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Published on: 02 May, 2008 by PhoneArena Team

More information emerges on the Kickstart

Keep in mind that the information in this article is not official.

Fresh off his big Kickstart announcement, BGR has lots or new pictures and details. This one looks to be interesting, and squarely aimed at not only consumers but the young, hip crowd. Unique features, such as a luminescent ring around the external display, a battery door that can be customized with graphics and a slew of color options make the Kickstart the most radical departure from the traditional BlackBerry yet. The units themselves will be annodized and the battery door will be either soft touch metal, or low gloss for printing graphics onto it.

As far as features go, look for quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (no 3G?!?,) OS 4.6 (the sexy new number found on the upcoming 9000,) WiFi, 2 megapixel camera, 3.5mm headset jack and a"next generation" SureType keyboard. Both displays will be 16 bit color, the internal display is QVGA while the external measures 160x128. The date isn't hard yet, but look for this to land on T-Mobile as early as September.

source: BGR

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VZW @ 02 May, 2008 10:39:05 AM

Nice of them to launch a breakthrough device on the worst network out there. We'll see who they
launch this so called "touch screen" device with in the future. Hopefully Verizon Since they have
the best network out there which includes 3G. Let T-Mobile have that non 3G garbage. ;u)

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jrcrow79 @ 02 May, 2008 12:04:34 PM

umm...Tmobile is ALREADY 3G man!..I have ATT curve 8310 with Edge speed..fast enough..I am an
engineer and have had verizon which I just threw out the window due to nickle n diming..again!..3g
ISNT that quicker..you're talking nanoseconds man!..geez and that doesnt included network
traffic..think bout it!

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anonymous @ 02 May, 2008 12:10:56 PM

Yeah. T-mobile just launched 3 g. for
voice.http://gizmodo.com/385621/t+mobile-3g-details-nyc-tomorrow-plus-the-20+-markets

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anonymous @ 02 May, 2008 03:50:37 PM

yea in new your city. its nto available nationwide yet

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lol @ 04 May, 2008 11:32:21 AM

T-Mobile has only RECENTLY launched a 3G service. And even then, it is only for voice
communication, so you can't apply it to all of the media on a phone. Plus, T-Mobile wouldn't be
using the 3G for REAL TELEVISION like Verizon does. And like VZW said, Verizon is the vest network
out there. ATT can't even cater well to a big city like Los Angeles, where as VZW can cater to even
the smallest town in rural Texas because of the awesome network and reception.

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babbo @ 02 May, 2008 12:33:42 PM

WHat's breakthrough about this? It's a flip Pearl with some colored lights. Looks to be about 5
inches thick, too. Yawn.

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FerneyZan @ 02 May, 2008 12:58:27 PM

I really like it a lot,, but what I dont like,, is the fact that it will not a 3G phone.. that is a
huge disappointment.. Specially since T-Mobile finally rolled 3G out starting in some markets...

It also looks a little bit HUGE... Damn!!! But overall, as long as not bigger then the RAZR 2, I
would had been interested to get me one if it was on VZW or ATT or even Sprint where 3G is mostly
deployed..

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VZW @ 02 May, 2008 02:37:45 PM

They launched 3G in just 2 or 3 cities. Edge is basicaly 2.5G. about 250k compared to a Rev A
device running about 1.4MB. big difference when your tethering your device. Which means those
nanoseconds turn into minutes. I would say the only thing breakthrough for this device is the newer
OS and the Flip/Clamshell design. Its a first for them which therefor means "breakthrough" If you
like your inferior network with TMobile then stay with all the Somalians and typical garage sale
atmosphere. Im glad to be nickel and dimed as long as its fast and its reliable.

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Rev A @ 02 May, 2008 09:43:00 PM

Rev A in some Markets is up to 2.0 mbps way faster than Edge

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T-HUFF @ 03 May, 2008 10:13:14 AM

THIS PHONE SHOULD BE WITH VZW. PLEEEEEEEASE.

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DeeBee @ 04 May, 2008 10:37:58 AM

Any chance this babe coming to Europe??

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HeyTreTre @ 05 May, 2008 01:31:38 PM

WOW!
Im impressed
My girlfriend would love this.
She loved my blackberry but hated it wasnt a flip-phone
What a great looking convergent device!
ARRRG and I just bought her the RAZR2V9 for tmo for 300 bucks
DAMN YOU RIM
Coulda hinted at this earlier

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Simdes @ 06 May, 2008 10:35:21 AM

Clamshell blackberry?? - Good, good! *evil beaver*

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