BlackBerry 9630 is the Niagara, Verizon World Edition?
So… we’ve just got word from a really trusted source, dropping bombs all around on the BlackBerry “Niagara”. First off, the model number we’re told is the BlackBerry 9630, not 8930 or 9030, or anything like that. Second, the phone will definitely be a Verizon World Edition with support for CDMA 1x, EV-DO Rev. A, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and UMTS, though we’d bet the UMTS band is going to be 2100MHz only. The last of the big news won’t surprise any Verizon-haters, but this bad beast is not going to have Wi-Fi. Oh man, they never learn, do they? To recap everything for you slow pokes:
- The OS actually we’re told is 4.7.1 (but possibly, possibly, be OS 5.0 depending on launch date).
- No Wi-Fi.
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support along with WCDMA support (bands not specified, but most likely 2100MHz).
- CDMA 1x/EV-DO Rev. A device.
- Release date unknown, but we’d say May/June if we had to bet.
- 3.2 megapixel camera (though we heard a rumor there might be a camera-less version, but that’s unconfirmed).
- The web browser supports JavaScript 1.6 (not huge news, but at least the browser is slowly improving).
Now how many of you are going to buy one of these things when they are released? We think a whole lot of people are.
Anyone know when Verizon will release this phone…waiting is getting old…fast.
We dont need WiFi. You can use your phone anywhere because we have the coverage. When are YOU going to learn?
are you guyz saying this is better than the storm?
even with the new updates?
i know the storm is far from being perfect, but its still a pretty good phone
so which is better?
Now I heard July 13 will be the release date. My other phone broke and I’ve been using my old razr to hold off until this comes out. I NEED A NEW PHONE.
For all those commenting on the no “wifi”:
I was really hoping this was gonna be the chosen one with wifi, but I never got too excited knowing vzw. Why do we need wifi you ask? How about things like slingbox which wont run on vzw…or seamless networking with other computers in order to share things like music from desktop/laptop hard drives. Having an airport express allows endless possibilities with wireless devices, but without wifi on my bb, (and without a real gps) I continue to be persuaded to make the switch to at&t.