We heard leaked details on a BlackBerry slider device some time ago, and assumed it would be of the Storm series.  So what do we know so far? From what we understood, it would have a sliding keyboard in portrait mode, keeping very “BlackBerry-like” and not so HTC-ish.  Boy Genius talks about these rumors for the device:

• It’s a portrait-oriented slider. While most people assume a device with slideout keyboard would end up being something like HTC’s devices, we’ve been told this particular handset is more like the Palm Pre in terms of layout.
• The phone will run BlackBerry OS 6.0
• The rumored device will 100% support Wi-Fi 802.11n
• The resolution unfortunately has not improved, it is still 360×480.
• No word on if this will have a touch screen, but we’d assume so, and our source alluded to this possibly being what the rumored BlackBerry Magnum/Dakota evolved into. Not saying there won’t be a Bold-like device with touchscreen, optical trackpad, and physical keyboard, but this might be released first.
• If it does have a touch screen, this could in fact be the mythical BlackBerry Storm slider — picture a Storm 9520 with a slide up Bold-esque keyboard.
• The phone will not be a Verizon exclusive — it’s supposed to be a GSM/HSPA device.

In the last year, we heard bits and pieces of this BlackBerry slider device and was known as the “Blackhawk” for a while, but now it seems we’re fading away from that name.  The image above is intended to show what the slider BlackBerry will look like generally, but it is no way accurate or considered to be anything in relation with the official device expected to launch later this year.

-by Mac Jadalhack

Source: Boy Genius Report

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