BlackBerry Thunder breaks cover!

BlackBerry Thunder breaks cover!

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Published on: 13 July 2008 by PhoneArena Team

BlackBerry Thunder breaks cover!

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Here it is folks, the BlackBerry Thunder and its SureType/QWERTY keyboard live and in person.  As we've heard before, CrackBerry is reporting that the screen gives tactile feedback, like "a big button" that gives you real, clicky feedback as well as localized haptics.  They are also confirming the rumor that the Thunder will feature a glass, multi-touch panel.  Rumor also has it that the browser will be built off of WebKit, same as Mobile Safari, so we really could be looking at an iPhone killer this time around.  Of course other reliable sources are saying it's not ready for prime time yet, so time will tell what RIM can do with this.

BlackBerry Thunder Preliminary Specifications

source: CrackBerry via Gizmodo


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that looks like a very comfee textin emailin video watchin music listening pic viewing instant messaging kindaa device lol i may give back the dare stick wit the voyager and use my ne2 on this **************** lol dump phoneeee bye bye
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i dont think anyone but you could understand what you just said
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hahahahahah i agree 100%
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I think I really want this... but with (I believe) a higher price tag im not feeling the "comic sans" system font?
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I am almost positive you can manipulate the font styles
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Yes, you can change the font used system wide in the Black Berry OS.
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there are like 8 different fonts
dont be discouraged by the default one
the BB is very powerful my friend!
VERY POWERFUL!!
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OMG BERRY FOR LIFE!
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i'm sure you can change the font...can't wait until this phone comes out...bye-bye iphone
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Yep, I know what i'm getting next. Anyone looking for My LG dare it will be on ebay when the thunder comes out. for sure!!! The dare is great but I always wanted a blackberry and now that its all touch screen I will be getting one.
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how much u sellin it for?
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well, although the thunder won't be coming out soon, i think I'll still buy the Dare, then maybe, just maybe, the THUNDER
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I really hope that the UI is as innovative as the iPhone and still lives up to the business Blackberry that well all love and know.
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well no matter wat black berry is always going to live up to its business purpose its just that some people use it for the wrong reasons lol now the features are something that blackberry has never came out with i guess they were too busy thinking about the business people
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I don't believe in an iphone killer... I don't know why people are so hyped up and ready to throw away their iphone for these keyboard pictures of the Thunder.... If RIM plans to have an iphone killer on their hands they better have some good stuff under their sleeves.... Sticking a touch screen on a blackberry just won't do it. They need a killer UI and ease of use along with some killer multimedia features and a sweet browser if they plan to get consumers to buy these things... Business users will stay away from the Thunder because of it's touch screen... This leaves it to consumers who RIM doesn't have a big base on compared to the iphone.... They will need to be over the top in order to capture iphone users... Can RIM pull it off??? I don't know, but they will need to do it fast before their users start to switch to iphones...
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That "base" you're talking about, RIM built it in the past 2 years. Heard about a little phone called the Pearl?? Well, it was had success with not only some of the business crowd, but with a lot of the hipsters as well. And really, I don't believe BlackBerry needs to have anything up their sleeves. The name says it all. It's a name business people, and most recently the norms, have been able to trust for years. One thing I know is that a very small percentage of the business people switched and tried out the iPhone. Why didn't a big percentage do so? Because they need a reliable source for their business. iPhone can't provide that, at least now, and you can ask any business man. Maybe send them a video you took with your iPhone, oh wait, oh man, I'm such a jerk.
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the cool thing about 3rd application add-ons is the sky is the limit, any gripes about both phones can be implemented through third party apps, question is, how fast, how available, how affordable, and how usable these apps are going to be. The more popular and the more hype of the phone, the more developers will be releasing their 3rd party apps.
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I can't stop laughing at how excited iphone user are that their phone has this fancy new ability to download 3rd party apps. This is an old hat. Welcome to today iphone, maybe tomorow you will be able to do a few more of the things phones have done for years. Like picture mail. Or record video. Or stereo bluetooth.
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Comment #20: get informed, picture mail has been present on the iPhone ever since it got released a year ago. oh yeah and Video Record is getting fixed with an upcoming application. so.
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I was just talking to my ex and even he says its only capable of sending pictures through e-mail, not text... So if he is correct ( I believe he will be since the owns the damn thing) than you need to 'get informed'
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People want this phone because unlike APPLE, the name BLACKBERRY is a highly respected practical device thats secure and reliable when it comes to Smartphones, which I believe now they are referring to the new 3g Iphone as a PDA.Most people I know that own a BB swear by the damn thing. They dont call it a crackberry for nothing!
With a reputation like that following suit of so many other manufatures and taking on the touchscreen its only natural for people to through down a phone that is OK and onto a BB Thunder.
A good reputation is hard to beat.
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I agree to your comments, personally i had the iphone for two months! i got sick of how you cant do anything, let alone you have to hack it in order for you to get third party apps and that includes massive glitches that come with that hack! This iphonehype is just stupid. i gave up my iphone to get my 8830, and hands down by far.... way better than iphone.
I do believe that this "thunder" will out rank the iphone any day. I guess all we can do is just wait and see.
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Just curious, why did RIM decided to build an all touch phone? Hmmm...I wonder if the "hype" really make any statement in the phone industry? I am just saying.
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have fun sending "picture mail" on the 3g
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Video recording was an issue with iPhone before and oday also when they launched 3G version.
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ill tell u wat iphone has nothing on the dare now i believe that apple could of done alot better than what they did. the touch on the iphon isnt even as responsive as the voyager or the dare.so wat if u can see youtube on it so can my computer lol
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i have 2 agree with u bb is a very repectable name and it is known worlwide they just did a lil upgrade to the phone to keep it in style with a touch screen and ull be surprise how many business people like touch screen especially if it has a stylus
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if it still has that crazy software Blackberry uses, no thanks. My friends with Blackberry's can't stop touching and commenting on the ease of use of my iPhone. And what happens when the RIM servers go down? No email? That sucks.
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how often does the rim server go down? name one time besides last week when they were doing maintenance. and as far as the iphone goes, how about the problems they had getting people activated, phones working, and emails being sent on friday. real reliable.
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Wow for anyone to be dumb enough to not expect some problems with a phone so popular and sought after the first day it's offered you would have to be a complete idiot. Of course there's going to be some glitches the day it releases and people around the world are waiting in line to get one. Great comment.
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Agreed but not being able to activate is more than a little glich... i dont want to add fuel to any flames here but seriously that is pretty sad..
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and only a company like apple
would have server problems
THE DAY the 3g came out.
smooth.
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If I know anything about RIM it's that their devices are always aimed toward practicality instead of gimmicks. Pretty much every full-touch phone currently on the market can't match the practicality of a phone with hardware keypads/keyboards, the technology just isn't that far evolved yet. I feel that this is the reason RIM hasn't jumped on the full-touch band wagon as of yet, instead they decided to see what other manufacturers could muster and use that info to create something truly "useable". As for the iphone, walking, talking gimmick. I mean the iphone can do some cool stuff, no doubt, but it has some very serious downfalls which makes it hardly competitive with handsets from other manufactures. I'm sure apple will slowly rectify these omissions over the next few years, but for all of the people that have been caught up in the over-hyped iphone craze, I feel very, very sorry for you.
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Over-hyped Apple anything craze is what it is. iphone, less features then any other phone but 100 times the hype. Mac book air, less hardware then any other laptop but 100 times the hype. Maybe Apple should patent it "over-hype"
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another iphone destroyer, millions of people will switch to this device and millions already HATE apple for screwing them with the 3g dial up speed and cheap build, no true GPS and still no bluetooth stereo support ( LMAO pwzned)...blackberry lock people in for life.


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god i want this phone so bad!
i have the dare and its nice
but i may switch to this
but that damn blackberry data plan verizon makes us get...
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the blackberry data plan that RIM makes you get. and besides, you wouldn't want to NOT have the data package. With how often it checks for updates, sends and receieves information, etc... and besides, why on earth would you get a blackberry if you weren't planning on using the internet and email?

Makes no sense
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agreed, stick with the dare if you dont want the data
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I trust RIM and Blackberry. The Thunder will be sweet. They just need to make it solid. All of the Blackberry's I've owned have rarely flaked out on me, and if they do, they end up fixing themselves, or a simple soft-restart does the job. One thing that's worrying me about the Thunder is the "sure-type" when it's in portrait mode. That spacebar looks way too small to be comfortable, and it's not even really layed out like a real QWERTY. That, and a spongey feeling touchscreen. Huge touchscreen pet-peeve is when the screen is sunk behind another piece of plastic and it feels like your pushing on a bath-towel. I am defiantly excited to see how this thing is going to end up...hopefully it's sweet.
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I completely agree with a1016neo. If this is truly going to be an iPhone killer they really need to step up the bar, both on VZW and RIM's end. Yeah, it has a touchscreen, but so do a multitude of other phones now. That alone won't make it great. The UI needs to be open and customizable, and so far they haven't faltered from that on their existing phones. As for business customers, I think they'll flock to this phone. The touch interface should make for easier navigation and data entry. I really hope they don't screw this one up too badly
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Please! They don't even have to try it!!! iphone is nothing more than an eye candy for about half hour and then you want to throw it against the wall. Be realistic when you open your mouth. iphone didn't bring anything special to the market. Nothing but a glamorous brick of metal and glass that get banged up and shattered when you drop it. Junk!
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