Blackberry Bold gets compared with the Kickstart

Posted on 24 June 2008 by


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The new Blackberry flip phone from Research In Motion — aka Kickstart — gets put in a lineup with the Blackberry Bold. Neither phone has been released yet (they’re expected within the new few months – Bold with 3G speed on AT&T and Kickstart with EDGE speed on T-Mobile). This gives you a chance to compare the two devices and start making plans for your next Berry upgrade. Rumor has it the Kickstart is sporting the RIM OS v4.6, Wi-Fi and a 2 megapixel camera. My prediction? It’s all about the browser. From this point in any device that doesn’t have a browser than can match the iPhone’s desktop-like experience will be destined for the “we pay you to take it” bin. Even though I can’t wait to see these new Blackberry models – I’m very concerned that nobody has shown an improved browser running on any of them. All that keeps going through my head is “Lipstick on a pig“.

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  • questionfear

    Lipstick on a pig…I don’t know, Wayne, that’s being awfully harsh.

    To the pig.

  • http://www.s-consult.com/index.php Wayne Schulz

    By using the phrase “Lipstick on a pig” — I don’t mean that the phones are ugly (though I’m not sure on the Kickstart). Rather I think that the level of functionality that people expect from their phones has risen above the “push email” level.

    It’s no longer amazing to get instant email. What’s amazing is when your browser can get to all the same sites on your mobile as your desktop.

    We shall see — I for one will be very interested to see if RIM can step up to the plate and deliver an improved system and not just a coat of paint on an older OS (aka Lipstick on a pig).