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Posted by Revyrah Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

I'm actually a big fan of the change and will definitely pick up this phone.

 
 
Posted by Jehu Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

I was too until the back button on the my 9860 broke...sure the same will happen.

 
 
Posted by Revyrah Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Man hands. You've gotta caress your Berry buttons, my friend.

 
 
Posted by Revyrah Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

To be honest, you're the first person I've heard this has happened to, despite knowing a lot of people who bought the 9850.

 
 
Posted by rkopsie Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

My back button is going out as well!!!!!

 
 
Posted by Blackberry_boffin Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

What? A fan of those buttons that are said to be 'boulders' interrupting the 'flow' of the liquid graphics on the Torch 9850/9860?

 
 
Posted by Revyrah Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

I really like the way it looks on that device, and I also like the feel on the the new Torch. I don't think it takes away at all from the device. Quite the opposite actually.

 
 
Posted by marty_davidoff Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

2

 
 
Posted by kassdog Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

wow. that looks horrid. makes it look cheaper.

 
 
Posted by martinjdub Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Yeah, the photographer should have used a BB to take the pic and not a PalmTrio
;)

 
 
Posted by 3Dee Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Yikes! Would stop accidental 'back' pushes when using the trackpad though, seem to get more than my fair share of those.

 
 
Posted by samgbx Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

so cheap looking, just like the torch 9850/60!

 
 
Posted by Joe257 Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

The real question is whether or not users will be able to get 7.1 OTA rather than being at the mercy of carriers, who are too busy testing new Android phones!

 
 
Posted by rgm Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Does buttons are ugly and make the 9790 look dated at a time when touch screens and panels are the new craze.

 
 
Posted by BENZ_O Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

I think BGR is a bunch of BS.

 
 
Posted by tdan198 Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

i wish they would make a really slim phone that has a landscape physical keyboard so that we can have a big touch screen. kinda tired of the bold's old look. love blackberry.

 
 
Posted by clint128 Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

+1

 
 
Posted by JxuaxnBB Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

MY GOD
I hope this is an old image :(

 
 
Posted by hrphotoman Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Whats with the stupid buttons? Blagh!

 
 
Posted by siddo_d Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

I don't know wjere RIM is going with this one.

 
 
Posted by rcheung135 Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

I hope this is a sick joke. I don't like sick jokes.

 
 
Posted by farhanc Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

LOL..

 
 
Posted by gymwarner Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Meh, I like it!

 
 
Posted by theKHMERboy Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

if this is how the bold is gonna look like... only have one word is that is UGLY!!!

 
 
Posted by farhanc Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Wow!! They just ruined the whole phone, completely ridiculous. I can't even look at that horrible piece of junk.

 
 
Posted by Sosa-22 Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

That look's horrible!

 
 
Posted by SPACE-AGE-INC Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

I wouldn't buy this even if it was running IOS Cream Mango Sandwich 5.

 
 
Posted by Kamika007z Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Agreed.

Can RIM stop putting out 5000 phones and focus on 2 or 3? This might help the developers for both hardware AND software concentrate on the so-called "Superphone" which is supposed to be "out in the next few months, thus making these phones that are being released pointless".

Awesome, nice job RIM. Oh and yes, this looks like garbage. The 9850/60's look cheap as well. The Storm 2 had a really beautiful design.. and a glass screen.

It should come with the IOS5 Icecream Mangwich.

-Signed,
The Honeybadger ('cause Honeybadger don't give a sh!t).

 
 
Posted by Ebscer Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Still no point to this device given that the 9900 is already out there.

 
 
Posted by Revyrah Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

You're wrong about that. The form factor is different. A lot of people find the Bold 9000 and 9900/9930 sizes to be too wide. The 9700/80/90 form is great. Adding the 9900 features to that style will see a lot of sales for that model.

The new style Torch buttons work for me. It helps differentiate the models a little further.

 
 
Posted by Deathcommand Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Oh my poor freaking eyes.

 
 
Posted by Phill_UK Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

More misinformation from BGR in their article saying it's a 2.45" 640x480 screen, when it's clearly 2.44" 480x360.

 
 
Posted by ddj247 Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Will they please stop making HORRIBLE looking designs. They don't need this phone. The New Torches, Bold, and Curve is all they need. Just keep tweaking the OS's with new stuff. What the hell are they thinking???

 
 
Posted by stardomains Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

I can't wait for the 9790. Looks fine to me. 9790 = King BB! Bring it on!

 
 
Posted by JunkieXP Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

I'd prefer the Old Style of Buttons, I even prefer Touch Tips above this new layout (while I absolutly dislike Button's which didn't give me any feedback.

 
 
Posted by frankdlr1972 Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

When I saw those buttons on the Torch 9850/60 leak photos I thought they were pretty awful. Then it got released that way. I still wanted the device despite those dumb looking buttons and got myself the Torch 9850. However, I can't seem to understand what purpose they have. I've had the Storm1, Storm2 and then the Bold 9650 and I can't justify why RIM would want to put these buttons on a full touch screen phone. Now the Bold is being messed up.

 
 
Posted by mio_BB Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Its a BB, its not about looks, its about functionallity ! I like them

 
 
Posted by MozThaGreat Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Ewwww. I loved the plastic jewel like buttons on my old 9700. I think the best home buttons were on the Storm 2, the touch sensitive buttons at the bottom of the touch glass. I'm surprised the touch home buttons aren't featured on OS6/OS7 BBs. Hopefully next gen we'll see one big touch screen with the track pad and home buttons integrated underneath the display. Like the Storm but with a track pad as well. With those buttons like on the Torch 9850/60 dust and dirt will for sure get in-between those keys. oh well.

 
 
Posted by akaquietstorm Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

NO!!! Don't tell me these are the same buttons as the Torch 9850/9860.. This makes the phone cheap looking (plastic). Are these the buttons we have to forward to from RIM here on out?

 
 
Posted by BlackBerry.est08 Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

That looks so photoshopped. The "new buttons" + trackpad portion looks like the bottom of the touchscreen torch (look at the right side, it doesn't even match up with the rest of the phone, nice attempt but the blur doesn't hide this...). It makes no sense why RIM would add buttons. None.

 
 
Posted by Bla1ze Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago
 
Posted by salexs11 Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

that looks horrible!

 
 
Posted by Dammerung2010 Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

This is obviously photoshopped, and whoever did it didn't do a good job at all.

 
 
Posted by zoryad Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Who else thinks that it looks like LG with these buttons?
http://www.mobi.ua/img/3/08_08_26_gonka_megapikselej_prodolzhena__lg_pre...

 
 
Posted by carlosfeliciano Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

UGH! RIM, idk what you are trying to accomplish here. They already have the new Bold, Curve and Torch which looked fine. These new buttons look horrible! Just focus on fixing the OS and making BB better.

 
 
Posted by mthomps07 Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

I cannot for the life of me understand the reasoning behind this. I'm sure they're more functional or whatever. But we can't forget that aesthetics serve a FUNCTION by not turning away potential buyers at first sight. Why would you add a bunch of ugly raised keys that share nothing in common with the aesthetic qualities of the rest of the device? RIM perplexes me. Looks like they reached in the recycled parts bin for these keys. I didn't make a big deal about it when it happened with the 9860/50 because I thought it was a one-device deal. But really?

 
 
Posted by THE_ BOLD_1 Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

I don't get the purpose of this phone since the 9900/99330 is already out. Is this just a face lifted 9780? Can someone explain the detailed specs of this phone to me

 
 
Posted by CLCL Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

These blackbeRry designers simply have no taste. Just bad taste. They are just bunch of engineers with no artistic sense at all. "Hey let's make the button easier to press" "make it pop out, isn't this cool looking?" " Wow so cool, let's try to make it look like a transformer car!"

 
 
Posted by the brother Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Bold 9790 owners will be sadly dissappointed if these buttons perform like the Torch 9850/9860 ones.

These buttons should have debuted on the BB Tour and then crushed just like that entire line of devices.

Piece out

 
 
Posted by FrankCM Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Oh my... RIM, what are you doing!?!? :(

We want the old Bold series! With the leather back cover!!! :)

 
 
Posted by El Platanero Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Since this phone is irrelevant, I wonder if the new bbx phones will eventually be one with a landscape keyboard??? I can see myself typing on the Bold keyboard as wide as a touchscreen phone......interesting thought.

 
 
Posted by SteelHelmet Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

That's just a fake image!! Don't worry, they didn't even use Photoshop to do it right! Looks like they used MS Paint. They cut 9850 buttons and pasted it to the bottom of a 9790 screen...this is classic BGR BS!

 
 
Posted by Bla1ze Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago
 
Posted by SteelHelmet Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Not so sure about your image being a fake, Bla1ze, but pretty sure about this one. If you look really close, the buttons on this image differ from the ones on yours. There are no chromed borders on these buttons, so FAKE! I still have faith in the original design. These buttons make this Bold look like a flip Moto phone I owned back in 2005!

 
 
Posted by Alphalucard Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

perhaps im weird but im loving the 9850 physical buttons. Coming from the 9520 i feel frustrated each time i tried to push the buttons when the phone is resting on flat surfaces. They just doesnt want to be pressed.

Plus, every morning when my alarm goes off I dont need to open my eyes to look for the snooze button. I can just stretch my arm and feel them on the 9850. I would pay for 10 times the full price of 9850s for not having to open my eyes for that extra 5 minutes every morning.

 
 
Posted by Darlaten Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Woohoo; another phone that "leapfrogs" the competition by adding some buttons. :)

When will RIM learn that it already has too many different phones; too many different form factors; too many screen sizes; and too many operating systems. RIM should scale back its entire phone system to no more than 3 phones - and even I prefer that number to be lower. All this does is confuse the consumer and alienate developers who now have to have a version of their app for so many different models/screen sizes/capabilities/etc.

Oh well, its not like RIM listens to any of their consumers for advice anyways. So keep it up RIM, I can't wait to see the major changes that will be coming when the "new" 9791, 9792, 9793, 9793 Version 2 come out ;)

 
 
Posted by cmartin496 Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

I agree with Darlaten... RIM is missing out here and falling farther behind the competition!! We need 4g, NFC, more robust system and less of these changing button layouts. Whey are they even bothering with a minor revision like this when the overall goal QNX operating system.

I've been a BB lover and user for years.. but they are losing fans like myself with these types of "new phones"

 
 
Posted by marksthespot60 Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

I wonder if they are clear bubble like buttons. Is that what it looks like to you?

 
 
Posted by katiepea Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

yikes that appears to be hideously ugly, bad move

 
 
Posted by TeaBoy Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Looks more like a downgrade..Those button are like for people learning how to use a phone..

 
 
Posted by soundproof8@yahoo.com Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

That phone is ugly!

 
 
Posted by ignites Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

i dont like it but i can see why it has to be. You cant sell 3 phones with all the same looks and call them hardware upgardes =P

 
 
Posted by tai888 Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

that's redonkulous... RIM is going backwards in aesthetics here...

 
 
Posted by BlackBerry.est08 Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

I get it, if you don't like, don't buy it but RIM continues to make some HIGHLY questionable decisions. It gets harder and harder not to laugh at some of the stuff they're doing. Since when has raised buttons ever been better looking than flush buttons? Were the flush buttons on all the previous Bold's hard to use?

 
 
Posted by deckem Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Too bad BB6 users won't see a significant update...ever.

 
 
Posted by nat750 Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Im looking forward to the next Bold after giving up on my 9900 due to horrible battery life & Terrible camera & currently back on my Trusty 9700 but will eventually get back on the white 9780 when 9900 is sold. I hope the 9790 has the same battery as the 9700/9780 or better & an upgraded autofocus camera then i will safely say i will be getting this phone.

 
 
Posted by Phill_UK Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

The 9790 has the same JM1 battery as the 9900/9930, and the same auto focus 5MP camera as the 9780.

 
 
Posted by Kamika007z Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Bold 9900 series, very nice looking. Sort of like when Ford brought back the classic Mustang design, Chevy brought back the Camaro, etc.

Everything else (besides the Torch 9800/10, which really isn't bad in terms of aesthetics)? Designed ugly so that they can "leapfrog" themselves.

Now, I'm hungry for some froglegs... I've been so jaded with RIM lately. I still think my 9550 performed better than my 9850. Even it was slow as hell, it was more stable than this phone. I don't even touch the screen and it goes everywhere... Maybe I should have it make me a cheese pizza :P

 
 
Posted by ramocan Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Ugh.... fugly

 
 
Posted by hibernating Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

This was going to be the perfect device...the power of a 9900 in the size of a 9700 with a small but super crisp 640 x 480 screen...i just cant take those butt fugly buttons. If this phone comes out looking like this i may just have to jump ship...

 
 
Posted by chadbad Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

I was actually debating between the 9900 and this, but not anymore. The 9790 looks awful with those buttons! Why change them?!

Sidenote: Why are there so many Android ads on this site now?!

 
 
Posted by tuffy100 Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Would it kill these leak people to get a clear pic once in a while?

 
 
Posted by nikesu Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

I always wanted a phone from 2003. Good Job RIM. I will surely get this one.

 
 
Posted by TIMSHULL Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

ibgr they suck

 
 
Posted by Liquid_Revolver Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

Haha what refresh ... RIM Blows chunks

 
 
Posted by brettmyster Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 209 days ago

1 ugly ass phone lol.

 
 
Posted by gordonzhao Wednesday, Oct 26, 2011 209 days ago

I agree, what is RIM doing? That reminds me of a curve. Did the curve and the bold have a child?

 
 
Posted by snowindec9 Wednesday, Oct 26, 2011 209 days ago

curvish indeed.but it gives folks that love the 9700 series form factor what they are waiting for.9790 will do well.

 
 
Posted by Hush9300 Wednesday, Oct 26, 2011 209 days ago

I posted a pic of the 9790 with these buttons a while back in the rumoured devices forum hoping that it was an earlier build of the phone.

If they release the phone like this I will skip it as well. My 9700 works just fine.

 
 
Posted by Liquid_Revolver Wednesday, Oct 26, 2011 209 days ago

Phone looks bad

RIM blows

 
 
Posted by Graheem Wednesday, Oct 26, 2011 209 days ago

1) How can any 'serious' website publish a photo like that?

2) OS 7.1 ??? There's already a slew of apps 'unavailable' for my 9900.

 
 
Posted by SeriousBent Thursday, Oct 27, 2011 208 days ago

buttons are fine. recently tried BB 9360 with bits of flat plastic that was too unresponsive to touch. you had to press real hard to make 'back' or 'BB' key work. Sent it back. No good. actually it seemed really 'cheap and nasty'.
And yes, please do let's go back to 2003 [as some wit in one of the threads on here that i can't find anymore was joking about] - some of the phones from then were actually much better than today's.

 
 
Posted by doni01 Friday, Oct 28, 2011 206 days ago

Buttons are HIDEOUS. Rim is going back words. Also the back of it looks like the Curve line. The Leather back on the 97-- cover was very nice. Dissapointed :-(