No mobile manufaturers are willing to be left behind in the race against iPhone 3G, definetely not for RIM (Research In Motion). Because RIM has just gave a sneak peek photo shots of its BlackBerry Thunder, and this time it's CrackBerry (via Engadget Mobile) who got the first hands-on pictures.
Enough to make you drool a bucket, wanting a BlackBerry device with large screen like iPhone's? Here's a quick recap of the details on the Thunder's touchscreen display, courtesy of CrackBery:
- Tactile Response - when you press on the Thunder's screen, it pushes in "just" a little bit (the whole screen is sort of like a big button) and you get immediate "real" feedback - you hear an audible clickety sound, and can feel a buzz in your finger where you actually pressed on the display.
- Full QWERTY and SureType entry - hold the phone in landscape mode and you can take advantage of a full-qwerty keypad. Use the phone in portrait mode and you can enter data on a SureType keyboard. You will be able to choose/change your screen/keyboard orientation at anytime.
- Screen is made of glass and will feature multi-touch - the Thunder is said to be utilizing WebKit for it's browser engine (same as the iPhone), so hopefully that means a solid web browsing experience for the Thunder.
- Oh, boy... It's gonna be an interesting fight, when BB Thunder and iPhone 3G will finally face head-to-head. I wonder which one will be picked by business and corporate users?
[blogged with my Tro 750v]
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