We posted yesterday about a rumor that Verizon was dropping the Storm 9530, this just confirms the rumor. Along with the Storm, the Pearl Flip 8230, both colors of the Curve 8330 and the 8830 are all being dropped. The Storm I can understand, seeing as it had the very high return rate and the recent addition of the Storm2. Although it was reported a the other week that the Curve 8330 was being dropped, I still don’t understand why. The 83XX series phone is one of the best selling smartphones around the world, why cut it from your inventory? The big question that everyone has, is Verizon making room for new BlackBerry devices?
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The 83xx may be popular, but the 85xx is an almost exact replacement. So, uh, yeah. I can see why Verizon isn’t keeping the older model around.
I wish Boost had launched the 8530 instead of the 8330…there’s just no real excuse for launching the 8330 in 2010.
The 85xx has the trackpad but in camera, etc. it has taken a step back from the 83xx. So it really isn’t an exact replacement if you currently have an 83xx and were expecting your new 85xx to be new and improved.