In an effort to give us all a better feel for the BlackBerry slider (aka 9700a as it has shown up as... at least for now anyways as that could easily and should change), the folks over at BBLeaks have got some more pics for us to gaze over. These pics give us a look at the back end of the device as well as give us a size idea by being compared to a BlackBerry Curve 8900. As with all prerelease devices, what we're looking at here is pre branded hardware. And while it may likely be close to "final form" the released models will have branding and such from carriers on them and will certainly look more polished. Past prerelease devices such as the Bold 9000 first showed up wearing a plastic battery door. A far stretch from the leather backing it arrived with at release. Some of you may remember the Bold 9700 was first seen with a trackball, so while pics give us a general idea, everything should be taken with a grain of salt until newer, branded hardware is spotted.
Still lots left to learn about this device as the days go by, hopefully we'll get to see a better look as many, many questions remain unanswered here. What about the camera? Is it 5MP and making use of the liquid lense we heard? Or is it still running the old 3.2MP that has been standard. What about the screen? Is it touchscreen? OS it's running, if any? Here’s to hoping someone out there can actually get an up close and personal look with one that actually powers on at some point. Now, with these new pictures showing up has it changed your thoughts on the device? One more picture after the break of the side by side with an 8900.
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Can't wait to get one of these.
hmmm okay, I am getting more interested, just barely thicker than the 8900.
I want one, when can I get it ???
Interesting... Definitely a BlackBerry to check out.
I am guessing that since it is only the screen that slides up, it might not be as top-heavy as first thought? Most of the actual components (camera, battery, keyboard) seem to all stay with the keyboard, so they will remain at the bottom of the device while the screen goes up...
Interesting... :)
Im just wondering if it will be the flagship or if its just another new model? Hoping for atleast a 1ghz processor and the good camera.
conveinience key only on one side???
first thing I noticed - wonder if that would be something that changed w/ final version? If it's really a true touch screen, maybe there would be short cuts on there...
This device isn't "top heavy" in any sense of the word...
How can you be so sure as to make a definitive statement like that when it has not been released yet? It doesn't appear so to me either but it certainly could end up being before this is released. If it ever is of course.
I wasn't a huge fan of this design, but with these new pics, i must say i am getting more interested in this phone...looks nicely sized. definitely have to check this out.
I agree. These photos of the slider does make the phone look more interesting. Hmm.
the device is not top heavy like the palm. the part that is in your hand is heavy so it wont be dropping when you are typing. one worry is cleared!
The palm pre is too light to be top heavy in my opinion. That is a fantastic phone with a terrible battery life and I small keyboard if you ask me :P
Yawn
Nothin to special about these pics. I am still very interested in it though. Hopefully we'll get some specs one of these day
Why not include a picture of the keyboard? If, of course, it will have one...
Because those pics have already been seen...
http://bit.ly/ad63aN
that desk looks familiar....hmmmm
I guess we're a little closer to reality. I'm still going to wait to see it before I believe it. May be fun to fart around with.
"Past prerelease devices such as the Bold 9000 first showed up wearing a plastic battery door. A far stretch from the leather backing it arrived with at release."
SHOULD BE:
"Past prerelease devices such as the Bold 9000 first showed up wearing a plastic battery door, a far stretch from the leather backing it arrived with at release."
Come on Blaze, get with it!!! And don't tell me you did that on purpose to have me read this article! No excuses!!!
Actually, to be totally honest. I'm pretty sick of you being a word gangster and attacking every single period, comma and misspelling I write. You have become a comment troll. Bring some value besides pointing out what's wrong with the article, please.
However, just for you I fixed it.
LOL! Dude, this is the first time I've ever said anything about your writing. You must be confusing me with someone else. Anyway, reason I said something is because I recently listened to the latest CB podcast and heard the discussion about intentionally misspelling words to draw attention. Was just a joke!
I know....Bahaha! I used you as my "test pilot" for my new response. What do ya think, can I get away with it? ;)
Doubt it eh? Kinda abrasive and prickish?
Jeez! Oh man you got me, but something seemed fishy since I've never commented on your grammar before! I think you'll scare everyone from correcting any mistakes ever again if you rip on them like that! I'd just let all the grammar-nazi comments slide :)
Good job guys.
I personally dont't care about an article's grammar for small things like that. I didn't even notice the missing comma and I got the point of the blog so it doesn't even matter to me...
lame. someone has WAYYY too much free time.
I want this device! Please come to T-Mobile with 3G, I will be in heaven.
Same here!
Why couldn't they just have made a Bold 9000 size device with a QWERTY keyboard and a touchscreen?
Nothin to special about these pics. I am still very interested in it though. Hopefully we'll get some specs one of these day
I don't see anywhere in these pics a slot for a media card??? maybe it will be on the screen side of the device? Total speculation of course.
on the right side, is that the sim or media?
its both, sim card at the bottom with a media card slide in slot above where the arrow is.
I was thinking about upgrading, but with these and the previous pictures I am thinking I will wait.
The more I see, the more I want it! Doesn't seem like it would be top heavy, and if it has a touch screen as well it might actually get me into the newer bb's.
It's not much bigger then the 8900. I thought the way it looked in other pictures it was going to be a very big, out of shape ugly phone. Not at all, very clean and neat. I want just a few simple things, touch screen, wifi, great OS with great browser, able to download apps to memory card, stereo speakers, front camera for skype calling ect. and a ton of memory. Downloading apps to memory card would help the memory situation but adding much more memory will not suck. Not only downloading the apps to memory card but of course being able to one click using them from memory card as well. I can probably think of more but those few changes would be great.
PS I know what I forgot, better GPS.
Vinny
dude, that sounds like the perfect blackberry. hopefully we'll see a bb like this someday. with any luck, this slider may be it or at least inch closer to what your suggesting.
I've always loved slider phones and now my favorite people are making one! Can't get much better than that!
Looks very interesting to me. Just the screen sliding makes sense, leaving the bulk of the weight with the keyboard as well as the ability to grip and type like a normal blackberry. I actually wouldn't care if it wasn't a touch screen (though we have seen the previous photos of the screen and know it is a capcitive touch). I pray it does NOT have surepress and does not have the icons like the Storm OS. Just leave them the same as in the current Bold and such. I would say give us 1gig of RAM but then you could fit most of the apps in app world on it! Webkit browser, 1Ghz processor, LTE (it could happen!), 850x480 screen res, and the 5mp liquid lense camera and this would be the definite flagship berry. Why not throw 16GB on board for movies/music also for fun. Dreaming here.....
Good dream, though. I would prefer to see that on a candybar phone, though. No touchscreen.
Pretty soon... RIM will offer models in every type:
QWERTY/candybar, touchscreen, flip, and now slider.
Why not?
YAWN. RIM continues to miss the point. They keep adding a bunch of chrome and polish to an OS that was out of date 3 years ago. Adding a potentially faulty sliding keyboard to a lackluster unfriendly and unhuman OS does not fix things. Sure it fills a needs. It addresses issues that Storm and Storm 2 owners have had which is a lack of physical keyboard. Nothing else. It doesn't fix their antiquated UI, 2005 era browser, or mediocre social networking. Sure it does email. Except that my Palm Pre (yes both are activated simultaneously) gets email faster than my Tour AND I don't have to waste $20 a month to get something as simple as Exchange access. This phone is as exciting as a papercut. Blackberry is as banal as it gets.
Wow...
So I guess you're clairvoyant? You know what OS the slider will ship with already!
I'm damn impressed!
pre-central is looking for writers, you should head over there...
some one turn on the bloody device
I'm even more excited with these new pics!
It looks more 9700-ish then it did in the original post.
I do hope the second convenience key makes it into the production model though!
Nice and compact, full keyboard, nice big screen (hopefully with touch)...
I just can't wait! This is the BlackBerry I've been wanting since I first picked up my old Curve 8310!
This phone is ugly. The sliding to the top thing is a turn off. If they had made the phone slide out from the side I would have more interest. I'll pass on this and wait it out. Anyways I still like my Storm 2.
no left side convenience key huh???