looks better then the palm pre, but im done with bb and their touch screen phones . thank god for the droid. i know some of you are still lying to yourselves , saying bb is the only way . i know this cause i did the same thing . after owning the droid for a few months . theres no way im coming back . but i do love crackberry site . i read it everyday , even from the droid . i just get to it alot faster now

the is epic fail from rimm... this is gonna go the way of the pearl flip no one is gonna buy this trash when you have the magnum coming.. leave that sliding crap for palm.. matter fact mr rubenstein is prolly gonna have that next pixi look like a bold 9700 and call it the pixi 2.. i work for sprint i cant wait for the bold 9650 to come, also cant wait for that palm c40 if rimm doesnt do something with this boring os then im out when palm releases excellent hardware webos is second to none hopefully palm will survive.

do you know what the Tour 2/Bold is going to look like anymore? Do you know if its going to be the same 9650 phone that you still have today or something different?

The droid what a joke if you can't admit that thing is ugly then you got problems

Never Mind working on new hardware !! They have plenty of models out at present. RIM should concentrate on a new OS/UI as Android, iPhone and other smartphones are leaving us berry users behind. Don't get me wrong I love my BlackBerry but you have to admit the OS is dated now and far from as slick and graphically pleasing as others out there. With a slick OS/UI and the existing functionality we already have, the BlackBerry would be the smartphone/Pda to rule all.

I was thinking the the touch screen with the click screen would of caught on. Since my carrier dosent' have it and I am not about to make an ass of myself with an unlocked one I don't have one (Storm 2). Lets hope it will look better when released or have a better UI. That needs work really bad.

RIM chose function over form.

looks cool, however just a little long, gunna have to wait till its in my hands to judge anymore

I think you people are nuts for saying this is ugly...looks fine to me.

And thank god it actually has a PORTRAIT (aka a useful) slide out keyboard; typing in landscape on touch screen is fine, its portrait that can be a little cramped.

This is an epic disaster for RIM. As an avid user and lover for 4+ years, I find this design tasteless and fugley, as in palm pre fugley. Please scrap this RIM. I will definitely be seeking a new smartphone provider if this is the future of Blackberry.

The keyboard looks a little cramped--I wouldn't be surprised considering it's a slider. Looks a little flimsy, too, I wouldn't consider using that thing for work like my Bold.

Not so impressive...

Personally i think that's more interesting than debating whether it's ugly or not (it's not). I'd love to know about internals, camera, os etc..

This looks cool but rim needs to come up with something better then what is on the market.

I was always looking for a BB phone with a similar construction like the Palm Pre. I am very happy I will get it! P.S. Are you looking for a phone with good functions, or with a pretty design? Sorry, but phones arent in my opinion jewellery, but usefull devices. Especially the BB.