BlackBerry Niagara 9630 in May 2009
The latest Blackberry phone by Research In Motion, the BlackBerry Niagara 9630 is likely to be available by May 2009.
BlackBerry Niagara 9630 photo via CrackBerry.com
This 3G world phone will work on Verizon’s U.S. EVDO network and on Europe’s GSM systems. The BlackBerry Niagara 9630 is slimmer than the BlackBerry Curve and smaller that BlackBerry Bold.
The BlackBerry Niagara 9630 features a 480 x 320 screen, a 3.2-megapixel camera with flash, BES 5.0 support, EV-DO Rev. A, a GPS for satellite navigation extended ephemeris and standard Blackberry BB maps, and a full QWERTY keyboard.
Like its predecessor the BlackBerry Bold, the BlackBerry Niagara 9630 will run on the same 624MHz CPU processor.
BlackBerry Curve, BlackBerry Niagara 9630, and BlackBerry Bold via CrackBerry
The BlackBerry Niagara 9630 will have an MP3/WMA/AAC+ media player, DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp video player, Bluetooth v2.0, Bluetooth Stereo Audio via A2DP and AVCRP, Browser for HTML browsing, capability to view movies/clips from mobile streaming-enabled websites, and RSS feed support.
Reports say that Research In Motion is also planning a GSM version of the BlackBerry Niagara 9630. Niagara, earlier called Blackberry javelin.
Like the BlackBerry Niagara 9630, the BlackBerry Javelin will also look like a cross between the BlackBerry Curve and the BlackBerry Bold.
Experts believe that the BlackBerry Niagara 9630 will have to face competition from two other smartphones set to be launched later in 2009, the new Apple iphone and Palm’s Pre phone. Palm and Sprint have partnered to launch the Palm Pre in 2009.
In 2008, Apple iPhone 3G, the Google Android T-Mobile G1, and the BlackBerry Storm competed with each other for the top spot. Now with Palm Pre, Apple iPhone and BlackBerry Niagara 9630 available for purchase at the same time, the competition will be similarly intense.
The BlackBerry Niagara 9630 may prove to be good for Verizon, whos sales haven’t been the best for quite some time now. The availability of theBlackBerry Niagara 9630 at Verizon should boost sales.
The BlackBerry Niagara 9630 will also help RIM consolidate its international phone line-up.