Blackberry Malibu: What Is It?

Blackberry's been famous for the full QWERTY keypad phones especially useful for rapid emailing and messaging. The Blackberry Malibu is your Blackberry Curve Touch and it's a CDMA phone. But don't jump with joy if you were waiting for this, as the phone won't be available until 2012. Yes, it's the first Curve phone to lack a physical keyboard.
<h2>Blackberry Malibu Aka Blackberry Curve Touch Technical Specifications</h2>
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[*]Processor: Qualcomm MSM 8655 800MHz CPU
[*]Radio: CDMA - EvDo Rev A
[*]Display: 3.25" 480x360 HVGA
[*]Navigation: Trackpad & Nav Keys
[*]Keypad: Virtual QWERTY
[*]Camera: 5 MP (with HD Video recording)
[*]Memory: 1GB Flash + 512MB RAM, Hot Swap MicroSD slot
[*]Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
[*]GPS: Autonomous & A-GPS
[*]Connectivity: NFC, Micro USB, Bluetooth 2.1
[*]Sensors: Ambient Light Sensor, accelerometer
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We'll keep you updated as soon as the pricing and exact launch date is announced. There's no official word on whether the GSM version of the phone is in the making. However, it does make lot of sense for RIM to launch GSM too, at least for the Blackberry fanboys. What say you?