BlackBerry Bold 9700 To Launch on AT&T, Too

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If yesterday we got excited that T-Mobile is getting the BlackBerry Bold 9700 (aka BlackBerry Onyx), today we caught wind that a second carrier from the US, the mighty AT&T, is also considering to get their hands on the smartphone by the end of the month.

The new Bold 9700, which is AT&T’s first 3G BlackBerry, is probably going to be announced as Bold 2. Primarily a design-focused update, the touchpad-driven handset is actually smaller and smoother making for a much more attractive smartphone.

It comes with a more accurate optical trackpad to replace the trackball, a slightly larger display that brings 480 x 360 resolutions and an improved 3.2 megapixel camera. Other than that, there’s also high-speed 3G browsing, Wi-Fi connectivity, visual voicemail and support for corporate and personal e-mail options, and an upgraded BlackBerry OS.

Although AT&T failed to come through with it, rumors have it that the US carrier is going to release the BlackBerry Bold 2/Onyx/Bold 9700 on October 21st. The same rumors mentioned that T-Mobile should get the handset out in the wild, on the same day.