The BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone has now be placed up for pre-order on contract with Vodafone UK reports an article over on know your mobile, even though it’s expected launch date is today the 28th of October.

The BlackBerry Bold 9700 takes the traditional BlackBerry form with a full QWERTY keyboard sitting beneath the 2.4 inch display, but the BlackBerry Bold 9700 does away with the traditional trackball and places the trackpad in its stead.

Other features on the Blackberry Bold 9700 are 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus, GPS and WiFi, and the BlackBerry Bold 9700 is offered as a free handset from Vodafone UK on 18 month and 24 month contracts of £35 per month.