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TELUS to release the BlackBerry Bold 9780 October 21st

By on September 15, 2010 at 12:06pm in Telus Mobility News


The BlackBerry Bold 9700 has been put on TELUS’ end of life status (EOL) which only means one thing. A new device is coming soon and that chosen smartphone is the BlackBerry Bold 9780.

We’ve seen pics and videos of this in the past and RIM has made some important changes to this model, namely adding a 5 megapixel camera with LED Flash, 512MB of RAM (increased from 256MB), a 2.4-inch display (resolution of 480×360), WiFi, GPS, 624 MHz processor and the new BlackBerry 6 OS with the WebKit browser.

It’s been rumoured that the 9780 would be launching sometime in October… and thanks to one of our tipsters for letting us know the date is set to hit TELUS on Thursday, October 21st. No word on pricing yet.

UPDATE: Looks like a video has now surfaced by The Cellular Guru that’s about 30 seconds in length that shows a TELUS branded Bold 9780 in action, check it out after the break.

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14 comments for “TELUS to release the BlackBerry Bold 9780 October 21st”

  1. Ouch… My Bold 9700 is only three weeks old :(

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    Posted by Joe T | September 15, 2010, 12:36 pm
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    • dw my friend dropped my 9700 from the top of a penthouse…

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      Posted by princess101 | October 4, 2010, 7:43 pm

  2. Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see.

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    Posted by Zeake | September 15, 2010, 12:37 pm
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    • Completely agree….What is RIM thinking? I used to be a huge fan of them and once i saw that their “best” phone not only runs their newest OS with sluggishness but is also specced as a 2008 phone, I immediately sold my Storm 2, while it still had some value, and got the HTC Desire. Best $$ I have ever spent on a phone!

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      Posted by ELNY | September 15, 2010, 2:36 pm

  3. Oh yeah… Blackberry. What are they saying these days? :)

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    Posted by Carmine | September 15, 2010, 1:40 pm
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  4. Mine is only a month old lol, oh well it still works!

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    Posted by Bubzilla | September 15, 2010, 1:47 pm
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  5. GREAT NEWS,BLACKBERRY IS THE BEST I cant waitt when willbe on vodafone…..

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    Posted by michael tawroginski-from SLOUGH/UK | September 15, 2010, 4:08 pm
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  6. Thank god I did my research. I was about to go out and buy the 9700. Thanks mobilesyrup!!!

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    Posted by Trevor | September 15, 2010, 6:58 pm
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  7. (resolution of 480×360) about half of the ip4

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    Posted by bobsuruncle | September 16, 2010, 12:00 am
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    • Yes, but the Bold 3 has a 2.44 inch screen, while the iPhone 4 has a 3.5 inch screen. I would say that makes the iPhone slightly better but I think it is a fantastic resolution for a screen size of 2.44 inches.

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      Posted by Elliot | September 16, 2010, 11:46 am

  8. A 9700 with twice the memory and OS6, sweet!

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    Posted by Jake | September 16, 2010, 1:14 am
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  9. I just got 9700 wow RIM f**k RIM

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    Posted by John | September 24, 2010, 2:27 am
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  10. ^

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    Posted by udin pratama | November 8, 2010, 6:15 pm
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  11. Hi lucille,We use our relagur shipment carrier which is Air 21. It only takes 3 business days,However, should you want a 24 hour shipment though LBC, the charges would have to be through your account, but just to let you know, there has not been any problems through Air 21 with the units which we have already shipped to Mindanao and Visayas area.Let me know how you prefer the delivery to be as per payment. you may deposit through our Ps Bank or HSBC account.Thank you and hope to do business with you soon!Kind regards,

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    Posted by Alfan | December 4, 2012, 2:30 am
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