No LTE :(

(I know that was the expectation...but I was hoping for a surprise.)

I may be sticking with my storm 2 until the LTE/QNX phones show up (hopefully soon).

A price would have been nice.

Wow. 9850 or 9930. This could be a tough choice!

So, will they both have physical buttons?

I'll be honest....this 9860 has drawn a little of my attention away from the 9900. Sure looks nice. Wish it had a 4" screen and it would be perfect.

no NFC, why would they release only the 9900 with NFC, (if that is the case)? why would they release one with physical raised buttons and one without. If that is the case, this company is really in trouble.

Still no news on whether or not this is coming to T-Mobile.

No thanks ... after the Storm 2 piece of junk I think I am going to the IPhone 5 in October. I dont want to be stuck with another paper weight for 2 years and at least I know with the iPhone I can get apps for it. By By Blackberry you will go away just like Palm

no NFC

GSM standby time should say 11.6 days NOT 11.6 hours. That would TOTALLY be crappy!!

when is this out!!!! i am a storm user because i like the bigger screen without the physical qwerty keyboard want this so bad not to fused about the 9900 any release date or predicted time of release, rumours, anything

Anyone know if AT&T is going to carry it? I currently use the Torch 9800 as my smartphone but the Torch 9860 is definatley worthy of an upgrade for me. Looking forward to OS7 and the size increase. This may be the "End-All" of smartphones for me.....until the next one that is.

I am a Storm 2 user and absolutely love my phone, cant wait to upgrade to this device. I just had a few questions I hope aren't to stupid. I am a Verizon customer so i know this is coming out soon but is this 4G?

Great specs...However, no front facing camera?

One of the ugly looking smartphone in my recent memory. It can blow the 'droid charge' apart in that category. RIM one suggestion for you, bold 9900 is perfect and torch 9810 is okay..but don't try any other form factor, you just can't get it right.

Gorgeous looking phone. I don't upgrade until March, so I have awhile to drool over this beauty.

Love this BlackBerry and it's the one I have been waiting for to replace my Torch (not putting the Torch down cause it's a great phone just never use the physical keyboard)! Can't wait for Telus to release it. As for all the people bashing BlackBerry because they are switching to iCrap, I mean iPhone, good riddance! LOL! I laugh when I am out with my friends who have iPhone's and they ask me to use my BlackBerry because their iCrap, oops again, i mean iPhone, battery has died and they can't charge it! I crack up every time! Sucks not being able to remove the battery and put in a new freshly charged one doesn't it! LOL! Ok so there are more games and apps on the iCrap, damn it I mean iPhone (not sure why i keep doing that) but if I want to play games i'll use my Playstation portable. I am yet to see a game on the iCrap (ah hell I give up it is a piece of crap!) that even comes close to a game on the PSP. In the end it comes down to personal preference and that's cool. I prefer BlackBerry. I have used others, not because I was planning to leave BlackBerry but because without trying you can not give a valid opinion. Good job RIM and don't worry many of us are keeping the faith. Just one question though, why would you use the old Facebook app on a new BlackBerry OS7 add?

Any word on VZW getting any of the new drops?

Optimistically hoping that TMO gets this along with the already known about 9900...that way I could go for this bad boy...not like the 9900 would be a bad compromise

If this had a built in WiFi Hotspot, I'd be all over it. Can't have everything I guess. But it looks nice anyway.

A good start to many great devices from RIM. I know they are late in coming out with devices but the devices I've had have been reliable as I don't go overboard installing anything and everything and I remind myself that its a smartphone not a Playstation or xbox where I need to play games. I'd love to test this out but I will move to a QNX device next not the Blackberry 7. i'm happy with my 9700 for the time being.

Having said that is there a way to get rid of the apple groupies. I'm sure they asked Itunes permission before posting here but I would love to have them banned from this site.

There are people who have been turned off from bb and for those of you just don't come here anymore. I think you miss blackberry and are envious but stick to your itunes and if you want something then just jailbreak it - I mean come on that's that only way to get the device to work properly!

When the specs say 4gb on board memory does that mean I can load 4gb of apps? My tour is expandable to 16gb with an sd card but only 256mb (i think) of on board memory can be used for apps. I have to generally delete an app to add an app. 4 gb would hold a lot of apps, but I don't know if I am understanding that correctly.

Does this one have NFC?

Also, they should've moved to QNX for OS7... That could've really brought them back.

Why the heck dos this phone have ONLY 4GB of built in memory and the others 8? Also, why did they have to make the battery door metal? Metal is a heat conductor! I bet you anything people are gonna be complaining that it get hot in their hand or while charging just like the MyTouch4G.

this phone is uuuggglllyyy!

small screem, no front camera, those buttons on the bottom look terrible.... they shouldt have made those buttons more storm2-ish.

seriously, why would anybody buy this phone? droids have bigger screens, dual-cores, 4glte, and better cameras. not to mention blackberry apps are terrible.

as a bb user, im def getting the 9930 for verizon, because its what i want, as a non-touch screen user (the combo toucj/bold keyboard looks sweet), i cant comprehend why anyone would get this ugly phone, it brings nothing to the table.

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i will be test driving this beauty and the torch2 & bold 9900 at #BB7FanNight!!!!

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This phone looks really nice. I'm getting the 9900, but I think I can convince my wife to drop her android for the 9860. She like her Android phone, but the battery life is terrible.

what kind of screen is it? bb.com says millions of colors so that means amoled or superLCD right?

This is rimm's only hope, It looks good.

Wow..Verizon getting shut OUT of the 9860/9850/9810...SMH...Looks like I'm leaving to Droid or iPhone. Got to upgrade eventually. Hope Verizon carries the iPhone 5.

being a storm 2 user myself..i love the extra screen real estate u get with the full touch screen phones. altho i do prefer havin just a touch an so dint opt for the torch....so glad i waited..love this phone...love the design(slightly hopin the gsm version doesnt have physical keys..or atleast like the storm2, they're smooth)...love the 720p hd recording. i do hope this one has no restrictions for apps, unlike the storm2, whr it was just 256mb.

ps. for all u iphone lovers on here...got a few things for u...

1. u got the iphone...yay...but i'm still waitin on u guys havin replaceable batteries/memory cards...atleast with my bb..i can add a 16gb card...when it gets full add another 16gb card..an when tht gets full add another if ever i do need so many..but guess wht tht means unlimited storage...

2. atleast with bb..they can target a range of groups, not only budget-wise...but also in the manner of those that like slider phones(torch1/2), those that like full touch screen phones(storm/torch9850/60, those that like keyboard phones(bold9900, curve 9930), and those that like the clam-shell design(style)...how many different designs do the iPhone have?...ummm one...yea u may say it works..but then again...not everyone fits in a mini do they?

3. when it comes to apps..wait for qnx...not only is the app market set to change with the new os7 phones..but with qnx..they've also got android app portability..which will actually work as tho a second operating system is running on the same phone...an if by apps ur just judgin the gaming experience..then u lack using ur phone for max efficiency...

4.u can try to get iMessenger, or whats app or any of tht...but it aint BBM,,,,an we would like to relax in our security....plus with bbm6..cant wait to see how the interaction works with the apps...gonna be a whole new level of social networking
ps augmented reality with BBM...just genius..good job RIM

5.and lastly if u havent noticed atleast,(altho RIM took a whole lotta time to get the phones out)...atleast they got their consumer in mind an they releasin different models to cater to all ages/budgets/and styles..unlike iphone...whr the customer just shells out (sh#t) loadsa money to buy somethin tht gets outdated within a couple of months..whoopsie doo...

sowie i dint start this to sound like a rant...but ive had it to here..with all these iFans tryin to get on the bb sh&t=wagon an trop their iCrap at us...the apple's gone rotten and Its time to go black if u havent yet....blackberry still has juice to go tht extra mile an innovate....an they not just tryin to squeeze every last penny from us..by charging us blindly....iThis...iThat...iWhat?!!!

good job RIM...Good job Crackberry..an high five my fellow BMMers..

ps. i cant wait to see how the new bbm6 an os7 interact..gonna be epic...

I was really hoping that RIM went with the button-less design. I think the buttons look horrible. It would have looked so much more streamlined with capacitive buttons and the track pad. I could have sworn i saw a video with the button-less version.

Can we install Apps on the 4GB on-board memory? or just the 768MB RAM?

Tough choice on what to get now.

I believe I would be an early adopter of one of these phones... still torn btw d torch 2, torch touch, & bold touch (i'm currently a torch user, and I love d convenience of d relatively large screen & slide-out physical keypad). I hope I won't be disappointed cos these phones look like they absolutely rock. However, I keep wondering why RIM has not introduced front facing cameras yet... This is a really important and one of the very essential features they keep missing out on... Others such as 4G, even faster (dual core processors), mobile hot-spot capabilities, etc are also important, but the exclusion of front-facing cameras is absolutely irritating. Maybe they're saving these features for the QNX enabled super phones... I hope they'd drop in the near future.

Anybody know what kind of touch screen these are? I have a Storm 1 and I'm used to the touch/click interface and would hope they keep that going; that's what makes BB touch screens different and in my opinion better.

ive had many work bbs but my first personal bb was the storm 1 and i honestly loved that phone and i still have it around just in case. i now have a bold 9650, got it on release date, and i love it but i miss the extra screen real estate soo much. Im very excited for this phone and the specs are exactly what i would like to see and more. can't wait for vzw to get it.

So are they the same phone or what?!

is this phone also gonna have ONLY 188.9MB of App memory like the 9900? Another turnoff is the fact that they put ONLY 4GB of internal memory.

I have not seen any mention of predictive typing for this device.

no one has mentioned if the hotspot feature made it into the OS7 operating system. Does anyone know if the new blackberry phone will have this feature even if it is hidden by carrier request?

Is it a Global capable like my Storm? I need that capability for my business. Any body Know?