BlackBerry Bold 9900 Gets Launched in South Africa

Recently, Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion and wireless carrier Vodacom announced the release of BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone on the market in South Africa.

This is the thinnest BlackBerry smartphone to date, measuring only 10.5mm thick, and is also the first smartphone in RIM's Bold lineup to put together a touchscreen display with a QWERTY keyboard.

The new handset sports the popular BlackBerry Bold design, while packing new technologies, including support for NFC (Near Field Communications), which enables users easily pair it with NFC-enabled accessories, or read SmartPoster tags.

BlackBerry Bold 9900 features a beautiful design, with an easy-to-use QWERTY keyboard, and packs premium materials, such as a brushed stainless steel frame that enhances its looks.

“We are excited to bring the first BlackBerry 7-based smartphone to our customers in South Africa with the BlackBerry Bold 9900,” Vodacom’s Managing Executive – Sales, Zunaid Dinath, said.

“We believe our customers will enjoy the smooth and integrated communications experience, responsive interface, stylish finish and blazingly quick performance found in this premium smartphone.”

The new BlackBerry Bold 9900 sports Liquid Graphics technology, a dedicated GPU and a fast 1.2GHz application processor, so as to provide users with the performance levels they expect from a high-end device.

The mobile phone comes with a 5MP camera on the back, with support for HD video recording, as well as with WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, microSD memory card slot to add up to 32GB of additional storage space into the mix, and built-in GPS receiver.

Not to mention that the new device runs under the BlackBerry 7 OS, with adds improvements to the web browser and can deliver far better performance levels than previous OS releases.

“BlackBerry 7 OS also includes a number of other pre-loaded applications and integrated functionality for increased productivity and collaboration right out of the box,” RIM notes.