BlackBerry 9000 Hardware Specs - Now What to Call It?!
Posted in News & Rumors on 30 Apr 2008 15:54 by Kevin Michaluk | 236 comments

Guess the 9000's Name (assuming it gets one)!

Building upon yesterday's OS4.6 feature enhancements news, the BG followed up today with confirmed final hardware specs on the BlackBerry 9000. Nothing too new to report here that hasn't been rumored before, but figured it's worthy of a post as I wanted to Pose a Question to the CrackBerry Community. It seems whether this new device gets released as strictly the 9000 or will be given a consumer market name like the CURVE or PEARL has to be determined.

What I want to know is, what you would name the new BlackBerry 9000?! I was thinking I'd give it a name like Earl or Duke or Betsy or Daisy...that would be sweet. Check out my BlackBerry...she's a Daisy. What's that gadget? It's the Duke of Smartphones. Maybe not. Leave your ideas in the comments... they HAVE to be better than mine.

Heck, let's turn it into a contest. Be the first person to leave a comment on this post with the name that the BlackBerry 9000 is ultimately released under (assuming it gets a REAL name and not just numbers) and we'll hook you up with a new case and standard bluetooth headset of your choice courtesy of ShopCrackBerry.com!

  • Make sure that you're logged in or your entry won't count.
  • Contest open until RIM actually makes their official Press Release.
  • In the event the device gets released under the 9000 brand (no catchy word to go with it), we'll give the prizes out to the most creative answer.

Woah..got carried away with the contest...I almost forgot the topic of this post. Here are "final" specs for the BlackBerry 9000 (to hopefully be released along with a cooler name) as reported by BG:

  • Radio - GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA
  • Bands - Quad-band GPRS/EDGE: 800/850/1800/1900MHz
  • HSDPA: 850/1900/2100MHz (praise the lord!)
  • Expandable memory - microSD
  • Display - HVGA Color LCD (480×320)
  • TrackBall Navigation
  • Camera - 2MP (Boo!)
  • Wi-Fi - a,b,g
  • A-GPS
  • Battery - 1500mAh
  • High quality material, high-end finish
  • Operating System Software - version 4.6

I love how "high quality materials and high-end finish" is a feature. I think that's the tell-tale sign that the info above is legit.

Don't forget to post your NAME suggestions in the comments!!!! 

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Comments
By: esblechner | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 14:59

ephone! for the everything phone

By: Anonymous (not verified) | Date: Wed, 06/04/2008 - 23:47

it should be called: The Chuck Norris

By: jimnickerson | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:03

Billy Blackberry, World Edition 2, World Edition II, WEII, WE2

By: centralprkwest (not verified) | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:07

It should be called the Blackberry "O", as in the letter O, because it is an orgasmic experience.

By: mattmarenic | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:08

So we have Pearl, Curve and unamed 88xx series. Guess this is some big release for RIM so they should make some fancy and rather unique name...

I would like to have some name like Wave, Flux or Neon...

By: Kieran | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:08

Blackberry Cuboid...

A Cuboid is a rectangular prism... i feel it looks less round then a curve or pearl, thus closer to a rectangle

By: ANOYNMOUS (michelle) (not verified) | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:10

WOW, I THINK THIS IS GONNA BE THE BEST BLACKBERRY YET ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE FEATURES.

I WOULD NAME IT : THE NEW BLACKBERRY 9000 X-PLOS ( FOR X-PLOSION, SINCE IT HAS SOME GREAT EXPLOSIVE NEW FEATURES)

By: poseidon66 | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:10

Intrepid 9000!

Nuff Said!

By: amazzajr | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:16

BlackBerry Sleek

sleek
–adjective, -er, -est.
1. smooth or glossy, as hair, an animal, etc.
2. well-fed or well-groomed.
3. trim and graceful; finely contoured; streamlined:
4. smooth in manners, speech, etc.; suave.
5. cleverly or deceitfully skillful; slick: a sleek confidence man.

Look at #3...it says it all...

By: SevereDeceit | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:22

the BlackBerry Elite

By: Cheesecake | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:25

BlackBerry Legend

By: Adlen | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:24

BlackBerry Smooth

By: drg1138 | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:28

I think it is going to be called The Meteor.

http://voipservices.tmcnet.com/news/2008/04/25/3410105.htm

By: Kevin Michaluk | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:37

Meteor was/is the internal project name for the device - not what it would be released under. Curve and Pearl both had "galatic" names prior to their release too!

By: drg1138 | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:31

If I was going to name it I would call it The Crystal.

By: karcher70 | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:30

My guess is "SPARK"

By: jwilcox09 | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:30

I think it should and hopefully will be called the Blackberry Edge!!!!

By: Joshua Exline (not verified) | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:30

A few jump off the top of my head....

Blackberry AK 9000 (yes, AK...as in Apple Killer)

Blackberry IPK 9000 (take a guess. hahaaa...)

Blackberry OH MY GOD THIS IS THE GREATEST PHONE EVER! 9000

Blackberry PWN9000

Blackberry Smooth

Blackberry AK Slayer (as in; Apple Killing Slayer)

The PWN (simple and to the point. Just rolls off the the tounge)

/that's all i've got. For now.

By: Anonymous (not verified) | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 16:53

thats the dumbest shit ive ever heard dude!!! im so glad your just a dumbass and not in charge of naming phones

By: axeberry | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:32

Blackberry Quasar
Blackberry Nova

By: dagda1 | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:38

Come on wouldn't you want to own a Genesis? It represents a new beginning in the Wireless Phone world.

By: editionfws | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:36

the blackberry rumor? haha
or.... the blackberry decade (becuase it seems like its taking a decadeto come out! haha)

edit: mabe it is the meteor or however it was spelled... saw iton the link.

By: tws777 | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:35

I would name it the Stealth or the Stealth 9000.
Thank you people, thank you very much :)

By: Bla1ze | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:51

Jibi, is gonna come along and disagree with me on this one if he happens to read this post, but I'm still sticking with Meteor. :P

Then again, I also heard they were gonna call it "The Super Duper Jibi Machine" ;)

Just razzin' ya Jibi :)

By: msblueline | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:45

Blackberry Dragon,

The Blackberry of all Blackberry's.

By: stepho | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:57

I would name it The Iceman because it's so cool. But I think Rim should name it the Blackberry Glacier.

By: xxxxpradaxxxx | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:53

Marquis

Its ethnic and hot and exudes authority!

By: marcel85 | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:54

I'D NAME IT BLACKBERRY 3.0 A.K.A. DA FUTURE

AND HOPEFULLY THE 9100 THAT I WAS READING ABOUT THE OTHER DAY WILL BE COMING TO TMOBILE W/ A 3.2 MP CAMERA

By: Anonymous (not verified) | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:54

King 9000

By: hammodv | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:55

Blackberry 9100

or

Blackberry Sync

By: cjb14 | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:56

The New Blackberry 9000 Max.

By: BooGz | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:56

how about these guys?!

Blackberry Omni
Blackberry Omega

By: ahow (not verified) | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:59

Blackberry Zen or Blackberry Mist.

By: Moooooooo (not verified) | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:59

Blackberry 8900

By: dawsoncarriebryant | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 15:59

I would say "Glass"

or

Blackberry "Fumble," because that's all you'll do trying to type with that funking "keyboard."

By: mikelamrein | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 16:01

I thought I saw it was to be called METEOR

By: Mikchael (not verified) | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 16:01

i'd call it the Discovery...

By: m | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 16:02

Blackberry Swirl

By: dboombuki | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 16:04

i think the name should be something that stands out. lets call the blackberry 9000 destroyer.

By: jyurick | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 16:06

the Blackberry "Smooth"

meh....

By: ahow | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 16:06

Let's try this again so I can actually be qualified if I win:

Blackberry Zen or Blackberry Mist.

By: stevepow | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 16:20

i would call it the Blackberry spectrum

By: swamp_water | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 16:23

Blackberry Bend
Blackberry Eye
Blackberry Pie
Blackberry Kiss

iBerry
bPod
Mac Berry
Walk Berry

Blackberry 3
Bii
Blackberry Box

Blackberry Mother
Blackberry G
gBerry
B3G

or my favorite
The smart phone formally known as Blackberry 9000

By: P.H.A.D.E | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 16:23

BlackBerry Tailor / BlackBerry Adapt

Def: To Make Or Become Suitable To A Particular Situation Or Use

By: bexorijinal | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 16:25

The Blackberry Slick

By: b1gg134 | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 16:26

The BlackBerry Zipper

By: bbboozer | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 16:33

I have 2 It's prob cheating I coudn't decide..

Blackberry 9000 Magnis

or

Blackberry 9000 Kashmer

By: Raiders | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 16:40

If its a flagship, they should name it so.

Blackberry Enterprise

Yes. I'm a star trek fan.

By: 2GoodDallas | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 16:42

Blackberry Future
Blackberry Turn
Blackberry Intrigue

By: Anonymous (not verified) | Date: Wed, 04/30/2008 - 16:48

call it the blackberry flash!! thats pretty sick

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