BlackBerry Tour Gets Official, Coming to Verizon and Sprint

It seems like we've waited so long for what everybody says is the holy grail of BlackBerrys: The Tour 9630. Now BlackBerry has confirmed it and Verizon and Sprint have already called dibs on it. Check out the full specs below.



Carriers are so excited for this phone, the one that early reviewers have been gushing over for a while now, that Verizon and Sprint posted their Tour pages before BlackBerry even sent out the official press release. Right now, the closest we have to a release date is "later this summer," but we do know the Tour will cost $200 after rebates.

And here's the rundown of specs and features:

• 3G EV-DO Rev. A networks in North America, 3G UMTS/HSPA (2100Mhz) and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM networks internationally


• BlackBerry's most popular QWERTY keyboard configuration


• 2.44-inch display, 480x360 resolution at 245 ppi


• 3.2 MP camera with flash, variable zoom, image stabilization, autofocus and video recording (if you have microSD card)

• Full HTML web browser, supports streaming audio and video (RTSP)


• 3.5 mm stereo headset jack and support for the Bluetooth Stereo Audio Profile (A2DP/AVCRP)


• 256MB Flash memory


• Expandable memory via hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot,


• Built-in GPS with geotagging, BlackBerry Maps


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