The BlackBerry Bold 9790 and BlackBerry Curve 9380 will be available from carriers around the world over the coming weeks.
The 9380 is the first in the Curve family to feature a touch screen and it includes social-networking applications like Facebook and Twitter, as well as RIM’s free BlackBerry Messenger instant-messaging service. The Curve models, which sell for less than RIM’s top-of-the-line Bold phones, have spurred sales growth in markets such as Indonesia and India even as BlackBerry sales in the U.S. have declined.
The 9790 is comparable with the Bold 9900 released in August, though smaller in dimensions and with raised function buttons below the screen.