Two Lil' Unannounced BlackBerries, Sitting In A Row: The Torch 2, and The Next-Gen Curve
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Good morning, CrackBerrians! Oh gosh. Is that the politically correct term these days? BlackBerry Junkies? Research In Motion BlackBerry handset owners? I never know.
Either way, Good Morning! You’ve got a duo of new handsets to check out, both compliments of one big ol’ leak.
It seems Boy Genius Report have gotten their hands on a confidential RIM product guide for 2011, as they’ve been scoopin’ new handsets all morning.
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First up, the Torch 2. As far as any of us can tell, the exterior is nearly identical — but like my Mom always told me, it’s what’s inside that counts. And what’s inside is nearly twice as fast as what was inside its predecessor:
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
- Tri-band UMTS
- 5 megapixel camera with HD video recording, flash, and image stabilization
- 4GB of built in storage, 768MB of RAM
- 2.8-inch VGA 640 x 480 capacitive screen
- WiFi b,g,n on 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies
- 3G mobile hotspot!
- MicroUSB port
- Bluetooth
- NFC
- Magnetometer
- Accelerometer
- Proximity sensor
- 10.5mm thin
- Launches with BlackBerry OS 6.1
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Next: The Next-Gen BlackBerry Curve. The Curve is a classic — no matter how many crazy touchscreen devices or wonky flip phones RIM experiments with, there will always be a hardcore fanbase around the Curve. Here’s the specs for that group’s next addiction:
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
- Tri-band UMTS/HSPA 7.2Mbps
- Bluetooth 2.1
- Wi-Fi b/g/n
- GPS
- NFC
- 512MB of eMMC, 512MB of RAM
- 5-megapixel camera with flash
- HVGA 480 x 360 display
- 1050 mAh battery
- Tavor MG-1 800MHz CPU
- BlackBerry OS 6.1
- 11mm thin
Between these two and the “Dakota” that trickled out early this morning, it looks like RIM has really drilled down their focus for 2011 — all of these phones look pretty dang great, and right in line with what RIM does best. If only the displays weren’t so underwhelming.
[Way to kill it, BGR]
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