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BlackBerry today introduced the new BlackBerry 9720 smartphone. Available in a variety of colors, the new smartphone comes packed with all of your favorite social apps to let you spark the conversation.
"The BlackBerry 9720 smartphone gives you all the essentials of the BlackBerry smartphone experience to support a communications centric lifestyle. It has the best keyboard and functionality for BBM, as well as an updated BlackBerry 7 OS that adds many enhancements," said Carlo Chiarello, Executive Vice President for Products at BlackBerry.
 With the new device, Blackberry hopes to attract customers who wish to upgrade from a feature phone or entry-level Android or Windows Phone device.
The BlackBerry 9720 smartphone features a BlackBerry Keyboard, a 2.8" touchscreen and trackpad, offers generous battery life, and numerous enhancements including:
- BlackBerry 7 OS - The new BlackBerry 9720 smartphone comes with BlackBerry 7 OS version 7.1, which features an updated interface that lets you swipe to unlock the phone or access the camera from the lock screen, as well as additional enhancements.
- BBM - The new BlackBerry 9720 smartphone features a dedicated BBM key that makes it quick to access the popular mobile social network, and with its BlackBerry Keyboard, messaging your BBM friends is easy. It also includes BBM Voice, which lets you chat over Wi-Fi for free. The latest version of BBM, which features BBM Channels, will also soon be available for download on the BlackBerry World storefront, letting you tune in and connect with the businesses, brands, celebrities and groups.
- Built-in FM Radio - With the BlackBerry 9720 smartphone you can listen to local FM stations, and automatically let your BBM friends know what station you're currently listening to.
- Multicast to Make Yourself Heard in an Instant - The refreshed BlackBerry 7 OS lets you quickly type your message once and post it simultaneously and instantly to your friends on BBM, Twitter and Facebook. You can even snap a picture and post it to multiple social networks all at the same time, right from the camera app.
- Discover New Possibilities - Access BlackBerry 7 apps and games on BlackBerry World.
- Smart for Business Too - With BlackBerry Enterprise Server or BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express, the BlackBerry 9720 smartphone offers business productivity features with mobile device management, application management and security.
Beginning in the coming weeks, the new BlackBerry 9720 smartphone will be available in select markets from retailers and carriers in Asia, EMEA and Latin America.
Size
- Height 114 mm / 4.48 in
- Width 66 mm / 2.6 in
- Depth 12 mm / 0.47 in
Weight: 120g / 4.23 oz
Navigation: Touch screen, optical trackpad and QWERTY keypad
Keyboard: 35-key, backlit, narrow QWERTY keyboard
Dedicated keys: Send, End
(Power), Menu, Escape, Camera (user customizable, convenience key),
Volume Up/Down/Mute (Fwd/Rwd for media, Zoom for camera), BBM (user
customizable, convenience key), Lock/Unlock
Resolution
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480 x 360 resolution (HVGA), at 214 ppi
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24-bit colour
Screen size
- 2.8" diagonal
- 4:3 aspect ratio
Operating system: BlackBerry 7 OS version 7.1
Desktop software: BlackBerry Desktop Software (including BlackBerry Media Sync for transferring music, photos, videos)
Processor: 806 MHz Tavor MG1
Memory: 512 MB eMMC / 512 MB RAM
Expandable memory: Removable microSD memory card?slot under battery door (up to 32 GB)
USB ports: USB 2.0 high speed port?allows charging and data synchronisation of the device with a USB cable
Battery: 1450mAH removable battery
Battery life
- Up to 7 hours talk time
- Up to 18 days standby time
Rear camera
- 5 megapixel EDOF (Extended Depth of Field)
- Flash, continuous
- Image stabilisation
- 4X digital zoom
Image formats: BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, SVG, WBMP
Audio & video formats: 3GP, 3GP2, MOV, MP4, AVI, ASF, MP3, AAC, AMR, FLAC, M4A, MIDI, OGG, QCP, SPMID, WAV, WMV, WMA
Audio & video encoding/decoding: H.264, MPEG-4,
MPEG-2, MPEG-3, H.263, AAC (AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+), PCM, GSM (GSM6.10),
AMR (AMR, AMR-NB), WMA (WMA 9/10/LL), SPARK, Vorbis, FLAC
Security: Password protection and screen lock
Alerts & notifications
- Tone
- Vibrate
- On-screen or LED indicator (Notification options are user configurable)
Voice input/output
- Integrated speaker and microphone
- Hands-free headset capable
- Bluetooth headset capable
- Integrated hands-free speakerphone
Network bands
- Quad band EDGE 2, 3, 5/6, 8 (1900/1800/850/900 MHz)
- Quad band HSPA 1, 2, 5/6, 8 (2100/1900/850/900 MHz)
- UMTS/HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (Category 8), HSUPA 5.76 Mbps (Category 6)
Wi-Fi
- 802.11 b/g/n
- 2.4 GHz
- Mobile Hotspot 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR
GPS: Assisted, Autonomous GPS
Sensors
- Proximity sensor
- Ambient light sensor
Customisable fonts: Adjust the size, style and weight of fonts
Browser and email zoom: Magnify web and email content
Extended vibration: Customise the number and duration of vibrations used for notifications
Closed captions: Enjoy open captioned or closed captioned multimedia content, and customise the appearance of closed captions
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