RIM launches Curve 9380, Bold 9790 and Curve 9350 in India

RIM brings its new BlackBerry Curve 9380, BlackBerry Bold 9790 and CDMA-based BlackBerry Curve 9350 handsets to the Indian markets. All three smartphones employ RIM’s latest BlackBerry 7 OS. These stylish devices are aimed at offering enhanced multimedia, communications, productivity and social connectivity.

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The Bold features a touch display, alongside a QWERTY keypad and is fuelled by a Marvel Tavor MG1 1 GHz processor.

A quick look at the features of the BlackBerry Bold 9790:

• 2.4-inch capacitive touchscreen with a 480 x 360 pixel resolution
• 3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi
• GPS with A-GPS support
• Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP and USB 2.0 (micro)
• 5 megapixel camera, video capture up to VGA resolution
• 3.5mm earphone socket
• Expandable memory up to 32GB

RIM shows its growing affinity towards touch-devices, as the 9380 is the first in the Curve series to be come embedded with a 3.2-inch touchscreen. It is powered by an 806 MHz processor. 

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A closer look at the specifications of the Curve 9380 -

• 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen with a 360 x 480 pixel resolution
• 3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi
• GPS with A-GPS support
• Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP and USB 2.0 (micro)
• 5 megapixel camera
• 3.5mm earphone socket
• Expandable memory up to 32GB

Powered by a 800MHz processor, the  BlackBerry 9350 is a CDMA phone with a spec sheet almost similar to the Bold 9790. It ropes in the usual keypad which promises accurate and quick typing. The BlackBerry Curve 9380 is priced at Rs.20,990, the Bold 9790 attaches a price tag of Rs.27,490 and the Curve 9350 (CDMA) at Rs.20,990. These handsets will be available starting December 1, 2011.