March 31, 2008 - 12:38 P.M.
Blackberry 9000 isn't a cheap iPhone knock-off - or is it?
- TAGS:4.5, 9000, Blackberry, hsdpa, iberry, iPhone
- IT TOPICS:Devices, Hardware, Macintosh, Mobile, Privacy
By many measures, Blackberry seems to be heading toward a pretty big battle with Apple's iPhone in the coming months. So it comes as a big surprise that they've basically taken the iPhone's look and feel and put it on their new flagship product like they were some cheap knock-off shop in Shenzen.
It certainly doesn't show knowledge and style leadership when you lift a year-plus old design from your competitor. Leadership doesn't want a knockoff. The specs interestingly also may remind some people of a certain other phone due from AT&T in June...
New Blackberry 9000Â
According to BGR, the specs will be something like:
- 624MHz processor, 480×320 screen, GPS, Wi-Fi, 3G, etc.
- The web browser flies. "Loads web pages in 3-4 seconds."
- The BlackBerry 9000 in its current state runs OS 4.5
- Early launch date was slated for a consumer AT&T launch on June 18th. Remember that we predicted the device was delayed. See below.
- The battery lasts around 4 hours with straight phone calling. "Battery sucks, to be honest. With Wi-Fi on, I only got a little less than two hours browsing the web," and all testers are reporting huge battery issues which could be why we’re all hearing it is delayed.
- We’re not sure of the next part, but he said that the device either has 256MB of internal memory or 128MB. Don’t ask why we couldn’t tell the difference.
 
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Knockoff - (Jan 08)
Original (Jan'07)
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