Hmmm... only a 1Ghz processor? Could've sworn it was 1.2Ghz, certainly feels as snappy as the 9900.

So compared to the Bold 9900, the processor is slower & it doesn't have H+...ok then!

Its still uglier than the 9700 and 9780.

same capability but different poor type

Although they have kept the auto focus, this thing would have better quality pictures than the 9900.

But, I'll never trade or give up my 9900 for any BB.

No HD-videorecording?
Ok...

I don't get it.
Either no auto focus or no HD-video.

Seems to me as if these specs are not really accurate :)

Size 110 x 2.36 x 11.4 mm. 2.36mm width, really?

Display 2.45" (640x480), 246 dpi. If I do the maths, it gives me 327 dpi with given size and resolution! Makes sense as the Bold 9900 with its larger display (2.8") and same resolution has 287 dpi...

Anyways, neat to see the 9790 official!

Another pointless release! & can't believe they actually stuck with them awful buttons :/

Nothing ground-breaking here, and what's with those buttons? Were the standard ones of the 9800, 9810, 9900 and others not working well enough?
C'mon BBX phones!

Actually, their are plenty of complaints about the new "buttons" on the 9900 series... one cheap plastic panel prone to lifting/peeling.

For me, this phone is interesting.
*Smaller screen, probably longer battery life,
*Snappy processor (given the software)...but less than the 9900 so maybe better battery
*AUTOFOCUS (so I can take photos of receipts and such... I use it like a scanner...remember...it's a business phone)
*probably less expensive and "tossable" than the 9900 series

Why a touch screen? Ugh. Can you turn it off?

wow, finally it's official!! hey, the look isn't bad at all.. BUT:
- it's a bold, but with a lower CPU clock?
- it's a bold, but without HSPA+ capability?

hhm.. now i'm starting to understand why the 9900 is still the flagship of all BB smartphones..

why do they keep releasing useless phones and just focus on bbx phone so at least we could get it by 2015 :)

is that a front camera???????

lol. messed up specs.. it's not 640x480.

waited this phone for more than 6 months and i give up on 97xx class now. ugly, slow and same resolution with curve. can't believe it...

They should just give curve a touch screen and give 9700 keypad to curve. seriously.

at first I was unpleasantly surprised by these two new releases, they are not advanced and one (the Bold) has some ugly buttons on it. I was thinking "why would RIM release such things, who will buy them?" and then I realized I started to think in the American way aka "US is the center of the world". These devices are targeted mostly to the SE Asian market where RIM is growing and the demand for affordable phones is high. They are in no way built with the North American market in mind.

Specs from GSMArena: http://www.gsmarena.com/blackberry_bold_9790-4332.php

So, basically an improved 9700/9780 that offers OS7, touch screen and HSPA+ network connectivity, along with those new buttons, and no HD video.

I guess for those that don't like the 9900 form factor.

Guys, this is the economy model. Not everybody has six hundred dollars to buy the 9900.

Just get the Bold 9900, why waste money on this when you can get so much more.

I don't care about the slightly slower processor, and the resolution is fine for a small screen like that. what's best is they finally keeping the auto focus camera on bold, i guess i will go for this.

This device is not going to be sold everywhere, some carriers won't have room for it in their range, but it will do fine elsewhere such as with countries that find the 9900 bulkier than the 97xx models or where a carrier wants a range of just qwerty devices.

smh at the two "new" already outdated BB's...BBX please save me from the monotony.

Disappointed no accelerometer and no HD video, but the battery life should be better than the 9900 with the slower processor and smaller screen.

I'm holding out for OS7 UMA capability before I upgrade.

I'm still trying to figure out why there is no autofocus on the 9900.

Has it really only got a 1230mAh battery ? Oh RIM what are you playing at . No point in making it slim and lovely if it can't last a day.

Anyone know if there's any chance they'll make a CDMA version of this?

This is such a piece of junk. No one will downgrade to this trash.

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this is terrible!! RIM doesnt get it, do they. they are losing so much market share with these lousy phones they put out. always compromise one thing for another. there going out of business soon in the north american market. please kevin if you read this tell me what you think. they need a 1.5ghz CPU with 1-1.5gb memory with autofocus camera of at least 8 megapixels and front facing camera for video chat of at least 3 megapixels, 12 gbs of space, 1 million more apps, touchscreen, better battery life while updating there OS to 8 and the 9900's design. RIM is on the brink of being eliminated people. they are disorganized and there products are being made to satisfy 3rd world markets!!! RIP Blackberry!!! this is also coming from a blackberry fan with enough disappointment in there products that im switching to something else!!! cant take there lack of respect for a smart american consumer....get at me kevin* and tell me im wrong!!!

so i wait ages to get my first BB and just when i decide to get the 9780 i secretly wish that there was an OS7 release that looked so much like that one n here it is!! which looks ugly. whats with the stupid protruding buttons??? just cuz it looks good on the torch doesn't mean it'd look good on any BB phone cmon! what a disappointment.
Thumbs up for the 16M colours but seriously? buttons?? Bleh...

Are the key buttons the same as 9900 ones? help! Thanks!

I love the Bold 9900 for messaging and emails but what a crapy phone to take pictures. Nothing is sharp, colors are oversaturated... What a sad sad decision from RIM to drop the autofocus thinking that people wouldn't notice. People want better phones, just give us better phones. We take a 600$ commitment when we get a phone, that should get us great phones. RIM just don't see anymore.