The BlackBerry Bold 9700 is solid mid-rand smartphone, and packs most of the same specs you’ll see in newer BlackBerrys, like an HVGA display, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3G, 3.2 megapixel camera, and 256 MB of RAM. The RAM thing is worth extra attention, since this leak is the first that has been made available for anything less 256 MB. That being said, we’re still not entirely sure what the specific hardware requirements are for OS 6, if it’s not RAM.

RIM has been showing off the 9700 running their latest operating system, so right now the software is just going through carrier testing, which we can safely presume is the source of this leak. The Bold 9700  isn’t alone in its upgradability; we’ve already seen the OS 6 leak for the Curve 3G 9330 and Bold 9650 make the rounds last month. The Pearl 9100 and Curve 3G 9300 are also due for an upgrade, on top of devices shipping with the new operating system, like the Torch 9800, Bold 9780, and Style 9670. Speaking of the 9780, this leak should placate 9700 owners who feel compelled to upgrade for the nicer camera and added RAM, since many of the functional additions are in the OS.

Dressed in a satin chrome finished frame and leatherette backplate, the white BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone provides top-of-the-line performance, functionality and features with support for 3G HSDPA networks around the world, a next-generation (624 MHz) processor, 256 MB Flash memory, built-in GPS and Wi-Fi®, and dazzling, high resolution display – supported by long battery life.

The white BlackBerry  Bold 9700 smartphone also presents an extensive array of multimedia features in a compact and highly refined design. It boasts rich multimedia features including an advanced media player, 3.2-megapixel camera with zoom, auto-focus and auto-flash, video recording and an externally accessible microSD/SDHC memory card slot for expanded storage. It also includes BlackBerry Media Sync for easily syncing photos as well as iTunes and Windows Media Player music with the smartphone.

The white edition will be available in India from last week of May 2010. No word on price but we are hoping the white would cost the same as the regular black model!

T-Mobile USA has announced that it will be offering 3 of its most popular phones for US$50 less than normal this coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (November 27, 28, and 29). The sale is part of the carrier’s big push for the Black Friday weekend, the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season in the U.S.

Two of the devices on sale are hot smartphones. Both the Android-powered Motorola CLIQ and the brand new BlackBerry Bold 9700 will be available this weekend for $149.99, when picked up with a new contract. The third device is Samsung’s Highlight, a full touchscreen equipped feature phone. The highlight will be available for $49.99 this weekend, with a 2 year agreement.

The $50 discount also applies to phones purchased for full retail price without a contract, for those users interested in saving some money with a contract-free T-Mobile Even More Plus plan.

RIM’s BlackBerry Bold 9700 is now available for sale at T-Mobile retail stores and online. The smartphone launched in late October and features a stylish design and full-QWERTY keyboard.

The 9700′s 624MHz processor and 256MB of internal memory should run applications with ease and the phone’s 1500mAh battery promises 6 hours of talk time. The new BlackBerry also comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera, aGPS technology, 3G and WiFi connectivity, and more.

The RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 is available from T-Mobile for $199.99 with a two-year customer agreement or for $449.99 without contract.

There you were, just this morning, sitting over your latté. “When the hell is the pricing for the BlackBerry Bold 9700 and/or Samsung Behold 2 going to leak?”, you thought. Both handsets are coming within roughly a week or so, yet there was still no word on how much you needed to set aside? Pardon my french, friends, but that is shenanigans.

Fortunately, its been dealt with.

TmoNews got their hands on this pricing sheet, which breaks it all right on down: the BlackBerry Bold 9700  will set you back $199 on contract or, if you’re not lookin’ to sign your mobile life away for two years, a one-time payment of $449 bucks. The Samsung Behold 2 will.. cost the exact same amount on both counts.

Anyone out there preppin’ their wallets for either of these handsets?

This article contains unofficial information.

BerryReview reports that T-Mobile has made the BlackBerry Bold 9700 available to business customers. As of today, the successor to the Bold 9000 can be ordered via local retailers of the carrier. Some of the comments at the source website indicate that this is true indeed, although the offer looks valid for new subscribers only, i.e. you don´t have not a chance of ugrading your current handset at this time.

When is T-Mobile to roll out the handset for all the other customers then? We still don´t know for sure, because no official information on the matter has been provided yet. However, the guys over at Intomobile have managed to get their hands on leaked internal documentation of the carrier that confirms the previous rumor about November 16.

“This Holiday, T-Mobile is scheduled to launch the first 3G BlackBerry with Wi-Fi calling, the BlackBerry Bold 9700, on November 16. The Bold 9700 launched on November 9 in the Business channel only.”

Despite originally being thought to be hitting Rogers on October 26th, the carrier has just come around now to offer the BlackBerry Bold 9700 for $299.99 with a 3-year contract. Of course, if you want to pick it up with no plan you have the option to shell out $599.99.

Now we just have to wait until TELUS and Bell put the device up for sale and we’ll be good.

The BlackBerry Bold 9700 has finally been announced. Details have been leaking in about the “Onyx” for months and most of the seem to be true in hindsight. The BlackBerry Bold 9000 successor rocks a Tour-like keyboard but ditches the trackball in favor of a little trackpad like in the Curve 8520. The camera has been upped to 3.2MP and the screen is now a 480 x 320 display. Just like the Storm 2, the 9700 runs BlackBerry OS 5.0 and all the goodies are included like threaded messaging, updated BB Messenger, and BlackBerry Maps.

Best of all RIM is launching the phone to nearly every GSM carrier in North America and Europe in November although International carrier-specific pricing is hard to come by right now. That will probably change in a day or two though.

AT&T has announced that it will sell the phone for $199 after a $100 mail-in rebate, and T-Mobile is expected to follow suit although it’s press release doesn’t mention a price. What it does mention however is that the phone will be able to make unlimited calls off of WiFi for $10 per month, which is something AT&T is slowly accepting too although it seems that AT&T’s flavor will lack that ability.