AAC+ (Audio) – DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp (Video) |
| Extras | – BlackBerry maps – Doc editor – Liquid lens technology |
| Battery | Standard Li-Ion battery 1200 mAh |
| Talk time | Up to 3 hrs |
| Stand-by time | Up to 260 hrs |
| Colors | Black |
| Availability | Expected release in June 2010 |
[*] based on rumours, subject to change in the final version
Price And Availability:
BlackBerry 9800 Slider is expected to be announced officially in June 2010, we await the official price details and availability details from the RIM.
Update (7/28/10) : BlackBerry 9800 Slider is to be officially announced on August 3, 2010.