Rumor: Details on RIM’s new BlackBerry slider?

Posted on by

rim-storm-slider-l

BoyGenius has posted up some details about a rumored sliding-QWERTY that one of his contacts sent to him.  Here are some of the details:

  • It’s a portrait-oriented slider. While most people assume a device with slideout keyboard would end up being something like HTC’s devices, we’ve been told this particular handset is more like the Palm Pre in terms of layout.
  • The phone will run BlackBerry OS 6.0
  • The rumored device will 100% support Wi-Fi 802.11n
  • The phone will not be a Verizon exclusive — it’s supposed to be a GSM/HSPA device.

Via BoyGeniusReport

Here is the full list of details that BoyGenius received, what does everything think about this idea?  What is the percentage of people who would be willing to give the phone a shot?

  • It’s a portrait-oriented slider. While most people assume a device with slideout keyboard would end up being something like HTC’s devices, we’ve been told this particular handset is more like the Palm Pre in terms of layout.
  • The phone will run BlackBerry OS 6.0
  • The rumored device will 100% support Wi-Fi 802.11n
  • The resolution unfortunately has not improved, it is still 360×480.
  • No word on if this will have a touch screen, but we’d assume so, and our source alluded to this possibly being what the rumored BlackBerry Magnum/Dakota evolved into. Not saying there won’t be a Bold-like device with touchscreen, optical trackpad, and physical keyboard, but this might be released first.
  • If it does have a touch screen, this could in fact be the mythical BlackBerry Storm slider — picture a Storm 9520 with a slide up Bold-esque keyboard.
  • The phone will not be a Verizon exclusive — it’s supposed to be a GSM/HSPA device.

5 thoughts on “Rumor: Details on RIM’s new BlackBerry slider?”

  1. I’m not sure this phone’s form would be comfortable to use. It’s a bit on the long side, and the keyboard only makes it longer. Could it get top heavy with such a large screen? Unless that trackpad is disabled when the keyboard is down it could get in the way. The keyboard seems to be too small. In short this phone could be trying to be all things to all people. Unless BB is making changes to the UI to suit the form factor and targeting feature oriented customers this might not be a hit with reg BB users. A form similar to the Samsung Expression seems to me what Rim ought to have been shooting for.

  2. Is it just me or does this blurry pic look like a blackberry Storm with a blackberry tour or bold placed behind it to make il look like it has a slider? I thaugh the from factor for the blakberry slider was gonna be more like the touch pro 2 or moto droid?

  4. Serious? Looks like a stretched 9700 and fuzzy like a fake. Where is either the thin touch screen BB we need similar to storm but not as “brick-like.” Also we need a BB Full keypad with even bigger keys reminiscent of 7230 size keys and spacing along with a larger screen than the BB9700 Bold. RIMM has opportunities to crush the competition if they want to.

  5. Pingback: Rumor: BlackBerry Torch (Slider) 9800 coming in white? | BBerryDog