Update (11/9/2011): Axiom Telecom, Jarir Book Store and Haddad Telecom has also launched Bold 9900 in Saudi Arabia this week. The price is almost same at all providers.2599 Saudi Riyal
Saudi Telecom Company has launched latest BlackBerry device Bold 9900 in the Kingdom. This release from STC is exclusive in Saudi Arabia as no other mobile operator launched the elegant and thinnest Smartphone Bold 9900 yet. BlackBerry Bold 9900 that is also called BlackBerry Dakota or BlackBerry Magnum is equipped with fastest 1.2 GHz processor, and as I mentioned in my earlier post that Bold 9900 and 9300 will be launched with next generation BlackBerry 7 OS with powerful new features and innovative apps. Bold 9900 has 5 MP camera that can capture 720p HD video, additionally BlackBerry Bold 9900 supports Arabic language for the users in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern users, STC also provides 1 year warranty for this device.
STC has launched BlackBerry Bold 9900 with one-month free subscription to the BlackBerry service for only SR 2,599. At the end of the free month, the customer can subscribe to the Blackberry service for only SR 15 for one week or SR 49 for one month (This offer is valid until 23 October 2011). You can see more detail about the devices offered by STC here. |
| BlackBerry Bold 9900 |
| SIZE | Dimensions | 115 x 66 x 10.5 mm |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 130 g | |
| DISPLAY | Type | TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 640 x 480 pixels, 2.8 inches (~286 ppi pixel density) | |
| QWERTY keyboard Touch-sensitive controls Optical trackpad Proximity sensor for auto turn-off Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate | ||
| SOUND | Alert types | Vibration, MP3 ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | |
| MEMORY | Phonebook | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
| Call records | Yes | |
| Internal | 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM | |
| Card slot | microSD, up to 32GB | |
| DATA | GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes | |
| 3G | HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | |
| Infrared port | No | |
| USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| CAMERA | Primary | 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, LED flash |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Geo-tagging, face detection, image stabilization | |
| Video | Yes, 720p | |
| Secondary | No | |
| FEATURES | OS | BlackBerry OS 7.0 |
| CPU | 1.2 GHz QC 8655 processor | |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | |
| Browser | HTML | |
| Radio | No | |
| Games | Yes + downloadable | |
| Colors | Black | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps | |
| Java | Yes, MIDP 2.1 | |
| NFC support BlackBerry maps Digital compass Document viewer MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264 player MP3/eAAC+/WMA player Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input |
| BATTERY | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1230 mAh | |
|---|---|---|
| Stand-by | Up to 307 h (2G) / Up to 307 h (3G) | |
| Talk time | Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G) | |
| Music play | Up to 50 h | |
