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BlackBerry 9630 Given Another Once Over

by Kevin Michaluk on 20 Mar 2009 08:08 PM
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BGR Niagara First Look

* Update: BGR has followed up with a quick video tour of the 9630, complete with the random reboot issue that plagues the 4.7.1.10 OS. It's such a NICE piece of hardware. Can't wait till its running at full speed. *

Didn't we say when it rains it pours? BG has now gotten his hands on a BlackBerry 9630, and his views are on par with what we brought you in our first hands-on 9630 impressions. He kept it short and sweet for now....

  • Best BlackBerry keyboard. Ever.
  • Best BlackBerry speakers. Ever.
  • Best screen. Ever. (It looks more like glass than crappy plastic)
  • Best size/feel. Ever.

Be sure to jump over to BGR and take a gander at a couple more pics and thoughts. His unit is running the same 4.7.1.10 code that our 9630 is running, but he's having a bit better luck with its stability thus far. It seems with a lot of the "Niagaras in the wild" right now running .10 that the OS works well enough for a few hours (lots of random reboots) before it goes into a slightly more permanent reboot cycle of death. There definitely will be more coming on the 9630 from everywhere in the days ahead, so if you're excited for this one keep it glued to the BlackBerry blogosphere!  

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22 Comments

Posted by skunkd Friday, Mar 20, 2009 1157 days ago

Yea sweeeet! now all we need is it to be released already, why can't cdma phones ever be timely?

 
 
Posted by WoWRIM Saturday, Mar 21, 2009 1157 days ago

Yeah! I can't wait to get a phone that is inoperable because of a poopy OS! You idiots would be better off talking into a banana as if it was a phone. I also have some great swamp land that I'd like to sell you.

 
 
Posted by jerzeysrealest Friday, Mar 20, 2009 1157 days ago

That just made the wait 10x worse. Goodbye Storm.

 
 
Posted by wdfly Friday, Mar 20, 2009 1157 days ago

it looks like it's the same type of screen that the storm has just without the click. unless it has some sort of film over the screen that i can't see or some other protection inside i see this having the same dust under the screen problems some of the storm owners have. other than that i could see me trading in my storm for one of these.

 
 
Posted by Andrew12 Friday, Mar 20, 2009 1157 days ago

I really do love this new Blackberry Niagara 9630. There is one major flaw in my opinion and that is the cheap, plastic black cover. The facade of the phone is designed like the Bold (which I adore) so the entire back of the phone should be designed like the 8900 Javelin. I mean this is a fusion of the two RIGHT. Come on RIM. Can I get anybody's opinion about my statement because RIM should really revise the entire back of the 9630. YEA VERIZON

 
 
Posted by CoolBB Saturday, Mar 21, 2009 1156 days ago

or at least slick looking, the design it has now doesnt look soo nice at all!

 
 
Posted by nateshrk Sunday, Mar 22, 2009 1155 days ago

the bold has a tacky back to it...the back to the niagara has a piano finish..i like this a lot better...i guess everyone has there own opinion...loving this phone so much, i just sold my storm and went back to my 8830 until this phone comes out..

 
 
Posted by Andrew12 Friday, Mar 20, 2009 1157 days ago

WI-FI should also be added on the phone because both the Bold 900 and the Javelin 8900 has WI-FI. What's the problem RIM?

 
 
Posted by nateshrk Sunday, Mar 22, 2009 1155 days ago

is this a RIM deal or a Verizon deal?..all the blackberry phones on at&t have wifi, but not on verizon..is not a deal breaker, but it would be nice...at&t needs wifi because there service sucks so much...anyone noticed that when you call a friend on their at&t phone, the calls drops a lot...

 
 
Posted by Crunch Friday, Mar 20, 2009 1157 days ago

Is it confirmed to be a CDMA device?? I'm saying that because of the xx30, and RIM is VERY consistent with model numbers.

Also, being that a finished unit, instead of a blueprint of one, was literally "dropped off", does that mean that it has the necessary FCC approval, etc., and how far are we from knowing as to which carrier will get it, and about when?

Edit: No WiFi, no problem, as far as I'm concerned, but that sounds like it's going to Verizon? ARGH!??!?

 
 
Posted by ArGiEs Saturday, Mar 21, 2009 1157 days ago

I don't know if I can stand to keep reading these posts. I so want to get one!!!

 
 
Posted by ArGiEs Saturday, Mar 21, 2009 1157 days ago

This could be close to being the "ultimate BlackBerry!"

 
 
Posted by Michael Pasaoa Saturday, Mar 21, 2009 1157 days ago

I prefer the 8900 keyboard.

I had the Bberry bold, but switched to an unlocked curve because of it.

And the size.

But this one does look pretty sexy.

Ultimate blackberry would have bold features of 3g + wifi

curve's 3.2 cam

and as sharp as bold's speakers

and yeah. a glass screen.

and better rendering of youtube videos!

 
 
Posted by skyboxer Saturday, Mar 21, 2009 1156 days ago

Now see when he goes and says stuff like best keyboard and best speakers that just makes me wanna go get one, and I just got my 8900! I liked the CB review better because it was unstable and didn't work, which makes me feel better about my 8900.

 
 
Posted by bb4temo Saturday, Mar 21, 2009 1156 days ago

Pinky: "Gee, what are we going to do tonight Brain?"

Brain: "The same thing we do every night Pinky... dream about Blackberry Niagara" (Dark Side Laugh)

 
 
Posted by That Anonymous Guy Saturday, Mar 21, 2009 1156 days ago

This is definitely my next phone. I've been looking into getting my first BB to help work productivity, but it has to be for Verizon. I think the Storm is a cool idea, but I rather have a physical keyboard. I'm also going to have to see if I can get my phone upgrade a couple months earlier for Verizon, as I am due in September/October to upgrade my regular cell phone. I don't think they should mind since I'm going to have to pay more a month for all the data service charges.

Basically, I am pumped for this release!

 
 
Posted by sonny21 Saturday, Mar 21, 2009 1156 days ago

Some sites get it, some don't. Those who don't report all good reports/news because it's from another/rival site and those who report everything from everywhere.

What you seem to get (logic), is that people will be coming over the places for their one stop news 9/10 in given time.

Any news on the 3g version of the 8900???

 
 
Posted by tnewton3 Saturday, Mar 21, 2009 1156 days ago

I will stick to my Bold just like I've said to every one of these posts.

 
 
Posted by Badgepacker Saturday, Mar 21, 2009 1156 days ago

Rim /Blackberry would have virtually the perfect phone if it would come out with a sideways slider version styled like the HTC touch Pro 2. I'd buy the Blackberry version over the HTC any day of the week! A wide 3.6 in screen and full size 4 row qwerty slideout keyboard- that allows the screen to tilt.

 
 
Posted by brslim Sunday, Mar 22, 2009 1155 days ago

It sounds as if random reboots will be common to the 9xxx series. We have several ATT 9000 Bolds and all of them suffer from random reboot. Mine and a few others will also just jump to the calendar with a sudden movement like picking it up off a table.

 
 
Posted by lauranelli Monday, Mar 23, 2009 1154 days ago

I want May to come soooooonnnnn!!! I so want this phone! It looks great and its getting great reviews!! Come on verizon release it sooner!!

 
 
Posted by AZN.M3NACE Thursday, Mar 26, 2009 1152 days ago

if this phone came out on GSM then i would go for it... im loving the size of it and almost looks like the 8900