14 DAY TRIAL // The BlackBerry Niagara 9630 has made the headlines quite a few times over the past couple of days, yet this time it seems that there are some more palpable pieces of information on the handset. To be more specific, a pre-released device has made it into the wild, so it has already been caught both on the camera and on some videos.
The unleashed BlackBerry Niagara 9630 handset has made it to CrackBerry, and we also have now a chance to take a closer look at it. First of all, the guys handling the Niagara say that it feels as if in a final stage of development when it comes to the hardware part of the phone, while sporting a 4.7.1.10 software platform that is not in such an advanced stage of development.
The new device seems to be some sort of a mash-up between RIM's BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Curve 8900 and BlackBerry Storm, as it features the same keyboard style as Bold, and the same display as Curve 8900. The layout and the ports/buttons around the device are also reported to be in the same style as Curve 8900's. When it comes to Storm, Niagara comes with the same 528MHz processor, and similar radios.
Niagara 9630 is also expected to feature a 3.2-megapixel camera, a small form factor, although not as small as Curve, an LCD screen able to provide a 480 x 360 pixel resolution, and the aforementioned QWERTY keyboard. Nothing much here, but the guys over at CrackBerry should say more as soon as a more detailed review of the device is ready.
For the time being, it is still uncertain what carrier will receive the BlackBerry Niagara 9630, as both Verizon and Sprint have been reported to expect the handset to head towards their lineups in the near future. One thing seems to be certain though, namely that we'll see a World Edition nice-looking handset available on the market not too far in the future.
Those who would like to learn more details on how the Niagara feels like should head over to CrackBerry to view their impressions on the device.