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Apple Ink

Blackberry 9000 isn't a cheap iPhone knock-off - or is it?

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TAGS:4.5, 9000, Blackberry, hsdpa, iberry, iPhone
IT TOPICS:Business Intelligence, Hardware, Macintosh & Apple, Mobile & Wireless, Personal Technology

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 9000

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.

Knockoff - (Jan 08)

Original (Jan'07)

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2 hours of simple

Submitted by Anonymous on October 23, 2008 - 6:04 P.M.

2 hours of simple web-browser before the battery dies???

No thanks.

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I can't wait for this phone

Submitted by Anonymous on May 17, 2008 - 6:00 A.M.

I can't wait for this phone to come out, it can do everything.... What more can you ask for?

Join http://www.BlackBerryBoldForum.com to discuss this phone with other fans.

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Does anyone know when this

Submitted by BlackBerry fan on August 20, 2008 - 6:32 P.M.

Does anyone know when this phone is coming out?

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Goodness.. ya'll are trippin

Submitted by Blackberry Maniac on May 5, 2008 - 9:24 A.M.

Is it really that serious??? iPhone groupies are going to say it looks like the iPhone and Blackberry lovers will say it doesn't. Who cares.. because neither Apple or RIM is paying any of you.. lol.

iPhones will NEVER outsell Blackberry.. lets be real. Blackberry has been around for a long time.. and is well established in the corporate arena. And when they decided to make phones like Pearl and Curve.. they opened it up to the "regular joe".. which means sales went UP.

I know all you iPhone lovers don't want to believe that the Blackberry is a hot device.. but it is. And the iPhone is also a hot device.. but its all about preference and need.

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Blackberry best for consumers (live hard and type fast)

Submitted by Anonymous on April 30, 2008 - 9:32 P.M.

RIMM will be just fine. Blackberry 9000 looks like a great phone..It is intended for corporate businesses and now regular consumers. You can type much faster on it with the buttons than with the iphone which takes a long time to type a sentence. Keyboard on Blackberry rules and that's why corporations will continue to support blackberry than the iphone. One feature i like on the iphone is the visual voicemail..I am sure blackberry can get this done on their phones. I really feel like the iphone is slow and I have to slow down my train of thought to get it punched into the phone..

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Keyboard

Submitted by Brad on May 17, 2008 - 8:20 A.M.

No, it does not take a long time to type a sentence on an iPhone if you have used one for more that 10 minutes. I have both a Blackberry and an iPhone extensively, and I can type much faster on the iPhone.

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big difference

Submitted by christo on April 12, 2008 - 4:43 P.M.

the iphone had only one available service provider that didn't even offer streaming video, as advertised in the iphone commercials (skateboarding dog). i don't have a long term contract with any service provider and have unlimited nationwide calling, texts, and browsing for $45 plus tax. if that blackberry is available on my network, iphone can jump in a lake.

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about the vid:

Submitted by Anonymous on May 30, 2008 - 11:36 A.M.

that was about how you can access youTube, not the carrier's video service

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Blackberry 9000 isn't a cheap iPhone knock-off - or is it?

Submitted by Anonymous on April 4, 2008 - 2:13 P.M.

It no doubt looks like a iphone. However there is one thing that RIM and other knowoffs just don't get. It is not just looks that are driving the sales of iphones. It's the way the iphone works. None of the knockoffs work anything like the iphone, and for that reason, they won't sell very well.

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Blackberry 9000 isn't a cheap iPhone knock-off - or is it?

Submitted by John on May 21, 2008 - 1:21 A.M.

I don't know.... If Apple wants to sell me anything to hold in my hand, they had best put a keyboard on it.

Touch screen is NASTY. My OCD won't permit me to use any device that is going to wind up with fingie-prints on the screen. I would end up destroying the screen with all the windex and papertowel and rubbing to get them out.

Nope. BB FOREVER!! Bring on the sexy little 9000.... Come to Daddy... Your siblings the 7100i, 8830 and 8330 are waiting for you to join our little communication junkie family!!

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