The phone runs on the latest Blackberry operating system, BlackBerry 6, and packs a 5 megapixel camera, built-in GPS functionality including BlackBerry maps, excellent battery life, and a WebKit-based browser.
BlackBerry Bold 9780 price
At the time of writing the only carrier listing and pricing the BlackBerry Bold 9780 is Vodafone, with pricing as follows:
- $45 plan + $15 handset repayment Infinite plan, 1GB data – minimum cost over 24 months is $1,440
- $65 + $10 handset repayment Infinite plan, 2GB data – minimum cost over 24 months is $1,800
- $85 + $0 handset repayment Infinite plan, 2GB data – minimum cost over 24 months is $2,040
- $100 + $0 handset repayment Infinite plan, 4GB data – minimum cost over 24 months is $2,400
I’d expect it to appear on other major carriers shortly.
BlackBerry Bold 9780 specifications
- Tri-band 3G HSDPA networks: 2100MHz/1900MHz/850MHz
- Tri-band UMTS networks: 2100/1900/850/800 MHz and 2100/1700/900 MHz
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
- 512 MB onboard memory, 2 GB media card included
- Battery: 1500 mAHR removable/rechargeable cryptographic lithium polymer cell
- Standby time: GSM-up to 22 days/528 hours; UMTS-up to 17 days/408 hours
- Talk time: GSM-up to 6 hours; UMTS-up to 6 hours
- Music playback time: up to 36 hours
- High-resolution 480×360 pixel color display
- 5 megapixel camera, with flash, 2x digital zoom and video recording
- Height: 109 x 60 x 14 mm (H x W x D)
- Weight: 122 grams