BlackBerry 9720 running BB 7.1 OS

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/07/tinhte.vn-blackberry-9720-08_620x340.jpgBlackBerry confirmed that despite the launch of BB10 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/30/blackberry-os-10-review/), it'll still deploy one handsetrunning BB7 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/09/blackberry-confirms-one-bb7-based-phone-shipping-later-this-year/) later this year. We're almost certain that phone will be the 9720, and while the Thai site that got an initial look (http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/08/new-blackberry-bold-9270-leak/) called it a Bold, it might actually be a new member of the Curve family, according to a fresh leak from our Vietnamese friends atTinhte (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/13/unannounced-motorola-android-phone-not-x-phone/). They've given the unannounced QWERTY model a brief video hands-on and taken a bunch of thankfully sharp snaps, including some side-by-side shots with the oldBold 9790 (http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/15/blackberry-bold-9790-hands-on-video/). A disclaimer in the translated text states the device is a "trial version," so the final hardware may be slightly different, but it's said to have a 480 x 360 resolution touchscreen and a 1,450mAh removable battery. Our Vietnamese is a little rusty, so while we can't tell you what the narrator is saying, you'll still get a good overview of the hardware in the three-minute vid below.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/24/blackberry-9720-hands-on-video-leak/