BlackBerry Bold 9780 caught on video running OS 6

This new Bold 9780 is really looking like the real deal, isn't it? The phone, which includes some ultra-minor aesthetic tweaks over the 9700, along with 512MB of RAM to handle the new BlackBerry 6 OS, has been described on paper, caught on camera, and now has gotten the requisite video walkthrough. The video, obtained by Driphter.com, includes some nice WebKit browsing, with fast page loads but some slightly sluggish scroll speeds. Of course, this is still pre-release software, so we'll see where we end up when BlackBerry 6 starts landing on these RAM-bumped devices for reals. Video is after the break.

[steviejobz Posted Jul 29th 2010 12:10PM]

The phrase "lipstick on a pig" comes to mind here.

[WickedEast Posted Jul 29th 2010 3:12PM]

@steviejobz

Lipstick: fancy UI
Pig: OS that requires a uber CPU

Now, does that apply to OS 6, Android, iOS, WebOS or Symbian?

[keyrol Posted Jul 29th 2010 12:10PM]

and again.. blackbe..ZZZZZzzzzzZZzzz

[Tipsofme Posted Jul 29th 2010 12:38PM]

This is like trying to stop a train with a bullet. Bb is still the number one sold smartphone in north America but those numbers a crashing fast. The balckberry section of our store is becoming as interesting to customers as the Garmin phone section. Its a ghost town. This company lacks excitement and has better bring if they want to survive the "storm" of smart phones rolling in.

[kenny goo Posted Jul 29th 2010 3:28PM]

@Tipsofme

The funny part is you're wrong. Blackberry sales aren't slowing, they're increasing, just as Android and iPhone sales are.

Knowing what you're talking about FTW. I don't care what the one store you're working at is like. It's irrelevant.

[MadJoe Posted Jul 30th 2010 10:10AM]

@kenny goo You got any data to back that up? The chart I saw says you're wrong: BB -0.4%, iPhone -1.0%, Android +4.0%. Well, one out 3 ain't bad. Just ain't good enough to be so smug.

[Tipsofme Posted Jul 30th 2010 10:27AM]

@kenny goo what's so funny about this is the "store" I was referring to was a typo. It should have been store's. I monitor sales for 15 corporate owned Tmo store in Dallas Texas. Blackberry sales have dip so much in comparison to other smart phones we just had a visit from a Guy that was flown in from Canada to see why sales where down so much and to see what they can do different to bring sales back up. But you know every thing. And no I wont put if sales stats on a public site about a corporate owned group of stores.

[CodeGirls Posted Jul 29th 2010 12:43PM]

nope. I'll have to pass

[sugosugita Posted Jul 29th 2010 2:50PM]

*yawn*

[spo00n Posted Jul 29th 2010 3:17PM]

Mild improvement over OS5. I want to throw my BB at the wall almost every time I use it it's such an idiotic device. I doubt OS6 will allay that desire any.

[kenny goo Posted Jul 29th 2010 3:26PM]

FUCK THE PHILLIES

[MRCUR Posted Jul 29th 2010 5:20PM]

Alright, I'm sold. I really hope AT&T and RIM announce the launch date for the 9780 on Tuesday.

[psycros Posted Jul 29th 2010 5:33PM]

A UI clearly built for power users. Children may find it a little hard to use since it doesn't have as many cartoon icons. The only improvement I could think of would be maybe up the working RAM to a full gig, and add a gig for storage as well. Every other new smartphone has at least that much - what's the problem, RIM?

[brianhj Posted Jul 29th 2010 6:46PM]

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