The latest cell from Sprint is BlackBerry 8830 World Edition in the US, which means subscribers to its network will be able to roam more than just North America with ease. Instead of the silver color adopted by Verizon, Sprint has opted to a more businesslike black color while sharing the same unlocked SIM card slot that enables connections to both CDMA and GSM networks.

The 8830 is  the CDMA/GSM cellphone hybrid version of the 8800 which is offered by both AT&T and T-Mobile. It is BlackBerry with full QWERTY keyboard, landscape QVGA display, microSD slot and media player but no camera. It is only 14mm thin and with glossy black surface, similar to the one of the Pearl.

Sprint’s offering will share the same pricing structure as Verizon’s handset and other BlackBerries, retailing for $200 a pop with a 2-year contract and rebates. Source sprint.com