The Blackberry Bold 9700 & Blackberry 9000 Review

The Bold 9700 First Impressions

Written by admin on November 26, 2009 – 11:28 am -

The Bold 9700 Fresh out of the box.

Last week, when I first got this phone, It was a surprise and a blessing. It came 3 weeks late, but I was happy to have it regardless. I was almost ready to cancel the order actually, thinking it was never going to come.

The battery cover door was really frustrating at first, but then after opening it about 3 times, it can now be done with one hand. Operating system 5.0 doesn’t appear any different at first glance, but the upgrades are some-what under the skin and un-noticible until your looking for them.

Upgrades like the calendar, changing the date spins just like an iPhone. Changing the time on the clock spins like an iPhone and I can prove the browser is upgraded from previous in some very dramatic ways on OS 5.0.

For example – My blog loads all of it’s CSS and twice as fast. Bookmarks now ask you how you’d like to bookmark them (With options to have Java off when you visit that page, to show yourself as IE, Firefox or Blackberry Browser) all phenomenally useful if you’ve ever had sites that just wouldn’t load right for you.

I was a little bothered by the charging jack being made smaller, forcing me to use new accessories instead of the old ones in my car, house and office… But that’s progress I guess. It now uses a Mini-USB which is a bit smaller than the original blackberry charging jack they’ve been using for like 8+ years on the old Bberries. I believe this is something invented by Motorola, but I’d have to check.

The trackpad is genuinely a remarkable experience, kind of like using an iPhone although it is pretty hyper sensitive, it takes a bit of getting used to but it’s very responsive.

I’ll Write more on my review of the phone later.

Daniel J Deyette

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