Blackberry Bold
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Blackberry Bold black (Orange) Carphone Warehouse £80.00 |
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Blackberry Bold black (Orange) Carphone Warehouse £50.00 |
Pros
3G and HSDPA, GPS and Blackberry Maps, Quad-band, HVGA (480 x 320) screen, 624 Mhz processor, microSDHC slot (up to 16 GB), Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g), QWERTY keyboard, 3.5 mm jack.
Cons
Only a 2 MP camera, Not a touchscreen.
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SUMMARY:
Blackberry's first 3G HSDPA phone. GPS, enterprise grade Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g), microSDHC memory card slot (up to 16 GB), QWERTY keyboard, 2 MP camera, quad-band, Blackberry OS 4.6, 2.4-inch HVGA screen (480 x 320). Stylish black exterior with customizable leather back-plate.Blackberry Bold Review
The Blackberry Bold (aka Blackberry 9000) is due for release August 2008. Look for it at Vodafone Business Shop, 3, O2 and at highstreet retailer stores.
This is Blackberry's first phone with 3G and HSDPA - they took their time. Key features include EDGE, 3G, HSDPA, a 2.4-inch HVGA (480 x 320) TFT LCD 65k colour screen, GPS and Blackberry Maps, quad-band, tri-band HSDPA, enterprise grade Wi-Fi (a/b/g), a speedy 624 Mhz processor, 1 GB phone storage memory, a microSDHC card slot (RIM say it will support up to 16 GB microSDHC cards, perhaps even the 32 GB card), a 2 MP camera with LED flash, Blackberry OS 4.6 and newly designed QWERTY keyboard (metal ridge between the keys).
133 g weight and very wide at 6.6 cm, the Blackberry Bold looks quite snazzy. RIM describe the phone as having a "lustrous black exterior, satin chrome finish and stylish leather-like back-plate". You can customise the back-plate with different colours - grey, red, blue.
The 624 Mhz is impressive - double that of previous Blackberry phones. The screen is not a touchscreen, but many reviewers have been salivating over how bold and crisp the display is. The speakers have also been improved.
The Blackberry Bold also has a "new acoustic design" which increases the size of the phone's audio sweet spot > better listening quality and clarity (allegedly).
Only a 2 MP camera - who cares? Grown-ups use a proper dedicated camera, none of this mickey-mouse camera phone shenanigans. Edit documents with Dataviz Documents on the Go Suite. The Web browser is also an improvement over past attempts. Blackberry Media Sync is also included.
Price? Yikes. A whopping £534.99 at Expansys, SIM-free. Alternatively, get it a lot cheaper when you buy it with a pay-monthly mobile phone contract.
1500 mAh battery - good. 5 hours 2G talk-time. Expect 4 hours or less 3G talk-time.
Full review in due course.
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