Because of the great community here at BlackBerry Forums, and the requests I have decided to put up some exclusive pictures for the members here. Also I want to give Russell Shaw over at BBHub.com a shoutout for his excellent work covering pretty much every single BlackBerry story big or small, and also BlackBerry Cool. Now the coolness... Comparison photos with 7130, 8700g (Gold), and Motorola RAZR, and yes the 8100 is thinner than the RAZR!

Alright! BG comes through again! Thanks a lot for everything

Nice pictures! Can't wait until I can upgrade.

Sweet...Real sweet...
I'm def on the 8100 bandwagon...
At first it was gonna be for the gf only...
I was gonna stay with the either the 8700 or 7130...
Now I plan to pick up two 8100 devices for the both of us...

It does look really cool. I don't know, I want to stick with my 8700 but these pic are turning me to the 8100 side haha.

This is everything I have always wanted in a blackberry. I need a tissue.

Just a the 2nd of my last 2 questions directly on the 8100 ....

BT v2.0+EDR with A2DP support!?

which provider again is said to release this? sorry Im at home with computer down using a mobile smartphone to type this in T9 support.

Tmobile, for the second part and on the first part.

I am really wondering this myself, I have searched all the articles with no clear answers and I am really debating getting a set of BT Headphones and modding the hardware into my Sony MDR-7506's = the ultimate media/headset

Being able to utilize that with my blackberry and being able to do mobile blogging with images..... well, I need to change my pants.

Also on a side note, if I pick up three of the new 8100's and connect them all to a lanyard, would I not in effect be packing a string of pearls? Oh yeah I went there

Very nice. Thanks for the pics!

BG, just wondering about the function of the joystick, is it in effect similar to the same style of action you would have on say an Xbox controller analog stick? I.e. clickability for on/off input and then free range motion although I expect with a lot less give then a Xbox analog?

wow I'm surprised at the thiness of the 8100. I wonder if the 8700 will get this thin too. motorola Q killer here we come

I think the Q killed itself. No audience...
I have one somewhere. Not sure where.

its hiding behind a pen.

**DROOLING** wow thats a skinny little toy. cant wait for that to come out on cingular. thye better not push this back or else!.. until then ill jsut have to wait to get a BB and stick with the nokia.

Very nice gold 8700

I can't wait for the 8100

BG just makes me want to be him with every new stocks he gets all the time.... Nice works and thanks for sharing...lol

where can you get a gold BB8700 exactly BG? i thought that was pharells thing only... customized and paid too much for it. better yet.. is there goign to be a gold BB 8100?!?!?!?

Anyone know if you will know be able to open excel documents in a readable manner with the new phone or .pdf documents?

If not, there is always RepliGo Professional for BlackBerry.

Wow, never seen that before. Pretty cool stuff. Do you know if it will work with BES? Being connected to my company's BES limits software downloads and access to websites.

How did you get a gold BB?

lol. That was a gay commercial. They announcer sounded all suprised when they removed the pen. He was like "OH THERE IT IS", haha.

my 8700g is going in a ditch on September 18th...

Not in a ditch! haha. sell it on ebay

Hi Everybody,

I also can't wait to get one. Currently have a BB 7130e which has 'SureType' which I now really like to use .

Hope everyone realizes that the BB 8100 also has SureType !!

Just thought it should be said.

CarBob

My only real problem with SureType is that I find myself constantly switching beween three input methods to type what I want. The Multi-tap confirmation is getting more annoying by the day...

Great pics! That 8100 is the perfect size!

for sure.

Geez, that 8100 is small as all get out - its the same size as some Sony Erricsson candybars! It's the same size as the Chocolate...

"Give it to me / give that funk, that freak, that nasty, that gushy stuff..."
- Jay-Z

Thanks for sharing the pictures Boy Genius. I can't wait until it is released. That's one hot item. I truly believe that it'll sell better than the SideKick3!!!!!!

probably a stupid question, but anyone have a date on the release of this phone for Cingular???

Thanks,

-Frank

I made some color and balance corrections while reducing the overall sizes of the images:

I just can't get over how it compares size wise to the RAZR!!! Outstanding. Hey Verizon, get with the program here, Christmas is right around the corner.......

The 8100 is SUCH a nice looking BB. But 8700 wins for me for the simple reason that I love the full keyboard and I hate suretype. But it is a nice stride towards a media centered, sleek BB.

Talk about setting the bar low! Let's hope it captures more market share than that.

I wonder if RIM will get their version of AIM out when the 8100 comes out, which would be a double whammy against the Sidekick.

Hey BG, whats the screen size? My 8700's screen is great for web browsing but im afraid the 8100's screen will be too small.

hey bg is that a gold bb

8100 screen is 240 x 260
8700 screen is 320 x 240
7130 screen is 240 x 260

8100 and 7130 are the same size it sounds and the 8100 is def a lot thinner

It does appear that the 8100 screen is smaller than that of the 7130...