BlackBerry ‘Triton’ Supposedly Coming in December with 4G
The rumor mill is churning in high-gear right now and Samir Sakpal—an analyst at Frost & Sullivan—has tossed his hat into the ring by claiming that Research In Motion (RIM) is working on an iPhone competitor dubbed the ‘Triton.’ Perhaps the juiciest part of this claim is that the Triton will have a 5 megapixel camera for video conferencing. Yes, I said video conferencing. Excited and hoping that this is true? I sure am.
RIM needs a way to counteract Apple’s move to video conferencing on its iPhone 4 and potentially the next updates to its iPod touch and iPad. The BlackBerry Cobalt tablet is expected to video conference as well. Let’s face it, video conferencing on your smartphone or other ‘smart’ device is something that is not going to go away. Customers are going to start demanding the feature once it catches on and carriers bite the bullet and let it happen on their already heavily loaded networks; probably for an additional fee at first.
Of course, this might just be new information about the BlackBerry Storm 3. The Storm 3 has already been expected to support Long Term Evolution (LTE or 4G) networks and come out sometime near the end of this year. The video conferencing feature is a new thing, but RIM is desperate to make a successful touchscreen only phone to stem the iOS and Android OS tide. It would not make much sense for them to be releasing the Triton and the Storm 3 near each other. This leaves us with two possibilities. Either the Storm 3 will be codenamed the Triton and sport the video conferencing, or the Triton is a whole new smartphone and the two will be rolling out on different carriers.
While the Triton rumor is still unconfirmed, expect more information to leak in the coming months. I will be watching this very closely. So, let me ask you this. The Triton and its video conferencing just a BlackBerry fanboy (or fangirl) fantasy or the real deal? Are the Storm 3 and the Triton the same phone? Let me know what you think.
Tags: 4G, BlackBerry Storm 3, LTE, BlackBerry Triton, rumor
I am a loyal Blackberry user and will stay this way. I am particulary fond of its font changing capabilities and its appealing features for business professionals. I’ve been holding onto my Bold 9700 and I’m hoping the Triton comes out in time for my next full upgrade in February. I can’t wait to get my hands on that Triton. Wow! video conferencing, I’m jumping out of my seat! iphone look out!
I’ve always said, “There are only two kinds of phones in this world, BlackBerry and iPhone” The apple commercial should have said “If you don’t have an iphone well then you have a BLACKBERRY”
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RIM has yet to roll out a 4G phone. If it rolls out a 4G without a QWERTY keyboard it will really tick off a huge number of BB users who still use the BB because of the keyboard and mail abilities. It makes no sense to roll out any 4G phone without the features already in the 9930. So call it what you will, Unless it has a slide down keyboard, I can’t see it being a Storm for the first one out of the box for RIM on LTE.
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The Blackberry Triton sounds too good to be true. I am using the original BlackBerry Storm I bought almost 3 yrs ago and am still loyal to it! I can’t seem to find another phone where I can change the font of the whole phone to a 12pt font which is larger than the default font size of 8pts on most cell phones. The 2 cams would be a plus, and so would the 4G. I have Verizon right now but T-Mobile has better rates.
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It’s 3 months past december. Now it’s supposed to come in June. Don’t hold your breath.
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Well December is almost over, and not released yet. Where is it at? Which carrier is going to have it? Looks like Blackberry is getting their lunch eat on getting new products to market. HTC Evo has been out in 4g for 6 months. Blackberry is loosing market share by the day.
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Its a chame that at&t just got the Blackberry torch. It is a step up for RIM but its not a competitor against the I-Phone or the droid…. I can only assume that the Triton will not be released as an at&t pnone. I sure hope my assumption is wrong. I think that the triton will be its own phone and they will also come out with the Storm 3 on a different carrier. Looking forward to See how much faster the triton will be than the torch. Could it be just as fast as the I-phone?? Lets face it..Waiting for a Web Page to load is the most annoying thing on a Phone am i right?
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I was quite happy with the Blackberry Storm 2 and the surepress was actually preferable to what I have now (the HTC Incredible). The screen was visible in all types of light and that was something else the HTC phones don’t have–usability in outdoor situations. Touchscreens bring their own set of problems and I find myself missing the tangible touchscreen which activates with that modicum of pressure. My biggest gripe with Android/HTC is that I can only get to one of my four Microsoft Exchange accounts–something my Storm did flawlessly and easily. On the other hand, the Incredible has awesome web surfing and integration of programs; I’m expecting and hoping that the Blackberry Storm 3 (or whatever it’s actually called) has the other abilities that iPhone and Droid phones have: auto-sizing for webpages, pinch zooming, and good GPS/map application. The camera is one of those things that is, IMHO, over hyped. A 5 mega pixel camera–with a good lens–is totally great. Having the 8 Mp camera just makes a larger file size with no improvement in resolution–it comes down to the photographic hardware.
Anyhow, eagerly waiting for the now-proven hardware, and much improved software of the BB Storm 3!
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IMO, 5 MP is still too far behind. RIM needs Storm 3 to be awsome to get back into the race (none business user). Android X, Incredible, iPhone all have much better cameras, so i just dont understand why RIM is not even trying to catch up or surpass current technology. LTE from what i read promises to be great…so Storm 3 browsing on OS6 should be the best. Another negative in terms of technology (based all the leaks we all read), Storm 3 may not have the same amount of RAM and processor speeds as the above mentioned devices….so again why RIM? lack of good engineers? no money in the R&D dept.? i hope it comes in a new thinner, lighter chassis
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I’m a BlackBerry fanatic and my wife too, she is wating desperate for a BlackBerry with video conferencing, for me is not essential, I’m waiting for the BlackBerry 9800 slider love the smarthphones with touch screen and real querty, Verizon LTE network will work at the end of the year I think that storm 3 and the Triton are the same phone, If someone could tell me when will be available the 9800 in Central America, thanks
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