Product Overview
First spotted in May of 2008, the BlackBerry Tour 9630 (codenamed "Niagara") is an upcoming entrant in the popular BlackBerry line of smartphones. With a physical design reminiscent of a blend between the BlackBerry Curve 8900 and the BlackBerry Bold 9000, the 9630 is a global CDMA/GSM World Edition device featuring both EDGE/UMTS and EV-DO Rev. A… Continue Reading
First spotted in May of 2008, the BlackBerry Tour 9630 (codenamed "Niagara") is an upcoming entrant in the popular BlackBerry line of smartphones. With a physical design reminiscent of a blend between the BlackBerry Curve 8900 and the BlackBerry Bold 9000, the 9630 is a global CDMA/GSM World Edition device featuring both EDGE/UMTS and EV-DO Rev. A data speeds, GPS, 480 x 360 resolution LCD display, full QWERTY keyboard, and a 3.2-megapixel camera but notably, no Wi-Fi support.
Both Verizon and Sprint have confirmed they'll be offering the Tour; Verizon will start selling it on July 12, and Sprint has now confirmed a July 12 sell date as well. On both carriers the Tour will be $199.99 on 2-year contract and after rebate.
Sprint has also announced a version of the Tour with Wi-Fi is expected to be released in 2010.
[Pics courtesy of CrackBerry.com and Boy Genius Report]
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ab (5:29 AM on Mon Jun 29, 2009)
Think of Blackberry Tour as the Storm with the 8900 screen (smaller than the Bold but higher resolution), and the Bold keyboard (slightly shrunk to fit the phone size) and some minor cosmetic changes. From the videos we have seen the bask of the inside looks exactly the same as the Storm.
Sprint and Palm did a great job getting the words out there on the palm pre, verizon and rim needs to step up and spend some money on advertising this blackberry tour, what you guys think?
share your views at http://www.BlackBerry-Tour.com a forum dedicated to the blackberry tour.