RIM announces the BlackBerry Bold 9900, Bold 9300 and BlackBerry OS 7

RIM's BlackBerry Bold line is set for a major upgrade with the imminent arrival of the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 Smartphones. Combining the familiar full QWERTY keypad with a new "Liquid Graphics" touch screen, the 9900 and 9300 will run on the new BlackBerry 7 OS and pack 720p HD video, built-in NFC (Near Field Communications) technology, a 1.2 GHz processor and the thinnest BlackBerry form factor yet – 10.5 mm (0.41-inches).

The key specs:

115 x 66 x 10.5 mm, approximately 130 g

2.8" capacitive touch screen display – VGA (640x480), 287 dpi resolution

Ultra-easy QWERTY keyboard, optical trackpad

1.2 GHz Processor, 768 MB RAM

8 GB on-board memory, plus microSD slot supporting up to 32 GB cards

NFC technology

5.0 MP camera, supports 720p HD video recording

Orientation Sensor (Accelerometer), Digital Compass (Magnetometer), Proximity Sensor

Built-in GPS / aGPS

Dual-Band Wi-Fi® - 802.11 b/g/n at 2.4 GHz and 802.11 a/n at 5 GHz

Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR support

Wireless Network support: 9900: Tri-Band HSPA+, Quad-Band GSM/EDGE, 9930: Dual-Band CDMA/EV-DO Rev. A, Dual-Band HSPA+, Quad-Band GSM/EDGE

1230 mAh removable, rechargeable battery