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NOW it's a BOLD - New Photo of a BlackBerry 9020 Shows Off a Leather Battery Door! Posted in News & Rumors on 28 Jul 2009 14:10 by Kevin Michaluk | 
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We've seen plenty of photos and videos of the BlackBerry 9020, aka "onyx" to date, but despite the 9020's overall awesomeness (3G / WiFi / GPS / sleek form factor / fast processor / etc.) there has been something missing about the device. With a model number like the 9020 it has to be part of the Bold line, yet all of the 9020's that have been caught glimpsed in the wild to date have featured a plastic door. For many a BlackBerry Bold owner, the leather bling is one of the coolest features of the device and is what makes it easy to spot. Good news for the leather (err... faux leather) lovers out there... it seems the folks at feedberry got their hands on a 9020 that features an updated battery door cover, and this one shares the Bold 9000's leather stylings. AWESOME. This particular unit still has the trackball (vs. trackpad which you can see here) but couple a leather back, trackpad and everything else we showed you previously in this review and you have one hellluva a BlackBerry. I can't wait to get one of these and get it done up by Coveroo with a metallic CrackBerry logo. Click the image above to see more photos. Bookmark/Search this post with:
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Sexy.
why the image quality sux :O and the blackberry logo
This thing needs to come out already.
Any updated release date info?
yeah....it's cool stuff thank you mr kevin
I could really use an update here. Is it official that the Onyx is the Driftwood w/o UMA support? Or in other words, is the Onyx going to AT&T and the Driftwood going to T-Mobile? I use t-mobile and I keep hearing news about the Onyx. Is the are the driftwood/onyx still coming in September? I need a 3g blackberry!!
so this one is not coming to t-mobile?
As a student of crackberry, I have learned how to read the numbering system of BB's. This is not an exact science, but fairly close.
The 20 in 9020 means TMO, 10 in 9010 would be AT&T which are naming convention for GSM devices. For instance, if TMO or ATT had a Storm is would be 9510 or 9520, but its the 9530 for Verizon. Notice, BB Tour 9630 meaning CDMA and it shares specs with Sprint.
An exclusive device can often be labeled as 8900, 9000 or all zero's and usually means the device will have the same specs no matter the carrier.
Nope, you're a little off on your number definitions there.
Things have changed a little, but the original numbers represented:
xx00 - no wifi, no gps
xx10 - no wifi, gps
xx20 - wifi, gps
xx30 - CDMA
And this phone is definitely coming to AT&T, it's loaded into their systems.
According to your numbering system that would mean the Bold 9000 doesn't have WiFi and GPS which it does so you are wrong right away.
I'm glad to see that literacy is still a weak point of the internet. If you had read my comment completely, you would've seen that I said that the original numbers represented what I wrote and that they HAVE changed. With the BlackBerry Bold 9000 and BlackBerry Curve 8900, that whole number system can be thrown out the window.
So what was the point of trying to correct cigardj with old, incorrect information? As far as I can see, cigardj's information was spot on...
WTF was the point of your original post trying to correct him if you were putting out information that is no longer useful or relevant.
Because his information was never correct.
xx10 doesn't mean AT&T.
xx20 doesn't mean T-Mobile.
Because his information was never correct.
xx10 doesn't mean AT&T.
xx20 doesn't mean T-Mobile.
I guess I'm the only one who thinks it looks hideous.
No..i agree
if i could turd out a blackberry..that's what it would like it
I'm with you. Looks like they forced some leather in there even though it doesn't quite belong.
I'm in complete agreement. I love my Bold but this photo is just ugly. If they're going to do leather they need to do it right, and this isn't it.
It would be nice to see one complete Onyx prototype which has everything.Oh yea,I almost forgot,WHERE IS THE DRIFTWOOD?
i agree with berryg1
You dont have an opinion, you just agree with him/her?
sorry if i offended you , its still ugly bud
I would love a unlock code.
Faster processor?! Man, gotta come better than that if you want me to upgrade my current Bold!
i would love to get the unlock codes for my storm and tour
Looks pretty ugly to me. Like someone glued on a little bit of faux leather.
I can tell im going to "need" this when it drops for T-mobile. I did love my Bold.
Which BB was suppose to mix QWERTY with touch screen? I though that mixture would be the replacement for the Bold?
That would be the Magnum. I'm not terribly interested in touch screen and keyboard, but I can see the appeal. Would be nice to press icons instead of scroll to them, but it isn't like i'm wasting that much time zipping through the icons with the trackball as it is.
But if the Onxy will be the Bold upgrade, where does that leave the Magnum. 91XX?
Everything is the a variant of the same. Still the premier business tool, but I want more these days.
In the review it said that this was the first "No Compromise" Blackberry. Seems like a beefed up bold with a trackpad. What feature does it have that's not present in the Bold?
Not so much that it doesn't have, but that what isn't lacking. Higher screen resolution, more memory, faster processor, better camera with auto focus, trackpad, etc. You don't have to compromise between phones.
Think about it, the current argument is basically between the 8900 and the 9000.
Do you want the faster processor and 3G or do you want the better camera and more memory?
This phone you don't have to compromise because you get the best of what is out.
Just get the Tour. Better network, as well.
Not a better network from what I have seen and you're stuck with CDMA phones? No thank you.
Yeah, that's quite ugly.
!!!!!!!
OK....I am officially getting this phone now.
Im assuming its a black battery cover.. looks brownish from the image.
The phone is listed as charcoal in the AT&T system.
I really hope that the Onyx is comming to T-Mobile. The 3G Blackberry's have made it around except for ATT, T-Mobile. That will definitely be my next Blackberry. My 8320 has served me very well though. Having the trackpad would be great!
Looks ugly imo...that back is not what I want..rest of the device is hot though.
wow, a leather cover. stop the presses.
Who am I kiddin. I'll get one.
Every time I see the Onyx, it gets uglier and uglier. Stop it, RIM.
Sorry but IMO
UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGLLLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
uglyyy
well there have been so many posts on this unit, and no one really knows here the final unit will end up. Honestly if I were designing this - and placing it in the bold line up, I might stray from the leather back - seeing how this is smaller and the presence of visuals effect is not as prevalent as 9000
bigger unit leather looks good
smaller , not so noticeable.
I might work on stability of s/w GUI experience it has to be free flowing and stupid proof, think as a lazy person does the do not want to work to hard to get what they are after
hardware design in the area of drop test and modern style ahead of the market
and check and re check all buttons make sure they are of best quality as well as key board and each and every part since BB users have been known to take these units apart and put them back together
allow for that and make sure the parts do not degrade as a result of it
blackberry users have been known to want to customize their handhelds
so I would ensure that the hardware could withstand the customization
just really bad lighting. i'd like that type of battery cover to replace this loose omnipresent tour cover i have. i need to make the jump to gsm, i'm tired of having to to pick from wack phones and throwbacks. the tour was out of date when it launched. no wifi? huh?
anyway, the feedberry picture show a trackball not a pad... but i didn't read the article.
looks like the tour.