That thing is disgusting. i would never buy that!

I didn't know anything could look so brutal.

Man, after the 9650, is there anything beautiful for CDMA carriers???

That thing is sooooooo fugly!!!

What a horrid phone. As bad as it gets. The designer of this must have taken the Crack part of Crackberry a little too seriously.

My Girlfriend loves her Pearl Flip and wants another one. She is not intrested in anything else. This could be the perfect phone for her. Provided it comes in pink.

She says Flips are the best for in her purse and the size should be smaller that a standard bb.

My god that is the most hideous phone I have ever seen.

And yes, I know its just a "rendering" but even the leaked shots were...questionable (at best).

It is a portly looking thing. Some people just love the flip form factor. I still will not be surprised to see it sells well. Looks very pocketable, which of course you will want to do at all times so you don't have to look at it. :)

It's actually not so bad, the rendering is better than real pics...I d never such a phone though way too bulky

tell me why Verizon didn't pick up on the Torch? now they will get this ugly thing!

wife would like this.

maybe.

I had really hoped for a chance to own The Oxford...I love the "idea" of a flip phone...but after months of use on this POS 8320 (Christmas present from ma) my mind has been changed...although I am stuck with it. Not having proper cash flow OR the "time in" required to upgrade...but ON THAT day!! I will no longer BE flipAO...I love BlackBerry!! Time will come for BoldAO!!

everybody said the Torch 9800 was ugly, this phone is gonna make a killing, it's still a whole lot of people that just love flip phones, including myself, i'll buy this.

its 3g?

I like it! I'd buy it :)

I wouldn't take that phone if I won it in a crackberry contest. I'd send it back and write thanks but no thanks.

RIM is pretty clueless as how they should proceed to sustain their market share of smart phones. I can tell you it's NOT by releasing 10 different models of a device that does basically the same thing.

RIM needs to get their head out of their behinds and realize that producing all these silly form factors detracts buyers to the BB brand. Stick with one model with a qwerty keyboard and one with a touch screen device and that's it. No stupid flip phones, pearls, curves, etc etc. Having less model lines is better. It allows APP developers to concentrate their efforts on one or two devices and not have to worry about compatibility with other models. It allows for phones with smoother and quicker releases of OS patches and upgrades.

RIM is too busy trying to fill every niche of the handheld market by designing ever form factor possible. Look at the big picture and stop making phones wanted by a few thousands and make one or two models wanted by millions.

just my 2 cents

A major design fail by RIM. I hope they're not expecting high sales

But will it really have that much empty space below the keyboard. Also, I do kinda like this phone unlike their previous attempt at a BlackBerry flip ¬¬

its a hideous phone..but when its closed.. it kinda looks like the Storm1

also nobody needs to ask about the specs because i can guarantee there is no new technology on this thing.
Same crappy processor as the Bold/Torch same crappy camera as the Bold, same memory as the bold at a **whooping** 256 MB

oh yeah and not OS6 compatible. lmao

Haters are all over again for re-mentioning how ugly this phone is. Chillax people. Unlike apple, RIM has something for everyone. So stop saying its ugly when its just a flip full-qwerty bb.

Oxford: French for "Ugliest Blackberry in History." What a piece of crap.

they made it fuckin gayyy, at first it looked like a bold flip now it looks like a cheap ass free on contract phone.

Thats hideous

1995 called, they want their phone back!

Bahahahahahahaha!!! FAIL!

WHAT IS THIS! THIS IS WORSE THAN THE ORIGINAL!
OMG, KILL IT WITH FIYA!
This is a joke right?
What day is it?
Fuck. OMG KILL IT.

MY EYES!!!!! MY FUCKING EYES!!!!!!

It's suddenly looking more like a 9370 I want the phone either way but would much rather have the Tour/Bold Keyboard with the frets all the metal/plastic looking metal lol> Dammit RIM dont mess up another phone please?????

I hope that isn't the final version of what this phone will actually look like! For my 2 cents this phone was barely passable with the bold style keyboad (like every other high end Blackberry)! What is this krap!

Not a good looking phone. Kinda looks like an old Motorolla StarTac

Cannot be unseen.

When I saw earlier guesses at what the 9670 would look like, I actually liked it and would seriously consider it as my next BB. I'm not a flip-phone lover, but I figured that the form could come in handy for just throwing it in my bag or slipping it in a pocket.

However, if this rendering is closer to what the finished product is going to look like, I'll pass. It's way too "squat" looking and as others have mentioned, what's with all of the empty space under the keyboard?

This is clearly a mockup/render. This is not what the device will look like. It's a 9600 series device so it will have a Tour/Bold style keyboard.

This is NOT final.

Bla1ze can u at least tell us what was it that u saw that is so special?? not everybody is "handy at viewing the files" ;) it had to b really good 'cause this thing is fugly imo...lol

ugliest phone ever. I'll tose that in the garbage.

I'll trade a Torch and N1 for this. NOT!

This is the long awaited BB iPhone killer! This phone will put Apple out of the phone business.

OK, OK, someone had to say it.

...And looking at OS6 on a non-touch device.

I tried the sim and wow not impressed. This OS begs for touch or the sim just really sucked. It's going to take a while to get use to that on the 9700 that's for sure.

I just lol'd

But they just had to put the Curve keyboard on it didn't they? -__-

But they just had to put the Curve keyboard on it didn't they? -__-

But im getting tired of all this PC stuff. Can I get a link to a MAC friendly Simulator?! .EXE BS!

this sh!t would fit in my pocket if I had potato-sack sized pockets on my pants. FAIL!

That's disgusting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I remember about 10 years ago I had a flip phone that looked like that! Only difference is they've now added a color screen! LOL!

I have nothing against flip phones, but I sure hope RIM makes some HUGE changes in this thing before release! It's so ugly it's painful to look at!

screw all that new shit people dont use..this reminds me of the motorola star tac..best phone ever! ahh the good ole days...verizon, here i come!

Isn't the 96xx the bold family? Why does it have a curve keyboard?

Remember this is an onscreen simulator. The main requirement of an onscreen simulator is that it works on ... your screen. Have you ever seen one of these simulators on a typical PC screen? Even the original Pearl Flip simulator could not fit on my screen. A proportionately accurate rendition of that 9670 with the hi res screen has no chance of showing the full image onscreen. They must have squished its proportions vertically. Notice that the lower half is smaller than the upper half.

Obvi this isn't a true image 1:1

IT IS JUST A MOCK-UP!

eeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

I would rather be infected with H1N1 swine flu then be forced to use what is in the rendering.

is this for real?, cuz this thing is really ugly.

Can you guys like never show a pic of this phone open ever again?? It has gotta be the ugliest thing I have ever seen.. It has that cheap plastic old phone look... They should have def made it look more streamlined and detailed like the Torch.. This phone has way too much dead space that is filled with cheap plastic...

this flip looks much worse than the previous flip phone they came out with
please rim don't release this phone

Talk about insulting we residents of Oxford. What an abomination!

I hope they've got their lawyers to get approval to use the word "Oxford" from Oxford University Press - OUP own the rights!

RIM has mastered the art of making vintage solutions.
Horizontal slider
Clamshell with dual screen
All BB’s are look alike.

Come up with some excellent designs that will make people fall in love, they want see it, hold it, feel it.
It should inspired by some natural object.

A slow, laggy AT&T only phone...and now the "CLAMSHELL" aka "THE CLAP"

LMAO>>>>:)