or customers that want a smartphone that’s built for a communications centric experience, BlackBerry® today introduced the new super social BlackBerry® 9720 smartphone in Egypt. Designed for a premium look and available in a variety of vibrant colors, the new BlackBerry 9720 smartphone takes everything you would get from a starter smartphone to the next level, and comes packed with all of your favorite social apps to let you spark the conversation.
[blockquote style=”quote” align=”” author=”Robert Bose, Regional Managing Director for EMEA at BlackBerry”]We are very pleased to bring the BlackBerry 9720 to customers in Egypt, which delivers all the essentials of the BlackBerry smartphone experience. BlackBerry 9720 comes with an updated BlackBerry 7 OS, and offers a great keyboard and dedicated button for BBM to help you live a communications centric lifestyle.[/blockquote]
“This really is an ideal smartphone for customers looking to upgrade from a feature phone or entry-level Android or Windows Phone device, as well as for existing BlackBerry smartphone customers looking for an upgrade in style and performance.”
The BlackBerry 9720 smartphone features a spacious BlackBerry® Keyboard with distinct keys for optimal typing, a 2.8” touchscreen and trackpad for easy navigation, offers generous battery life, and numerous enhancements including:
· BlackBerry 7 OS – The new BlackBerry 9720 smartphone comes with BlackBerry® 7 OS version 7.1, which features an updated interface that lets you swipe to unlock the phone or access the camera from the lock screen, as well as additional enhancements.
· BBM – The new BlackBerry 9720 smartphone features a dedicated BBM™ key that makes it quick and convenient to access the globally popular mobile social network, and with its BlackBerry Keyboard, messaging your BBM friends is easy and accurate. It also includes BBM Voice, which lets you chat over Wi-Fi® for free.* The latest version of BBM, which features BBM Channels, will also soon be available for download on the BlackBerry® World™ storefront, letting you tune in and connect with the businesses, brands, celebrities and groups you are passionate about.
· Built-in FM Radio – With the BlackBerry 9720 smartphone you can listen to local FM stations, and automatically let your BBM friends know what station you’re currently listening to.
· Multicast to Make Yourself Heard in an Instant – The refreshed BlackBerry 7 OS lets you quickly type your message once and post it simultaneously and instantly to your friends on BBM,Twitter® and Facebook®. You can even snap a picture and post it to multiple social networks all at the same time, right from the camera app.
· Discover New Possibilities – With access to BlackBerry 7 apps and games on BlackBerry World, the BlackBerry 9720 smartphone can make you more productive and better informed, and keep you well connected and thoroughly entertained, while on the move.
· Smart for Business Too – With BlackBerry® Enterprise Server or BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Express, the BlackBerry 9720 smartphone offers superior business productivity features with market-leading mobile device management, application management and security, and is a very cost-effective solution for any organization.
The BlackBerry 9720 smartphone is available in Egypt in black or white color models now, with a blue color model coming in September. A variety of accessories from cases to carrying solutions, to chargers and audio peripherals, will also be available from select retailers.
* For BBM Voice calls, both parties require a BlackBerry® 5 OS or higher or BlackBerry 10 smartphone, a data plan that supports BlackBerry services and a Wi-Fi connection. Please check with your service provider for availability and restrictions.
