BlackBerry has just launched the 9720, a budget smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard running on BlackBerry OS 7.1 in India. It was announced last month and has a 2.8-inch (480 x 360 pixels) capacitive touch screen display with 246 ppi and a Full QWERTY keyboard. It is powered by 806 MHz processor and runs on BlackBerry OS 7.1. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. It also has a dedicated BBM key that is user customizable.
BlackBerry 9720 specifications
- 2.8-inch (480 x 360 pixels) with 246 ppi and 24-bit color TFT LCD display
- BlackBerry OS 7.1
- 806 MHz Marvel Tavor MG1 CPU
- 12mm thick and weighs 120g
- 5 MP EDOF camera with LED Flash
- Multi format audio and video player
- 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with RDS
- 512 MB RAM, 512MB internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD.
- 3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n , Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR, GPS with A-GPS
- 1450 mAh battery that offers up to 7 hours talk time and up to 18 days standby
The BlackBerry 9720 comes in Black and White colors and is priced at Rs. 15,990. It would be available from retail stores across India later this week.