Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

Just when we’re all geared up to get crazy corporate with a bunch of Bold purchases, RIM has to go and build our lives difficult by reminding us that the Javelin / Curve 8900 is out there — lurking — just waiting to produce a grand entrance sometime in the next few months. A new video posted to CrackBerry goes through the 8900’s finer points, noting that the handset clocks in just a bit more compact than its big brother, features a slightly smaller, higher dot pitch display, and carries by an original Curve-style keyboard with spaced keys rather than the flowing design employed on the Bold (for what it’s worth, the narrator seems to like both styles equally). Interestingly, it’s noted that that prototype employs an older trackball design that’ll allegedly be replaced with a more bulletproof design by the instance it launches. The lack of 3G is going to be a dream killer for many, but we could see that one getting some retail legs underneath it whether the price is right — it’s got WiFi, after all.

In fact, T-Mobile Germany is saying that it’ll have the 8900

next month — a claim we actually believe, since Germany is from the future. The trackball shown on its version of the handset is distinctly different than CrackBerry’s, so it’s looking like the claim of a redesign might hold water.

[Thanks, Alex]

Read - CrackBerry’s Curve 8900 hands-on video
Read - T-Mobile Germany’s Curve 8900 product page

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Original post by Chris Ziegler

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