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Review: BlackBerry Bold 9900

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Below is Phone Scoop's video tour of the BlackBerry Bold 9930 for Verizon Wireless. The hardware is 100% identical to the Bold 9900 for T-Mobile. The software is about 90% identical, save for a few Verizon-branded services that have been swapped out for T-Mobile-branded services. Otherwise, they are the same device.

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BlackBerry Bold 9900

2.8" display 640 x 480 pixels
Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 processor 0.75 GB RAM
1,230 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Hardware Text Keyboard, Headphone Jack (3.5mm), NFC

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