Research In Motion (RIM) is going to launch seven smartphones in India very soon. The BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 smartphone, which is the thinnest smartphone from RIM yet, is one of them and getting ready for a launch in the second week of August. It seems that the company is trying to reassure that it is still in the game.

The Bold Touch 9900 will be bundled with BlackBerry OS 7, which is RIM’s latest version of the system. The 2.8-inch screen will sport 640 x 480 pixels. It’s a capacitive touch screen, making the 9900 a handset of the touch and type variety. The standard QWERTY keyboard looks classic RIM style and although the Torch 9800 (retailing for about Rs. 27,000) could be considered their first dual input styled device, the 9900 has taken a slightly different route. In terms of storage, the 9900 will come with 8GB onboard that’s expandable to 32GB via microSD cards. The 5MP autofocus shooter can record 720p video, but it doesn’t seem to have any front-facing camera for video calling. Other features include NFC support, Docs to Go, BlackBerry maps, etc. Powering all this will be a 1.2GHz processor, which is plenty for a screen this size.

The device will be sold with a 1.5 year warranty at under Rs 32,500, which is still a stiff price to pay. It seems that the BB Bold Touch 9900 is a good candidate to grab a sizeable customer base, due to reports praising its quick and speedy touchscreen response.