Some videos have leaked earlier this week over at CB of the new Style 9670. I have found another leaked video online so here ya go. So far no launch date has been said and not many technical specs are out either. Rumor has it that we should see the 9670 on Verizon and Sprint by the end of the year, again, a rumor. The following video is an external display of the device. Nothing too in depth, just a short overview the functionality of some of the buttons the device has.
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Hardware
The Style 9670 has the sd card slot on the bottom left side, which reminded me of my previous original Bold 9000. To the right of the device are the volume buttons, which can also change your track when listening to music through the media player. Below the volume buttons is the camera, or right side convenience key. No keys on the top of the device such as mute or lock can be seen, so there is nothing to officially confirm, but what can be seen, is the full spacious QWERTY keypad. There is a lot of breathing room so typing on it will be much more efficient. It looks so spacious, the mute and lock buttons can be implemented on top of the call/hang up buttons. The outer and inner screens look large enough to enjoy browsing, emailing, and multimedia usage.
Software:
Moving on to the software of the device, one can notice the new 6.0 operating system instantly. It looks smooth and responsive with 8 icons on the front, which can be customized. I noticed the time has been moved from the middle of the screen, to the left and under the battery level. The sound profiles are beneath the time. The layout throughout the menu options have been spread out making the text easier to read. RIM has really made an effort to reach out and attract different users. The reason I say this is because when the options are opened, a small profile icon appears next to the description. For example, next to connectivity, appears a small antenna. Next to keyboard, there is an icon of a small keyboard. For spell check, an icon appears with abc’ and a checkmark and so on. The media player has a new look as well which is not bad. Tracks can be changed using the cover scroll feature, which can be similar to the ipod touch media player. One thing that I would have really liked to see, is how the music player functions when the device is closed. I really wanted to see the functionality of the device once it was closed, as well as what appears on the outer screen. The new 5.0 mega pixel camera has me curious. I want to see how that looks, but i guess the best way to review that would be to actually get my hands on a BlackBerry 9670.