BlackBerry 9220 Globally Launches From India Today, Priced Rs. 10,990

BlackBerry is still riding high in India with its entry level phone the Curve 8520 being one of the hottest selling phones in recent times. It was a pretty basic smartphone as it didn’t have 3G and features just a 2 MP camera et al, but was quite popular because users were getting BBM and e-mail at a pretty ‘reasonable’ price. Now, its second successor, after the Curve 3G 9300 has finally arrived. RIM has announced the launch of the BlackBerry Curve 9220 with Bollywood bombshell Katrina Kaif. The all new Curve is now thinner, sleeker and sexier and comes with BlackBerry OS 7.1. The 9220 is also the first BlackBerry to come with FM Radio on board.

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At today’s launch event, Krishnadeep Baruah, Director-Marketing, RIM India, said that this was the most important day in the history of BlackBerry in India. Carlo Chiarello, Executive Vice President, Smartphone Division says the Indian population is the first to get access to the product globally. He also said, “India is a very important market for RIM and we are extremely proud and excited to officially unveil and launch the new BlackBerry Curve 9220 for the first time here in India”.

Here’s what the spec sheet for the BlackBerry 9220 looks like:

• 2.44-inch screen with a 320 x 240 pixel resolution

• 512 MB of RAM, 512 MB of ROM

• EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi

• Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, USB 2.0

• 2 megapixel rear camera

• Stereo FM radio with RDS

• Memory expandable up to 32 GB via microSD card

• 3.5 mm handsfree socket

• 1450 mAh Lithuim-ion battery with up to 7 hours talk time (according to RIM)

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