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BlackBerry Kickstart, the clamshell flip phone? We’re unveiling it to you for the first time!

Posted by The Boy Genius on Apr 30, 2008 10:01 pm 155 comments
Filed in BG's Corner, BlackBerry, Exclusives, Handsets

Are you ready, people? We’ve been holding this info for a while now trying to confirm it, but no more! We have here pictures of a new BlackBerry device. It is a BlackBerry clamshell — a flip phone and codenamed the Kickstart! Let me repeat this. This isn’t fake, this isn’t a hoax. We’ve known RIM is planning to launch a flip phone within the year, and we now have the pictures to prove it! As you can see, it uses a SureType keyboard, has an external LCD, and a pretty decent looking internal LCD. It also uses the TrackBall for navigation and does have a camera. We’re hearing a release date before the end of the year. What do y’all think of it? Hit the gallery for all the pictures of the brand new BlackBerry flip phone!

Click on over to our BlackBerry Kickstart gallery!

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  1. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:05 pm, Wifiguy Said:

    Wow looks like a NokiaBerry!!

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  2. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:07 pm, Martin Said:

    BG? HSPA?

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  3. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:07 pm, BBoy Said:

    Whoa…totally unexpected. Looks kinda bulky, but it is different!!

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  4. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:08 pm, inc188 Said:

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    U freaking genous. Tats y u r bgr

    Way 2 go on this

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  5. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:11 pm, Soundwave9 Said:

    Looks nice…

    Did they change the charging port to the type on the Moto V9?

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  6. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:13 pm, pheer6224 Said:

    This is the first RIM device I have ever wanted. I just might have to leave winmo and garnet for something more suited to the blackberry UI. I just pray HTC is readying a competitor.

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  7. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:16 pm, malove Said:

    How does this compare in size to the Curve and Pearl?

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  8. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:18 pm, beandoc Said:

    I would love to know the size, as well. It doesn’t look too big in width or length, but it does look a bit thick. Specs please!!!

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  9. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:19 pm, Goddu Said:

    ok, what’s on BGR report today…Flashback to iomega, t-mobile launches pretend 3G… flip blackberry? whaaaaa? wait…
    no. no no no nononononoNONONONAAAAAAAAAAAgH!!
    The only reason people love blackberries are for their keyboards and looks!
    this has neither! the keyboard is flush and the looks… it’s bulky and ugly and honey it better lemme tell ya. it better come with three wishes if it looks like that!
    (or at least one…)

    I still don’t get it! It’s bigger than the pearl! It’s freakin colossal!

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  10. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:22 pm, crazylegs Said:

    BG Thanks. amazing stuff. how wide compared to the Pearl? is it comfortable in the hand, easy to type on? Specs?

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  11. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:27 pm, SLVR6 Said:

    Dang, take that iPhone! That will sell like crazy!

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  12. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:30 pm, Alcoholicaust Said:

    you really think it looks good? i think it looks hideous, so hideous that i bet tmob picks it up

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  13. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:31 pm, CP Said:

    That shit is ugly!! But I like RIM and what they bring to the game so I won’t hate just yet.

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  14. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:32 pm, Jeremy Said:

    Beautiful! At last! I love it!

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  15. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:37 pm, heathen Said:

    I think it is fairly ugly…
    And I am over flips for a while… the 9000 is so sexy though! My next phone will either be the 9000, E71, or QWERTY N series

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  16. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:42 pm, bb9000 Said:

    i dont know if i love it or hate it. lol. any specs on it at all?

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  17. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:43 pm, inc Said:

    BGR on fire today..

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  18. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:49 pm, justblase Said:

    fugly a$$ nasty thick as a brick ain’t no jethro tull chunk

    if it was 9mm thin? FT Win!

    But it looks thick. Yeech.

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  19. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:51 pm, REV Said:

    Meh. It’s OK, I guess. I hate SureType, so I’m not loving it.

    But I applaud RIM for continuing to variegate their product line.

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  20. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:58 pm, beandoc Said:

    Personally, I’m thrilled to see another device with SureType. I’ve gotten very used to it on my Pearl, and I’m not looking forward to having to use a regular QWERTY if/when I buy the 9000…

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  21. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:59 pm, tritan Said:

    Looks intresting. This could be what the centro is to Palm . A low cost budget friendly way to get people into blackberry and the crackberry way.

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  22. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:59 pm, europamo Said:

    amazing, they even took the pic in a bathroom! :)

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  23. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 11:03 pm, tritan Said:

    Ok, if this is coming by the end of the year where is a pic of that new nextel iden blackberry coming. I want a ruggidized blackberry !

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  24. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 11:04 pm, FakePhoto Said:

    Umm yea Photo is FAKE first off, and RIM would never make a FLIP if anything they are going after the slider type market

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  25. On Apr 30, 2008 @ 11:11 pm, jack Said:

    looks like the bottom half of a pearl, only flattened with a hammer so its longer and thinner…..

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