Roger’s BlackBerry 9000 Series ‘Bold’ Launching June 25th

The race to launch the first 3G HSDPA enabled BlackBerry is on between Rogers Canada and At&t here in the states.  With At&t still sticking by their word on a July/August launch this year, Rogers Canada has taken the ‘Bold’ step in a June launch.  According to BGR, the D-day for the BlackBerry 9000 series for our friends to the north is June 25th, just in time to edge out the iPhone 3G launch July 11th.  While we don’t consider the BlackBerry Bold to be a direct competitor to the iPhone 3G, the release of the Bold on Canada’s most reliable network could impact potential sales if the pricing is competitive.  However if the Bold launch is anything like previous BlackBerry models, the 3 year contract price should still end up being more costly than the iPhone 3G.