Aug 29, 2011 17:01 GMT  ·  By

Three weeks after Research in Motion announced its new range of BlackBerry 7 devices and the smartphones are already available from most carriers in Canada.

BlackBerry Bold 9900, Torch 9810 and Torch 9860 were announced in the first week of August and have been priced differently in Canada, depending on the carrier.

Rogers seemed to have the upper hand at one moment when it launched the Bold 9900 and Torch 9810 for just $99.99 on a three-year agreement, but recently TELUS made the same move and is now offering both devices for the same price.

According to TELUS' promo ad, the new offer is “available for new activations only until September 7, 2011, on a 3-year term with any rate plan and eligible feature combination of $50 or more.”

It will be interesting to see if other Canadian carriers will be able to match TELUS new offer, even for a limited time.

Although BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Torch 9810 share the same hardware and software configuration, they come in different shapes and sizes.

Customers who prefer a portrait QWERTY keyboard can get the Bold 9900, while those who think that the slider form factor is more appealing should buy the Torch 9810.

BlackBerry Torch 9810 is the new and improved successor of the popular Torch 9800 and comes with a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen display with support for 480 x 640 pixels resolution.

In addition, the Torch 9810 is powered by RIM's latest BlackBerry 7 operating system and packs more memory than the original Torch 9800 – 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM and microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB).

The smartphone comes with the usual slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a 5-megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording capabilities.

Both smartphones are powered by 1.2 GHz processor and offer users a plethora of connectivity options, including Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, built-in GPS and microUSB.

Unlike the Torch 9810, BlackBerry Bold 9900 has a smaller 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen display and features portrait QWERTY keyboard.

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