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BlackBerry Thunder 9500 surfaces, taking on iPhone 3G

08 July, 2008 | Read the news | Post your comment
BlackBerry Thunder 9500 surfaces, taking on iPhone 3G - read the full textThe full touch-based BlackBerry Thunder 9500 has been awash in rumors online. Now several official photos have leaked to prove that the Thunder is a real deal and it will boast a spanking new Blackberry Touch UI OS. If you have accidentally felt that you may be riding the tech wave with your...

 

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hmmm. interesting. the 2.5" screen isn't too impressive though, i must say. why not make it bigger? And i wonder what they're going to do with the inseparable qwerty keyboard of theirs. accelerometer, anyone?

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  • 2008-07-08 18:39
  • Y7BU

cdma huh? count me out

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  • 2008-07-08 17:56
  • Rm92

> In reply to GreedyRem @ 2008-07-08 16:01 from NRHH - click to readi m agree with it , if we r talking abt touch screen phone the iphone is still the best phone

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  • 2008-07-08 17:25
  • 258w

Thats a Nice phone.....

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  • 2008-07-08 16:52
  • nEwW

And I agree, just because it has a touch screen doesn't make it an iphone-killer? Considering pretty much anything has been an iphone killer when it comes to people who know about phones and don't just follow hype. Iphone was dead to a alot of people a loooooooooooooooooooong time ago. All it had was a good browser, that really is it.

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  • 2008-07-08 16:01
  • NRHH

The biggest thing with Blackberry was their push email function but pretty much any other windows mobile phone can do that now as I can attest with my HTC touch cruise.

So why all the fuss because blackberry finally caught up to where HTC, ASUS, Imate and everyone else has been for over a year now?

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  • 2008-07-08 15:59
  • NRHH

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-07-08 15:51 from 0BiV - click to readActually ur very wrong... not all touch screen devices want to be like the iphone... thats like saying every data device with a touch screen and full keyboard wants to be a palm... its a fact that companies are making phones that people want and people want more touch friendly phones so hush up blackberry knows what it is doin and it really doesnt matter if u dont buy it because alot of folks will

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  • 2008-07-08 15:57
  • jrY$

to bad its stuck on verizon, i wish ATT would have more iphone competition i hate the iphones

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  • 2008-07-08 15:53
  • YgJf

> In reply to neonoafs @ 2008-07-08 14:10 from PYh2 - click to readThis was obviously a joke :))

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  • 2008-07-08 15:51
  • 0BiV

it does have 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels camera...have a look here
http://sntradersonline.com/pho...ct_id=snp914

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  • 2008-07-08 15:39
  • 258w

Sorry, but the IPhone is simply tripe and already rendered obsolotete, I really don't see what al the fuss is about. As for this, an IPhone killer? This is more like the 'real thing' and flagship of all smartphone hysteria. I don't even ackowledge the IPhone at all, all hype, no substance. If this is reliable, then I'd wager it's gonna be aiming for the HTC Diamond and SE XPERIA as well as Nokia Tube.

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  • 2008-07-08 15:32
  • 0RD}

> In reply to arjun @ 2008-07-08 12:41 from 2@xX - click to readRight- 2.4" seems too small, The screen in the photo looks much bigger. Anyways looks great and will be good for the market. Cheers

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  • 2008-07-08 15:24
  • iiVW

unfortunately, it won't have an 8MP camera, i'll at the most 3.15MP
i mean, look at iPhone, it only has a 2MP camera and not even flash nor auto-focus, these category of devices are not focused on the camera (sadly)

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  • 2008-07-08 15:14
  • LEAy

I agree 2.5" is too small to be realistic. But I'd be really interested if it was that small.
If it's actually 3.5", then I think it'd be too big; would probably be a lot bigger than the iPhone, which is a turn-off for me since I think the iPhone is huge.

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  • 2008-07-08 14:37
  • QsUP

man, the display looks like its atleast 2.8inches,2.5 not possible unless the phone is smaller than your palm

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  • 2008-07-08 14:20
  • nCbx

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-07-08 14:10 from 2CJa - click to readHonestly not every damn touch screen phone is an iphone imitation, theres only so much you can change with a phone when it comes to being touch screen. Basically its a big screen. Not much to work with except where you put the buttons which are normally placed where it would be most efficient.

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  • 2008-07-08 14:18
  • 5%rr

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-07-08 14:10 from 2CJa - click to readeven if this phone wont compete with iphone, some ppl will buy this cellphone 'cause this is for corporate ppl.

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  • 2008-07-08 14:12
  • PYh2

The camera is not the focus of this phone :S its simply to try imitate the iphone and hope people buy it. It will never be as good as the iphone, cuz apple make mac, apple made itunes and apple know how to market their products. This will be a flop... goodbye black berry

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  • 2008-07-08 14:10
  • 2CJa

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-07-08 12:34 from 0BiV - click to readi think this is too much for blackberry (8 MP)

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  • 2008-07-08 14:10
  • PYh2

nice, looks great

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  • 2008-07-08 13:57
  • jnNZ
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