BlackBerry Niagara 9630 reviewed in all its prerelease glory

by Chris Ziegler posted Mar 24th 2009 at 1:44PM

Most of us are going to have to wait until at least May to get our hands on a 9630, but for well-connected individuals whose blogs rhyme with "Soy Beanius Report," patience isn't in the vocabulary. BGR's gone and landed a 9630 and put it through its hybrid CDMA / GSM paces, and in short, it sounds like it's a phone worth waiting for (not to say you've got many other options if you're tied to Sprint or Verizon anyhow). Voice quality is described as "the best phone we've ever used," battery life seems to be enough to get through a full day of use (and we wouldn't be surprised to see this get better as the firmware continues to get tweaked ahead of launch), the screen is as good as the Bold's amazing example, and the keyboard is "just right." What's amazing is that RIM's managed to package all of this action into a device considerably smaller than the Bold -- and if only they'd manage to throw in WiFi, it seems like we might be looking at the closest thing to BlackBerry perfection here. Verizon, Sprint, your move.

Filed under: Handsets, RIM, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, UMTS, CDMA

Tags: 9630, blackberry, niagara, rim

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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James villan @ Mar 24th 2009 2:47PM

I think this is a awesome device! i cn't wait to get my hands on one i love my Bbr Curve i dnt need the CDMA/GSM Hybrid
but i cn't wait till the Curve2 gets release for Verizon
? when can we see this phone out?

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brenden @ Mar 24th 2009 4:12PM

i really hope we get pricing, and launch details at CTIA. One can hope. This better make its way to the great white north this summer, preferably bell.

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BlackBerry Niagara @ Mar 26th 2009 12:02AM

This phone is going to be awesome. I agree with brenden, I really hope we get pricing and launch details at CTIA. I'm definitely saving up for this baby. By the way, here is a great little website that has compiled a bunch of information regarding the Niagara: www.blackberry-niagara.us

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