BlackBerry Bold 9800 Slider Steps Into Video Spotlight For A Quick Glimpse

Can't wait...hopefully AT&T gets it first

the more i see this phone, the more i feel like i will like it. i hated the idea of a slider BB, but if it is as compact as it seems, it will probably do pretty well.

also, i like that they are making it a Bold Slider.

very nice.... i think i want one :)

Looks weird like a 9700 back with a slide up screen slapped on the front. Could've been a little more inventive with the back look to distinguish it and make it flow better

Looks weird in the hand too, kind of too tall with it slid up. Just an odd look.

Nevermind

SO SLIDE THE DARN THING IN THE VIDEO!

Looking better and better all the time. Looks to be a good alternative for Storm users.

The back is labeled as "BOLD"

...for this device to finally come to fruition!!!! I think it's the best of both worlds and I will definitely be getting in line to pick this one up, for nothing else, than to just have the novelty of owning it. I certainly hope it stacks up against the rest of the Bold lineup, but nonetheless, I WILL get this one. As long as it's a CrackBerry device, I'll get it!!!

Looks all right.

looks better than the earlier pics suggested. pitty whoever made this video didnt show a little touchscreen action to prove once and for all whether or not it is in fact a touchscreen slider or just a slider with trackpad.........

If the touch screen works well and OS 6 lives up to the hype then I'll get one.

nice!!!

Oh man i cant wait for this baby hoping its touchscreen along with a oprical trackie!!!!

For some reason it looks fake... the OS 6 part. They look like screenshots. If they have OS 6, why cant they make a video showing us all about it?

hmmmm looks promising ill wait until we see some better evidence of form factor

I prefer a straight touchscreen like the Storm, but I think the slider will be a good addition to the BB line.

BGR's BlackBerry sources have really been coming through lately. Gotta step it up CrackBerry!

I’m a little skeptical, how come the video doesn’t at least show the OS in action? Could be screen shots being displayed on the screen. Still looks like an awesome device.

MAKE THE DERN THING SLIDE FFS

WELCOME TO THE BB FAM Slider. IM Just a little jealous of the os 6. the blackberry storm 2 needs that asap. it will give it a new lease on life!! Putting it back in the race for best touch device. IMO!!!

come on sprint, you finally need to grow some balls and get this phone for us. i wont this phone, my 8330 is holding on by my powermat!!!

Possibly unless there is word on the Dakota coming out by the end of the year, this will be my next phone. But this looks to be the phone that I have been waiting for, assuming the touch screen is as awesome as the OS 6 video would lead us to believe.

BTW, did my wife take this video with her iPhone? Or is she not the only one who needs to be CONSTANTLY reminded to hold the freakin' thing horizontally when taking a video so it doesn't end up being a tall, skinny, waste of space portrait video?

that thing is freakin hideous

That is a beautiful device...very impressive.

I wish the guy would have at least touched the screen ONCE! lol

Show us, without a doubt, that's its a touchscreen.

I am not into qwerty phone but I think I gonna love this phone because its has a wide screen and very clear screen

Thank you to Crackberry for providing a youtube link we can watch on our BlackBerry! Too bad BGR is too lazy to do so in their posts.

from my BlackBerry Storm...

I don't like slider phones or flip but it's just my preferences. Although, I'm glad to see RIM taking a risk and experimenting with different form factors. Maybe this phone will reach out to a whole bigger market.

What's with these guys all "pussyfooting" around with these stupid half-ass videos? Why even bother if you're not going to show anything worthwhile??

Such a fake palm pre

Look, we saw stills of this phone...blah blah complaints.
Ok about the comment about it looks like a "still photo"...well duh, if you look at your screen and take a video of it for 13 seconds, most "default" screens dont move! yes, I agree they should show that moves. And Yes they should show more OS6. But think about it, RIM is has a device that they never had and many people 1) concerned about the looks of the phone (obvious from some postings) 2) WES just showed the OS 6 in action in a video (so they want to show the form factor in this sneak peak)

If you look at previous shots the time stamp is 1:42 or something like that here its 342. so its not really a screen shot.

We also see that its on the Rogers network. Does that mean it will definitely be ATT? ( I hope it goes to Sprint tho :-)...since ATT had the most dropped calls...http://www.pcworld.com/article/195700/new_survey_atandt_customers_experi...

Now what would be nice if its a WorldPhone like the "bold 9650"

No to answer the question: is it a touch screen or not:
1) Why wouldnt they? the Pre is a Slider with a Touch Screen,the storm is a touch screen. There are different people that prefer one over the other. I have an iphone and Tour. I type faster on a tactile keyboard.
2) the OS 6 supports Touch - Hence to try to compete with Android and Iphone cause thats the "craze" now.

3) If you dont want to type but just "click" keep it the slider close and quickly glance what you need. If there is a touch screen keyboard then great for the Storm Fans, but to maintain the Keyboard as well they added it. So yes, it could appear that RIM is trying to address a broader base of customers.

Sorry for the long post gang but had to address here as objective as possible.

I am really close to thinking of the EVO, but I would love the keyboard...and yes good'ol BBM!!!

So lets just see whats happening with the Slider, think about it, we heard about the slider, then it was quiet for a few weeks then now a video! Its close....
and that Clam shell??? WTH? hey some people like it, im not a fan of it.

Hey, if this got out and RIM isnt saying yay or nay to it (lol Apple), they would have. Now look, the Iphone4g is coming out "maybe" june 7 announcement or sale.

So come on gang, if you dont like the Slider dont get it. plain and simple!

my 2cents or more? lol

Sorry don't care its fugly. Oh yea the video is lame. Nah nah i have it an you don't. Give me a break. Give us something substantial.

Guys it was used by Mark on the last episode of flash forward. LOL

Looking forward to this one. I was never sold on the sliders, but this one may become attached to my hands.

I'll take it!

I do not understand why RIM is wasting time on these stupid & ugly looking devices. Touch screen, slider, folding etc are not bb things...leave these to other players like iphone, nokia, SE etc. I'm 100% sure that it'd be a big flop if they release those funky devices. Storm is a big joke. They should focus more on the improvement of existing lineups. BB is lagging behind in no of things.

Well I'm on att and just got my 9700 at the end of feb, dnt get me wrong I love this phone for what all it do but I want a touch screeen soooo bad. Just he flicking and pinch to Zoom and its just more easier to us the touch instead of trackpad precision. I will get this phone the day it comes out and sellin my phone! Only if its touch screen and has a touch keyboard... If it aint goTta touch keybored I won't be gettin it

here's a thought, there has been no proof at all so far that this is a touch screen. i have a feeling that this will be the biggest RIM letdown this year and announce this phone and say that it's not a touch screen...

i think if it really turns out to be a non touch screen phone that'll be the last straw for me. i mean i looove blackberry, but the slider was the only phone i was looking forward to buying when it will come out, to delve into the OS 6 world of blackberry. but if its not a touch screen + keyboard phone then i see no reason to upgrade my current phone 8900 and that wont have OS 6....

hopefully it will coz i dont want to even imagine my world without a blackberry.

Looks much better when you see it in somebody's hand.

I think this will be good. Touchscreen to take advantage of webkit browser with pinch to zoom but none of the disadvantages of the terrible storm 2 clicky screen.

What would be screen resolution for this BB
And will it be support HD.

Hugh phone.

Yeah because RIM would make a device with such a large screen and NOT make it Touch screen....come'n people, use common sense.

Sal we need a nice vid for this phone. Although I'm not feeling the phone we should see a bit of this new OS6. It seems pretty ready to me:)

This device is not a touch screen ;)

:)

To be honest I hope it's not a touch screen. I had my mind set on the new flip but this looks very tempting now(as long as no touch)

I do like the look of this phone to be honest. I remember reading this device will have a touch screen in addition to the full qwerty. For me that would be worth selling my current Bold 9700 and 'upgrading' to this phone. Long as I get it SIM free.

T-Mobile better get it first..........I need this in my life

Oh please let this come to Sprint. I had a Palm Pre once and I'm still taking medicine for ever having used it. But this ... this looks marvelous!!

If this is a touch screen without surepress, then there is hope for the storm 3 to not have it either. I'm not a fan of sliders but at least its not as ugly as that clamshell phone-I still think that will not come out in the US.

The more I see this device/concept, the more I like it. I'm just a bit worried how well such a design can hold up over years of (ab)use.

I might get one...but I'll wait for a year before bugs are worked out :)

lokks nice, this is my next phone

is it me or is RIM just naming ever new phone a Bold 9xxx? Its kinda taking away from the original Bold.

Im sold, i want one, i think i may hold on to my tour to see how this develops.

I can't wait for this to come out to give it a try. I love the idea and the function.

Did RIM find a time machine? The clamshell and now this, boy RIM must really be gunning for Motorola and Palm.

do you think it will have a portrait and landscape virtual QWERTY? i know people are complaining about this 9800 looking like the Pre, but if it actually has a virtual keyboard, it automatically tops Palm in my book.

How does the physical size of the screen compare to the Storm?

The purpose of the slider is to give more real estate on the device for the screen.

It doesnt look as big as the storm screen?

#1 youngspider to compare a palm to a blackberry is an insult, u need ur a** whipped for that 1.On to the 9800 everything I've seen on it(and about it) makes me want it. If its a Bold it gives me hope. That means that tmobile(telecommunication gods willing) will get it. I have a 9700( yea u already know) top of the line i had the 8900 b4 that, the curve, and of course the pearl.This will be 1 of the best phones if for nothing else>>>6.0 in a blackberry touchscreen,which storm users wont be getting anytime soon,damn when was storm users last update anyway? 9800 I'm w8ing for you!!!

Good job, BG and BlaZe1 for the recap~! Any word if this will release on Rogers by Q3? Would love to upgrade an 8900 for a piece of sweet 3G-OS6 9800 action!!!!!!!!!!!

Announce when its coming out already RIM lol i want this sooo bad!!!

I'm with the majority here, the more I see it the better it looks but I have to try it out in store. I still have hopes for the next storm. I really can't say what I'll do. The scary part is the way RIM has been rolling out phones, you really don't know wether to buy now or wait for the next best thing. This phone will have to wow me in person to get me to bite.

If this came out on it's on I would say...Meh, since I keep seeing it with the Clamshell I am like. NICCCEEE.

Either way I think its a step in a good direction not exactly right but good.

I am excited either way.

I think this phone could really help RIM. Its a form factor that could be very popular. The specs gotta be right for the phone to be able to really compete with Android and IPhone and even Windows Phone 7. But the more I see it, the more intriguing it is. I hope T-Mobile picks it up, so I can pick it up. I'm glad its a Bold, its the best BlackBerry line out.

Looks better the more I see it, but if it goes to Tmo, I'd get it, but would wait about three months to see how it holds up(and for the cry babies, you're not gonna have it slide out the whole time you use it,lol, well I hope you wouldn't, some of you guys surprise me sometimes)

how big the screen really is? What kind of processor it has? How much memory? GSM or CDMA? I think I like it but the build quality for BB's lately has been spotty at best; not sure if I would take a chance on this even if I liked it, the competition is getting fierce out there and RIM needs to step-up their game if their going to survive as a quality product.

I've had sliders in the past and MOST have had wobbly sliders. Even my $400+ Nokia N95s

Hopefully this slider is rock solid because I'm liking this device.

Or I'm just sick of my Tour 9630 and will take anything new at this point

This is the one I'm waiting for when I can upgrade in December!

Why can't some irresponsible RIM employee leave this thing lying around at some exotic beer tasting bar for the media to later feast on?

I don't know what niche RIM is trying to attract. If they can pull this one off and not have the same problems they did with the kickflip then I hope it pays off. That said, I can't wait for it to be released so all this speculation ends and we actually have a chance to play with it.

a 9000 sized device with a touch screen and more memory would of been more appealing IMO

I bet you RIM is the one that leaks all this stuff just to get pubic reaction and to create a buzz about up coming devices...

From what I can tell in this brief video, this definitely looks like something I'd be interested in.

Not bad at all. Not looking to upgrade my 9700 any time soon, but it's something I may want to splurge on.

If the os is made to work with a non surepress design. Then RIM JUST F***ED US STORM 9550 USERS. Too Bad Cause i really support Blackberries. I Argue about their livelihood every chance i get. SMH!! Crackberry team, Tell me it will work on 9550. PLEASE!!

SO MANY NEW BERRIES COMING OUT! i'm glad i didn't upgrade right away! LETS GO ROGERS!

Seeing it in a vid its really growing on me.. i like it LOL. I wish they will do a 7min video on this phone, just like the one posted just now of the 9670

LOOK AT MY NAME ON HERE

I'll grab this on Rogers. Im getting extended warranty because The slider mechanism is sure to break. But this form is the only way to have full keyboard and a massive screen in one device. No other way.

I hope in comes out in october or november so it wont be old news by the time i get my upgrade credits

we need to know if they threw a snapdragon in it or if they got cheap and just put the 624 in. SPECS!

it's so so for me, that's about it. i don't like the bottom-slide look...it's too long and awkward to me. it doesn't look as bad as i thought it would but it does seem that it might do a bit of a wobble when typing...blah

i really wish that they would've made this a side-slider that rolls into landscape mode. i would definitely purchase that! i don't think this is nearly cool enough to warrant me trading in my 9700...

So you can move through that menu list 2x faster. There is no need for Snapdragon in such a basic OS. Thats like a V12 inside of a Ford Focus :)

Really do NOT like sliders.

going to be my next BB and if rogers doesn't carry it i'll break my contract and switch my phone, cable, internet to any company that'll carry this in Canada...u hear me rogers?!

promising

looking forward to more videos

This new Bold Slider looks great. I'd like to have one myself. I always liked the "concept" of the Palm Pre, but Palm builds such cheap, plastic-like phones, with horrible speakers, and inferior call quality. This one looks solidly built, as are all BlackBerrys. This phone will sell.

EW- this phone look like homemade phone..

This will be my next phone through at&t. Was thinking about just going white 9700 but from day one I saw this phone rumored and knew it was the one.

Can't wait. Come on at&t.

anyone think that the touchscreen capability should have been for the 9700?

9700 is OLD NEWS. If you have a 9700 your time is over. You do not have the best phone.

looks pretty nice. ya think the guy could have at least TOUCHED the screen once! I think the crackberry team should step in and show it correctly!

If this thing has at the very minimum the specs of the 9700, I will get it for sure. Looks great, and lets hope build quality is up to par!!

I like.

... but too little, too late. I am getting more dependent on full-size web content now (thanks to Bolt browser). I need a landscape WVGA display, which is becoming the new baseline. A Blackberry slider in landscape form with large WVGA (854x480) display would be more appealing to me.
Also, from the video I could not see the placement of the alt key. After a year and a half with a Bold 9000, I still miskey alt instead of shift much too often. The reason is they are the opposite of normal computer keyboards (which always have shift next to Z).

I think there's a slight chance that this video is fake.
1. It never showed the device being slid opened, which could possibly mean that it's a mockup and can't be worked with.
2. It did nlot show the touchscreen in action, let alone touch the screen to show something happen. If it was a touchscreen, this video does not prove it.
3. they did not even touch the trackpad or do anything that would register a shange on the scree. sure, they did show a different screen halfway through, but the video was obviously stitched together with no indication on how it ended up on that screen. that could problably mean that it is difficult to change the screen/navigating the UI is impossible with this mockup.
nevertheless, if it's a fake, then it's a really good fake. and if it was real, there dams well should be a good reason why the videotaper did such a poor job of showing features that would prove that it's a sliding touchscreen.

...But only going on looks is pointless when it comes to a smartphone. I would never buy this device, but im sure it will appeal to some portion of the market. Hopefully, this device and the clamshell share the BB flip market, as well as the fate of the flip.

that Rogers gets it too. I'd definitely pick one up.

is it still rumored to be a sprint exclusive?

I'm sorry but in my opinion RIM is really failing and sucking with these new phones. Like seriously that clam phone, and this ugly crap, both phones look like bricks, they could have made a little sleeker and appealing. Also 6.0 looks like its gonna be the same crappy story. Have you people seen the new iphone 4g that things looks awesome and nothing RIM seems to be coming out with seems to compete with that. Also, RIM needs to start having quality over quantity approach cuz they got way to many crappy phones on the market.

I'm all over this.. I don't even care what carrier it comes with because I'm up for a renewal.. can't wait to get my hands on one

That shit is ugly!

I do not understand why RIM is wasting time on these stupid & ugly looking devices. Touch screen, slider, folding etc are not bb things...leave these to other players like iphone, nokia, SE etc. I'm 100% sure that it'd be a big flop if they release those funky devices. Storm is a big joke. They should focus more on the improvement of existing lineups. BB is lagging behind in no of things. http://www.electronicswholesaledistributor.com/

As soon as this phone drops I'm dropping T-Mobile & getting this phone. I'm tired of T-Mo's lack of service and whether I got to AT&T to Verizon they both have great coverage. I'm just done w/ T-Mobile and this phone is very, very impressive.