As expected, BlackBerry this week announced the BlackBerry 9720 smartphone. Unlike the recent BlackBerry Z10 or Q10, the BlackBerry 9720 is powered by the older BlackBerry 7 operating system and is billed as an inexpensive “starter smartphone.” Sharing many design traits with the BlackBerry Q5, its price point is likely to appeal to those who aren’t ready to spend too […]
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BlackBerry 9720 pictured again
Another picture of the upcoming BlackBerry 9720 has surfaced courtesy of @evleaks. While there is no new device information to go with the press render, the device’s codename has been revealed as Samoa. Today’s images line up with the BlackBerry device seen in a video yesterday. The BlackBerry 9720 will not run BlackBerry 10. Intended as a low-cost device for […]
BlackBerry Curve 9720 with BB 7 caught on video
While BlackBerry is heavily focused on BlackBerry 10, it is readying at least one more BlackBerry 7.1 device. The BlackBerry Curve 9720 has now surfaced in a video again courtesy of Vietnamese website Tinhte.vn who also got to play with the upcoming BlackBerry A10. Along with the video, a number of new details about the upcoming smartphone have been revealed. […]
BlackBerry to launch BlackBerry 9720 for emerging markets
BlackBerry may not be quite done with the older BlackBerry 7 operating system. According to a number of images obtained by the Thai BlackBerry Club, the manufacturer will release the BlackBerry 9720 powered by BlackBerry OS 7.1. A UAProf (User-Agent Profile) file found on BlackBerry’s servers gives further credence to the leak. The move should not come as a surprise. While […]