The BlackBerry Magnum is the rumored next generation BlackBerry smartphone. It is said to feature a Blackberry Storm-like touchscreen as well as a full QWERTY physical keyboard like the BlackBerry Curve, and may be the United States version of the Storm.

The Magnum will be part of the 9000 series, specifically, the Blackberry Bold 9220.http://www.unwiredview.com/2009/04/05/blackberry-onyx-and-magnum-to-hit-at-blackberry-driftwood-for-t-mobile/http://www.blackberrycool.com/2009/07/31/possible-specs-for-blackberry-bold-9900-aka-pluto-and-magnum-9220/ The Magnum is expected to operate under the RIM BlackBerry OS 4.6 with a 480 X 360 size display resolution. This means dimensions of 114 x 66 x 14 mm, the weight is 133 grams.http://www.gadgetsnreviews.com/blackberry-magnum-is-a-smartphone-for-you/794.html

Expected cellular networks which will be supported are GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS850, UMTS1900 and UMTS2100

Other features expected from the Magnum include microUSB, Bluetooth, WLAN, HSDPA, Class 10 GPRS and Class 10 EDGE. The BlackBerry Magnum comes equipped with a 2 megapixel digital camera. This has an LED flash and offers a resolution of 1600×1200 pixels.

Reports from April 6, 2010 suggest that the BlackBerry Magnum will be released in the very near future. The Magnum is said to resemble the BlackBerry Storm2 9520, BlackBerry Curve 8900 and BlackBerry Bold 9700.

It is unclear when the BlackBerry Magnum will be released. Earlier reports had been for September 2009, which has come and gone.http://www.blackberrycool.com/2009/07/31/possible-specs-for-blackberry-bold-9900-aka-pluto-and-magnum-9220/

The latest reports out in October 2009 are all saying that the Magnum has now been renamed "Dakota".http://www.salomondrin.net/http://www.tehkseven.net/news/blackberry-news/blackberry-dakota-news-ex-blackberry-magnum/http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/10/05/blackberry.dakota.and.essex.get.early.info/

There has been no official word, yet, however there is a report of the specifications for the BlackBerry Bold 9220 aka BlackBerry Magnum.

The list below comes from the Blackberrycool website.http://www.blackberrycool.com/2009/07/31/possible-specs-for-blackberry-bold-9900-aka-pluto-and-magnum-9220/

It is interesting to note that the latest reports out in October 2009 have the positioning device listed as a trackpad instead of a trackball, and list new liquid lens technology in the digital camera.http://www.salomondrin.net/http://www.tehkseven.net/news/blackberry-news/blackberry-dakota-news-ex-blackberry-magnum/http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/10/05/blackberry.dakota.and.essex.get.early.info/http://www.pocketberry.com/2009/10/05/leaked-details-for-blackberry-dakota-revealed/