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The editors liked
For BlackBerry Bold 9700
The best email support around is enhanced by the excellent QWERTY keyboard and responsive trackpad.
Speedy interface
Smooth controls
Stylish chassis
The redesigned Bold look
Easily the most powerful
Battery life absolutely rocks
Small and light
Decent battery life.
Solid and well made. Compact design. User-friendly and easy-to-set-up push email service. Tactile QWERTY. Vivid display. Integrated 3.5mm headphone jack
Relatively small
With an excellent grip
Keyboard works well despite smaller footprint
Very bright screen
Pleasant to look at
Excellent handlng of contacts and email
Impressive battery life even with push mail and WiFi active
3G in a slimmer shell than the first Bold
Incredible build
Superb miniQWERTY keyboard
Bluetooth
WiFi
HSDPA
GPS
3.5mm headset connector
Good battery life
Easy-to-use Qwerty keyboard
Push email
Vivid screen
Good apps available
Zippy optical trackpad
Great connectivity
Including Wi-Fi
Hardware
Keyboard
Screen
Email
The editors didn't like
For BlackBerry Bold 9700
Slow internet browser
Dating OS
Slightly cramped keyboard
Poor browser
UI could do with an update
Mobile browsing can be slow
Over-sensitive trackpad.
Average camera and video capture resolution. App Store still a bit threadbare
Browser less impressive than Safari
Chrome or Opera Mobile
No physical multimedia keys
The BlackBerry browser
Umer...
User interface is useful but dull
Web browser is comparatively poor
Keyboard isn't as clicky as on other BlackBerry devices
Apps can be expensive
OS lacking integration of existing online or social networking services
Good multimedia skills, solid call properties, good pocketability and durability
Trackpad takes getting used to, feels too small to be a Bold
One of the main differences with this device, as compared to the Tour and the original Bold, was the use of a trackpad for navigation. Some people simply prefer a trackpad over a trackball, and some vice versa. Both will feel a bit strange to the unin...
With so many current-generation BlackBerry devices available, it's really difficult to comprehend where the BlackBerry Bold 9700 fits in all of it. The original Bold 9000 really set the tone for the rest of RIM's devices to this point, but we feel tha...
Abstract: RIM's BlackBerry Bold 9700 combines the solid horsepower and good quality that characterized the original Bold 9000 with a form factor similar to other recent BlackBerry releases. The Bold 9700--versions of which are available from T-Mobile and AT&T--w...
Trackpad a much better input than the trackball, Higherresolution screen, 3G for TMobile users, WiFi calling and visual voicemail (on TMobile/Rogers), Significantly improved camera for still shots, Clear calling on 3G and WiFi, Capable if unspectacular email, GPS and music playback, Good battery life for a 3G device,
BlackBerry OS 5.0 still at times ungainly, Poor video capture, Internet, GPS and media no longer classleading, App World not as extensive or as easy as iPhone's App Store.
For existing BlackBerry owners, the Bold 9700 is potentially more than the sum of its parts. The trackpad interface is the most welcome change from the traditional BlackBerry formula, but we also appreciate the extra screen real estate compared to prio...
You know, it’s sort of like clockwork. Once every six months we proclaim the latest BlackBerry to be the best BlackBerry ever. Well, we hate to disappoint you, but it doesn’t look like we’re stopping that tradition anytime soon. The BlackBerry Bold 970...
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Published: 2009-11-05, Author: Laura , review by: engadget.com
Abstract: RIM's successor to the original Bold -- the BlackBerry Bold 9700 -- has finally landed on our doorsteps. The 9000 is in many ways a hard act to follow. Hardware-wise, it lived up to its name, going where most phones never went with its retro, leathery, ne...
Abstract: For T-Mobile and AT&T customers, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 is a long overdue - but welcome - addition to both carriers' 3G smartphone line ups. In fact, it's the first 3G BlackBerry for T-Mobile. That, in and of itself, is big news. Research In Motion...
Excellent form factor. Razor-sharp screen. Wi-Fi calling. Good keyboard. Solid call quality.
Browser still needs help. Not a big jump up from earlier models.
If you prefer your smartphones evolutionary, not revolutionary, the BlackBerry 9700 will fit your bill perfectly. It's the latest iteration of a very successful design....
Great battery life. Well organized inbox aggregates all incoming messages. UMA calling is very convenient. ...
Interface still bland, poorly organized. Web browser lags behind competition. Lacks some necessary software, including turn-by-turn GPS navigation. ...
The BlackBerry Bold 9700, especially the T-Mobile version we reviewed, is the quintessential modern BlackBerry. It does everything right that BlackBerry fans love, but it doesn't improve on the formula one bit. Calling, messaging and business feature...
