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BlackBerry Bold 9900 gets shown off in Vietnam

by Bla1ze on 20 Jun 2011 01:17 AM
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[ youtube video link for mobile viewing ]

Although the BlackBerry Bold 9900 may be delayed for consumers that doesn't mean there isn't plenty of them out there. Even during BlackBerry World it wasn't all that rare to see plenty of folks making use of the device -- not as many as officially released devices mind you but if you were looking for a Bold 9900 they were easy to spot. This latest sighting comes to us from Vietnam, and also gives quite a reivew of the device itself. You'll have to hit Google Translate to read it but if you're just wanting to see more of the device you can jump on past the break for some nice photos.

Source: Vietnam BIS Community; via: CrackBerry Forums

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Filed Under: News & Rumors, International News; Tags: BlackBerry Bold 9900, BlackBerry Bold Touch
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41 Comments

Posted by JustinGTP Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

Looking good!

 
 
Posted by ilovePBS Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

something i found on the web

The Real Reason There Was No Email On The BlackBerry PlayBook

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/email-on-blackberry-playbook-2011-6#ixzz1...

now i see why

 
 
Posted by Deathcommand Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

Very nice. If on;y it would come a bit sooner..

 
 
Posted by Kuru_S Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

I can't wait for this to come to wind mobile and I hope we don't lose out on battery life.

 
 
Posted by MaxPayne79 Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

i love my nigga bla1ze. he's always ontop of his game. always working. +1 for the bla1ze man lol. Seriously though; this phone is giant. i don't knwo why every1s so excited over this phone. tiny screen and giant phone. isn't that a contradiction in terms, lol. i really thought that the touch would get all the attention but it's getting a fraction of this phone. i'm actually looking forward to the curve touch and the full touch. to me the curve touch is a perfect blackberry. small, touchcreen, and no goofy slide out keyboard that no one can type on. os7 virtual keyboard looks wicked and the only problem is that it has an 800mhz processor which is mighty different than the 1.2 in the touch. maybe it wont be so bad running os 6.5..er..os 7, sorry. ;)

 
 
Posted by Seigmen Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

The reason why it is so big is because it's a copy of the Bold 9000, wich is big. This is something many BB users want (including me). The Bold 9000 with today's specs! Can't wait to get my hands on this baby!

 
 
Posted by fatfat935 Monday, Jun 20, 2011 336 days ago

Today's specs? It will launch outdated. No QNX software, no dual-core processor, etc. The Samsung Focus from AT&T is a much better deal at $50 than the Bold 9900, and is still more up-to-date even though it launched more than half a year ago.

 
 
Posted by zeDuffMan Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

Pretty sure it was confirmed a few weeks ago that the new Curve won't have a touch screen.

 
 
Posted by takuma089 Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

Love it even more!!! Excited!!!!!!!!!

 
 
Posted by ilovePBS Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

oh oh!!

Has RIM Forced Carriers to Rush Buggy
BlackBerrys Onto the Shelves?

http://gizmodo.com/5813617/has-rim-forced-
carriers-to-rush-buggy-blackberrys-onto-the-shelves

i just hope not

 
 
Posted by fatfat935 Monday, Jun 20, 2011 336 days ago

I had the Pearl Flip from T-Mobile and that was the worst piece of crap I've ever owned. Battery pull after battery pull, no signal, Bluetooth connectivity just quit all together, and the phone was only like three months old. Never again will I ever purchase another BlackBerry. The sad thing is they don't want to take a phone back after they know it's buggy.

 
 
Posted by bboyfiend Monday, Jun 20, 2011 336 days ago

I don't understand why people who complain about blackberry are even on crackberry. So stupid.

 
 
Posted by JayoBird Monday, Jun 20, 2011 336 days ago

+1000000!!

I've been wondering that myself!!

 
 
Posted by scottaco Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

While I can see it's an evaluation unit and the lighting might be playing tricks on my eyes, I wonder if that battery door will be smooth like that or etched. I'm not a fan of the diamond etched pattern I've seen others have.

 
 
Posted by Phony Bologna Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

Did you also notice that the battery door looks defective? It's warped. This does not bode well for this device. I know it's a test unit but what happens when they're making thousands of these as opposed to just a few test units?

 
 
Posted by bdammizio Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

can't wait to get one!!!

 
 
Posted by cmknight Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

it is great that we were able to bring an up-close look of the Bold 9900 to you all.

from BISVN

 
 
Posted by No BB Drone Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

great marketing indeed ,showing it off i na 4th world country like vietnam ,nice going RIM.

how about letting it be tested by the regular audience , liek nintendo did wit hthe 3DS. So that you could actually get some feedback on how to fix the problems their dealing with ,in listining to consumer demand .

 
 
Posted by ibcop Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

RIM didn't show it off - good god. The guy has a test unit and he showed off the device. Always a effing whiner.

 
 
Posted by dodger_moore Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

'A 4th world country like Vietwaaaah' - plonker.

Tested by a regular audience? Mate, you do know that SE Asia has come on a long way since the depictions you've seen of it in Hollywood war films?

Feckin eejit.

 
 
Posted by haxlidinh Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

mate, remember that the first Iphone4's leaked hand-on was in VN and the first leaked Macbook 2011 was in vietnam as well.So I'm not very surprised about this show-off. If you can travel to saigon or hanoi, you will see more roll Royce and bentley than you ever seen in ur life! Yes that's ur 4th world!

 
 
Posted by mthomps07 Monday, Jun 20, 2011 336 days ago

Do you realize that people in Vietnam are just as "regular" as you and are completely capable of providing feedback and issue spotting on the 9900? What problems would you, as a person who is not from Vietnam, have with the new Bold that are any different than a competent tester in Vietnam? If you took your blinders off you would realize that people around the world are using Blackberries, and testing is going on everywhere, accordingly. Furthermore, this is not a marketing campaign by any means. Device testing is not marketing, unless it is in the form of coordinated leaks of information to the public. We are past that stage as this device has already been announced by RIM.

Lastly, I don't know if Canada is "regular" enough for you, but the "regular" people there are testing this device extensively and reporting the problems of the "regular" consumer back to RIM.

Read what you wrote before you post it.

 
 
Posted by sashas Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

Nice...can't wait to buy this thing already! Is there a full length video around? I'd like to see if boot up is still a 5-10 minute affair...

 
 
Posted by q649 Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

Looks like ~2 minutes here, from BB World:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J3iJ2k4f5A

 
 
Posted by FunktasticLucky Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

I don't know it looked like that bar was moving pretty quickly... but then again that could be deceiving as well. My storm sometimes moves really quickly then hangs for 3 minutes towards the end. I'd like to see a video as well.

 
 
Posted by jdesignz Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

*droooool*

 
 
Posted by lnichols Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

Release the damn thing!!!!

 
 
Posted by Mummy2 Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

I am going to become your grammar cop. Today's infraction, for which you get 6 demerit points, is: "there isn't plenty of them out there". This isn't proper grammar (even Word knows this one). Crackberry writers make this mistake on a consistent basis and it makes each writer look like a grade 6 dropout. The correct form is "there aren't plenty".

 
 
Posted by Crackberrykills Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

If you are going to be a grammar cop, you should make sure your own post is not in violation of any grammar rules. In addition, you should realize that this is a tech blog, and should only be held accountable for tech news. To wit, the job of Blaze has been taken care of with the posting of the sneak peek video. Job well done.

 
 
Posted by howl078 Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

This has been a painful wait. C'mmon RIM!!!

 
 
Posted by raremage Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

I have to admit it looks oversized in that video. I'm expecting it to be comparable to the current Torch when it comes to height and width, but much slimmer with regard to depth. In that video it looks much wider than I expected.

Maybe the person in the video has small hands, which lend to the impression I'm getting?

 
 
Posted by bluegreen1965 Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

I am so itchin' to get this phone!

 
 
Posted by Piecez Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

I think the size is close to the 9000.

 
 
Posted by drakesaliasonline Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

It is, the bevel around the phone is just a little smaller (and some others things are different, well more like a lot of things)

 
 
Posted by Stefan.Skoutelas Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

I work for AT&T and I cant wait for this to come out! Even though i dont have an upgrade until January ill still buy this thing no commitment.

 
 
Posted by torrejonboy Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

After loads of consideration I have come to the painful conclusion that if a Android with a good keyboard and half way decent battery life comes out before I can sign a contract for a 9900, I am going to go for it. My choice of tablet was also dependant on the new Berry so a droid tablet as well. I am really hoping that RIM will pull through but it just doesn't look as though that will happen.

 
 
Posted by raremage Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

August is only two months away (and counting). I'm comfortable waiting for it. I certainly won't change to a new phone before I can get my hands onto the 9900 and see if it lives up to the hype.

 
 
Posted by the brother Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

great video...wish it was longer since it's about all i got until september lol. for the record, august is still a pipe dream...a wet one at that.

:P

 
 
Posted by mkmilan Monday, Jun 20, 2011 337 days ago

I have minor peeve about almost ALL of your writers. among so many grammatical errors, the most egregious is the consistent misuse of "IS" as plural when contracted: i.e. "isn't plenty of them" vs "aren't plenty" ..... that is just being lazy

 
 
Posted by mtva24 Monday, Jun 20, 2011 336 days ago

.

 
 
Posted by buisuoi Monday, Jun 20, 2011 336 days ago

I can't wait to get 9930 ....