Handset maker Research In Motion revealed that the Blackberry Bold 9900 smartphone is available in South Africa through mobile service provider Vodacom.
BlackBerry revealed that the Bold 9900 is the thinnest BlackBerry smartphone currently on the market, and it’s also the first to touch display and a high performance keyboard built into the Bold’s design.
“We are excited to bring the first BlackBerry 7-based smartphone to our customers in South Africa in the form of the BlackBerry Bold 9900 which will provide our customers a rich and integrated communications experience,” said Vodacom’s Managing Executive for Sales, Zunaid Dinath.
Another first for the Bold, is that it’s the first BlackBerry smartphone to include built-in support for NFC (Near Field Communications), which allows users to pair with NFC-enabled accessories or read SmartPoster tags with a simple tap of the smartphone.
According to Blackberry, “the Bold 9900 also features Liquid Graphics technology, combining a dedicated high-performance graphics processor with a blazingly fast CPU and stunning high resolution display to deliver a highly responsive touch interface with incredibly fast and smooth graphics.”
Charlie Fripp – Consumer Tech editor
