Finally some new US BlackBerry news! Everything lately has been around Canada as they had first dibs on devices starting with the Bold 9900.  According to these memos leaked out, Sprint is expected to get the BlackBerry Bold 9930 and BlackBerry Torch 9850 on August 21st.  The last we heard was that Sprint would be carrying the new BlackBerry devices in fall, so this does come off a bit confusing. Any way, here’s the pricing for both:

• BlackBerry Torch 9850 – $449.99 outright, $149.99 with 2 year contract
• BlackBerry Bold 9930 -  $499.99 outright, $249.99 with a 2 year contract

So the Bold is a bit more than the Torch.  Keep in mind the Bold does get NFC capability which the Torch is currently lacking.  If you need the best of both worlds (touchscreen and real QWERTY keyboard), then the Bold is for you.  Torch is targeted more towards full touchscreen lovers in best hopes to draw attention away from Android and iOS devices.

Source: CB

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