The handset is available for free on £28 per month plans

Feb 8, 2012 12:53 GMT  ·  By

Wireless carrier Three UK has just made available for purchase on its airwaves a new smartphone from Research In Motion, none other than the BlackBerry 7 OS-powered BlackBerry Bold 9790.

The new mobile phone, the latest addition to the popular Bold lineup from the Canadian handset vendor, is available at Three, both on contract agreements and on a Pay As You Go basis.

Users interested in making a purchase will have to get £319.99 ($510 / 384 Euros) out of their pockets if they do not want to commit to a contract agreement. [ADMARk=1] Those who would sign up for a contract at Three UK, will receive the device for free on monthly plans that start at £28 per month.

The handset is available for purchase on the wireless carrier’s website, yet those who would like to give it a try before making an acquisition will need to head over to one of the Three locations in the country.

The BlackBerry Bold 9790 smartphone was made available for purchase with a 2.44” touchscreen display on the front, complemented by a QWERTY keyboard.

“The BlackBerry Bold 9790 gives you the performance and power of the 9900 in a slimmer, more compact design,” Three UK explains on its website.

“It has the famous BlackBerry QWERTY keypad, a 2.44” touchscreen and 8GB built-in memory, which expands up to 32GB with a microSD card, so you can store all your photos, music and files. The most popular social networking apps are preloaded, including BBM, Facebook and Twitter. “

The smartphone also comes with a 5-megapixel photo snapper on the back, with LED flash and video recording, as well as with GPS receiver, WiFi, 3G, USB port, NFC (Near Field Communication) and the like.

“Plus the 9790 has the latest BlackBerry 7 operating system, which gives you a faster, richer experience for internet and apps, voice-activated searches and Augmented Reality software,” the carrier notes.

With it, “simply point your phone's camera at things around you and thanks to GPS your phone will you what you’re looking for on the screen and locate your friends; or point the BlackBerry Bold 9790 at a product and compare prices in another store or online.”

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