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Verizon BlackBerry Tour Unboxing

by Kevin Michaluk on 1 Jul 2009 04:40 PM
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Verizon Tour

The boys over at BGR and Engadget both got their hands on a Verizon BlackBerry Tour today and have posted the photos for us all to drool over. They made note of some final design details and snapped some great shots. Biggest news is that the back battery door has seen some changes (for the better) and according to BG looks good - It's got soft-touch rubber on the outer part and the inner part is a carbon-fiber material. Really, really sharp.

Head over to The Boy Genius Report and Engadget to check out all the photos and some impressions.

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Posted by spenchey Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

Can't wait to get my hands on one!

 
 
Posted by the one and only M Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

so you can order the ozone online, but not the TOUR? LAME!

 
 
Posted by hakoreh Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

what happened to VErizon having the dark bezel and Sprint having the silver one??

 
 
Posted by mkurz12 Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

I was thinking the same thing but if you look a the BGR unboxing where he has his Bold next to it, it almost looks like the chrome is slightly darker. Could just be the lighting though.

Actually the Verizon Branded Tour we first saw pics of had the other battery door too so maybe removing the darker chrome ring for the lighter one was another change that they made.

 
 
Posted by Boomh4u3r Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

So much win!

 
 
Posted by qdenning Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

Too bad I actually like my Storm...and it's only 2 months old. I have no possible justification for this...

 
 
Posted by clpierce Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

By any chance will this be coming with a card like the Storm did? Any idea when I can get my hands on it at Verizon?

 
 
Posted by mixtape86 Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

It will come with a 2gb card vs the Storm's 8gb card. Still a free card though :)

 
 
Posted by jacobfr Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

I currently have my storm and i love it, but the TOUR idk i looks nice, gonna play with it and i might just might get it. screen looks great.

 
 
Posted by nateshrk Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

hakoreh they always had it this way...sprint is the yellow one matching their company colors...

 
 
Posted by nateshrk Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

i am still undecided on which phone to get...the tour looks amazing and i really want the new age bb, but I also like the iphone a lot...there are definitely advantages to both...i wish bb had more cool apps...maybe you fellow crackberry addicts can help me decide...

 
 
Posted by qdenning Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

if you like cool apps & media & games and that's your focus get the iPhone.
if you want productivity, and the best messaging device on the market, get the Tour.
It's really that simple.

The iPhone is a device designed for fun that can also work. The BlackBerry is a device designed for work that can also have fun.

 
 
Posted by tritan Thursday, Jul 02, 2009 1057 days ago

I am in the same boat. Out of contract with my nextel and looking for a faster network. Iphone or tour? Both priced the same with my discounts and family plan.

 
 
Posted by pathymo Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

but the batter door is ugly

 
 
Posted by b1gg134 Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

I agree. The rubber coating makes it look VERY cheap and the carbon fiber looks totally out of place.

 
 
Posted by pathymo Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

You're out. Auf Widersen.

 
 
Posted by SilverLight98 Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

Epic Fail!!!! Does this phone have a modern OS???!!! NOOOOO. WHYYYYYY???? Why would they make such a beautiful phone and not make a new and improved OS that can ACTUALLY compete??? EPIC FAIL! Its just a storm with a keyboard. I thought they were Research in MOTION! How does this phone show improvement and innovation? Talk to me when a new and improved OS arrives. GOODBYE RIM

 
 
Posted by Jessiboo719 Friday, Jul 10, 2009 1050 days ago

I actually got to play with one of these yesterday and while it has the same operating system its nothing like the storm, it doesn't respond or behave in anyway like the storm. It is the fastest blackberry I have ever touched. I was extremely impressed. (I have had my hands on lots of blackberrys, I work at a cell phone store.)

 
 
Posted by pearlywhite Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

I should have held out and got this one. Instead I got the Pink Pearl (which I still love). The Tour looks so much like the Bold which is nice.

 
 
Posted by crackavelli Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

5.0 is coming out soon. so the tour with all it's glory will be even better with a faster os.

 
 
Posted by crysis63 Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

5.0 will be coming to the bold too.

 
 
Posted by casperwhiteboy Monday, Jul 06, 2009 1054 days ago

Justification? I think not. :p

 
 
Posted by wspoid Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

Would it be possible to unlock the Tour for a GSM carrier and use it purely on a GSM network? Since it's a world edition phone?

 
 
Posted by BuffDude Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

I miss the pre-Curve days when the box had everything the average user needed. I buy hundreds of these for my company every year, and it sucks to have to run out and find cases with belt clips everytime they change something.

 
 
Posted by howardvu Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

But it does come with a holster, check out picture #3 from Engadget

 
 
Posted by TallyDAWG Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1059 days ago

Because I HAVE to enter. I can no longer stand this Storm and due to all the up coming wedding expenses, I cannot afford full retail.

 
 
Posted by mixoplex Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1058 days ago

It looks cool. Its basically a 8900 but the keyboard is just from the regular 8830 world phone models. Just black. I like the back though it looks nice and rich.

the 8900 was dorkee with the fisher price back cover..

Why is it hard to have 3g, wifi, and UMA all together... Call the scientists

 
 
Posted by casperwhiteboy Monday, Jul 06, 2009 1054 days ago

The Onyx is for...

 
 
Posted by supermann423 Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1058 days ago

holster!

 
 
Posted by Hybrid4830 Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 1058 days ago

I thought they said this is a retail version but on the phone it clearly says its property of RIM and not for sale

 
 
Posted by gwtiff54 Thursday, Jul 02, 2009 1058 days ago

Can't wait to get mine!

 
 
Posted by 3rd_Collective Thursday, Jul 02, 2009 1058 days ago

I guess I feel a little privileged. I got a couple to test out last week.

 
 
Posted by BeauBurn Thursday, Jul 02, 2009 1058 days ago

1. I love the back of it. Love the carbon fiber/rubber look. Much better than my storm. (I actually lost the back cover of my storm for a day because it comes off)

2. Including a holster is excellent. So happy about that.

3. I emailed someone at VZW and they said I qualify for some 1 year discount. Won't be full price and it won't be web price. Guess its better than nothing.

4. Will be able to dump this Storm. Not fun having a cracked screen for the last 4 months. :(

 
 
Posted by dzyuba Thursday, Jul 02, 2009 1058 days ago

This should be way better than the Storm because you can never beat a physical QWERTY keyboard on a BlackBerry.

 
 
Posted by badwolf67 Thursday, Jul 02, 2009 1058 days ago

"A Storm with a keyboard"...nice!

 
 
Posted by quartercounter25 Thursday, Jul 02, 2009 1058 days ago

Why are all the pics dated 01/07/09?

 
 
Posted by howardvu Thursday, Jul 02, 2009 1058 days ago

01/07/2009 translates to July 1, 2009 to much of the world

 
 
Posted by jstringham006 Thursday, Jul 02, 2009 1058 days ago

Very pretty... Good call on the tour Verizon

 
 
Posted by osucharger Thursday, Jul 02, 2009 1057 days ago

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=phoneFirst&acti...

how bout it!? ya!

 
 
Posted by PistolMike Friday, Jul 03, 2009 1057 days ago

man this is really not letting me wait for my 2 years to end

 
 
Posted by walkingrock Friday, Jul 03, 2009 1056 days ago

It looks absolutely awesome.

 
 
Posted by savage.a Sunday, Aug 09, 2009 1020 days ago

very nice