The next time you use your mobile phone, try not to take it for granted like so many have grown accustomed to doing. Of course, such reactions are entirely understandable these days considering how tightly integrated they have become in our daily routines and schedules – we wake up to cell phone alarms, arrive at work with text messages made on the way to coordinate, get reminded of what upcoming meetings there are and of what documents we’re supposed to bring thanks to calendar notes, and head home with more text messages exchanged and with mobile music playing in our ears. We make calls, take calls, and update the people who matter to us and more, to an extent that has – thanks to technology – approached that of our own thinking.
One mobile phone manufacturer that has risen to the challenge of producing mobile handsets that help us maximize this new wave of potential is Research in Motion, whose BlackBerry range of phones has become a firmly established favorite amongst mobile users. Their new BlackBerry Bold 9700 returns to the Bold design range with an updated look – a sleeker design with a great display and optical trackpad, as well as GPs, 3G capability and WiFi/UMA support. One year or so after the original BlackBerry Bold, the Bold 9700 is set to prove itself to users as a faster and flashier successor, a worthy addition to the T-Mobile-supported lineup of phones.
Electing to go with a whole new look for this go-around, the new Bold arrives in a compact and sleek frame that is entirely different from the stocky build of the original. 4.29” height, 2/36” width and 0.56” thickness and 4.3” ounces of weight all make the Bold 9700 easier to slip in and out of pockets, with its small and light body that makes it a breeze to use. This isn’t without tradeoffs in screen size, though, as the Bold 9700 makes do with a 2.44” display [reduced from 2.75” of old] – but its 245 ppi and 480×360 resolution will make a believer out of you nonetheless. Text is easy to read and there are no problems with color sharpness.
The BlackBerry OS remains more or less the same as always, although version 5.0 brings some changes that might be of interest – the easier-to-use calendar helps, and the wheel format for setting the alarm clock is interesting. The home screens are customizable, with different themes and wallpaper images to choose from. The new optical trackpad, though, is of more interest, as the adjustable responsiveness allows for a very pleasant and smooth usage experience. Just as effective is the 35-key full QWERTY, which manages to make the most of its size despite the overall area being a bit smaller than the original Bold’s.
3G network support is a hallmark of the Bold 9700, which is T-Mobile’s first 3G BlackBerry. Faster JavaScript and CSS processing also helps with the page loading experience. Still, the BlackBerry browser – with its lack of things like tabbed browsing and various other features – is quite a big behind the browsers on the Palm Pre, Android and iPhone. Other notable features include WiFi and UMA support, GPS and AGPS, quad-band world roaming, and background noise suppression technology that makes for clearer calls. The signature BlackBerry messaging capabilities continue to be seen on the Bold 9700 with real-time corporate email support and increased email functionality.
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