If anyone on a Verizon (NYSE: VZ) contract was glowing with envy for the BlackBerry Tour update coming to Sprint, you’ll be happy to see this picture of the 9650 Essex with Verizon branding. It seems a little more credible since the device itself has the VZ logo, and not just a wallpaper on the home screen like the Sprint (NYSE: S) leak, but there’s little not reason to believe both carriers will be offering the Essex. For a lot of people, the Wi-Fi, trackpad, and OS update make it worthwhile to upgrade from the Tour to the 9650; and for those on an older BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) on a CDMA network, it’ll be hard to find something better than the Essex.
[via Salomondrin]
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