This handset is a side -
slider form factor with a slide - out QWERTY keyboard and a 4 - inch touchscreen display with resolution of 854 x 480 pixels.
Not exact matches
That's probably because of reportedly lackluster sales performance by Microsoft's latest OS so far, but still the category will grow as OEMs look to invest more in hybrid devices,
sliders and tablet - style
form factors that could potentially resonate better
with where consumers seem to be spending their computing dollars these days.
And heck, they're already taking the Palm Pre's
form factor with the Bold
slider, so why not borrow the Pixi's design for the Pearl's keyboard.
Various other bloggers, including Al Sacco at CIO.com, have called the device the Bold 9800 since mid-May, at least, and tied the
slider form factor and other hardware features
with BlackBerry 6, the upcoming operating system that RIM has acknowledged is coming later this year
with a better WebKit browser.
BlackBerry - maker Research In Motion's (RIM) latest creation, the BlackBerry Torch 9800, sports an entirely new
form factor for the company: It's the first BlackBerry «
slider» device
with both a touch display for on - screen navigation and typing, as well as a full QWERTY BlackBerry keyboard / optical trackpad.
My money is on a 10.1 Honeycomb device
with a sliding
form -
factor like the Asus Eee Pad
Slider, and I'll tell you why.
This handset is a portrait QWERTY
slider form factor that aimed to women and girls
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N4BB also claims a QWERTY - equipped BlackBerry 10 device is expected to launch in the first quarter next year, again in line
with a report from this past January, though the site claims the device might not feature a
slider form factor.
Nokia C2 - 06 comes in a set of fresh colors
with a clean, smooth finish in a
slider form factor.
Hybrids that follow the
slider form factor are often annoying and flimsy; but here,
with the Sony Vaio Duo 11, the sliding hinge is smooth, solid, and inspires confidence.