Blackberry Bold 9000

Last updated: Review by InfoWorld (14 January’09)

Blackberry Bold is a UMTS: 2100/1900/850MHz, GSM: 1900/1800/900/850 MHz, GPRS, EDGE and HDSPA networks smartphone features 624-MHz processor help support your need to multitask and prioritize with access to your voice and data services at the same time, Camera (2MP), Video Recording, Multimedia player, QWERTY (Keyboard), built-in GPS capabilities, Wi-Fi: 802.11a/b/g, Microsoft® Word and Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides editor, and built-in mobile streaming capabilities. The phone measures 4.48″/114mm (Length) x 2.6″/66mm (Width) x 0.59″/15mm (Depth) and it weighs approx. 4.8 oz/136g.

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Blackberry Bold Reviews

InfoWorld reviews the Blackberry Bold and writes;

“Is it worth $299? If you’re carrying a BlackBerry, and you are among those serious users who type as much as they read, the Bold is worth every penny. ”
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DigitalTrends reviews the Blackberry Bold and writes;

“the Blackberry Bold is by far the sweetest smartphone RIM has created. If you’re hooked on so-called “crackberries” or just want to upgrade to a mobile phone that offers the best of best worlds (think boardroom meets bad ass), hey… Congratulations – you’ve finally met your match.”
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TechReviewSource reviews the Blackberry Bold and writes;

“All in all, the new RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 is a fantastic smartphone that both business exec’s and the average user will love. The 3G connectivity and Wi-Fi as well means that you’ll be connected to the Internet wherever you go.”
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AllThingsGSD reviews the Blackberry Bold and writes;

“Emailing on the BlackBerry Bold was a breeze. I grew so fond of its keyboard design — made with flat, roomy keys and silver “frets,” or dividing lines, that separate each row — that I found myself touch typing without looking down after only three days of use..”
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LetsTalk reviews the Blackberry Bold and writes;

“For those who waited, the RIM BlackBerry Bold won’t disappoint. The Bold impresses with its brilliant display, enhanced productivity tools, and excellent multimedia performance to deliver a more powerful and well-rounded smartphone to mobile professionals.”

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MobileChoice reviews the Blackberry Bold and writes;

“Surfing the net on either HSDPA or Wi-Fi proves to be a nippy experience, and RIM has upheld its tradition of producing excellent messaging devices. The two-megapixel camera is disappointing, although all your navigating needs are met with the on-board A-GPS. ”
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DevHardware reviews the Blackberry Bold and writes;

“The BlackBerry Bold’s display is reason enough to purchase it as an upgrade if you already own a previously-released BlackBerry series mobile device. The Bold has a 480 x 320 LCD display that can churn out 65,000 colors. It produces bright, crisp, and clear images.”
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Pocket-Lint reviews the Blackberry Bold and writes;

“Well this is RIM’s most consumer BlackBerry to date making the smaller BlackBerry Curve look decidedly antiquated in comparison. The killer areas here are that it is feature-packed and looks good. As an emailing device you can’t ask for much more with plenty of features on offer and plenty of chance to customise. It’s RIM doing what it does best.”

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GearDiary reviews the Blackberry Bold and writes;

“If you are looking for a fast, powerful smartphone that can do everything, take a good look at the BlackBerry Bold. Trust me, you’ll be impressed. Pros: Excellent screen, battery life, keyboard, HSDPA, signal strength, performance. Cons: Better camera wouldn’t have gone astray for corporate espionage.”
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GoodGearGuide reviews the Blackberry Bold and writes;

” The Bold is by far the best BlackBerry yet and has very few flaws. A refreshing new interface, outstanding display and reasonable multimedia features are just some of what it has to offer. Most importantly, this superb device is great for both enterprise users and regular consumers.”
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Stuff.tv reviews the Blackberry Bold and writes;

” Pros: Impressive build quality. Stunning half VGA display. Thumb-friendly QWERTY keyboard. Easy to set up and use push email. Features all the latest connectivity options. Integrated 3.5mm headphone socket. Cons: Below average 2MP camera. Wide and hefty frame”
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HardwareZone reviews the Blackberry Bold and writes;

“On the multimedia front, we can say the Bold performed much better than its Pearl predecessor did on both the audio and video aspects. We listened to a selection of bossa nova jazz tracks from Lisa Ono’s collections and some heavier tunes by Guns’ N Roses, both of which gave us some good levels on the lows, mids and highs. ”
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Gizmodo reviews the Blackberry Bold and writes;

“If you’re a BlackBerry fanatic, yes—it really is the phone you’ve been waiting for, if you’re not hoping RIM radically changed the recipe. Because they didn’t. It’s cleaner and brighter, but it’s not an overhaul by any means. It’s a more powerful and beautiful distillation of the same experience.”
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Blackberry Bold Press Release

RIM Introduces the BlackBerry Bold Smartphone

Top of the line BlackBerry smartphone features premium design and unprecedented performance; perfect for business professionals and power users.

Waterloo, ON- For customers seeking a smartphone that makes a bold statement, Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today introduced the admirable BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphone. Crafted from premium materials, inside and out, that radiate elegance with a dramatic presence, the BlackBerry Bold is designed to give business professionals and power users unprecedented functionality and performance in an intuitive BlackBerry® smartphone. It is the first BlackBerry smartphone to support tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks around the world and comes with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi®, as well as a rich set of multimedia capabilities. From its lustrous black exterior, satin chrome finished frame and stylish leather-like backplate, to its stunning display, sophisticated user interface and newly designed full-QWERTY* keyboard, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone is a symbol of accomplishment and aspiration.

“The new BlackBerry Bold represents a tremendous step forward in business-grade smartphones and lives up to its name with incredible speed, power and functionality, all wrapped in a beautiful and confident design,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO, Research In Motion.

SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE
The BlackBerry Bold smartphone’s support for tri-band HSDPA and enterprise-grade Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g) networks and its next-generation 624 MHz mobile processor make short work of downloading email attachments, streaming video or rendering web pages. The BlackBerry Bold also includes 128 MB Flash memory plus 1 GB on-board storage memory, as well as a microSD/SDHC memory card slot** that is conveniently accessible from a side door. It comes with the renowned BlackBerry productivity applications, including phone, email, messaging, organizer and browser, and works with thousands of mobile business and lifestyle applications, making it easier than ever to stay connected, productive and entertained. With this powerful new smartphone, users can even talk on the phone while sending and receiving email or accessing the web, and download Word, Excel or PowerPoint files and edit them directly on the handset using the preloaded DataViz® Documents to Go® suite.

STUNNING DISPLAY
The BlackBerry Bold smartphone comes with the most vivid and bold display ever introduced on a BlackBerry smartphone. Its half-VGA (480×320 resolution) color LCD is fused to the undersurface of the lens, making images leap out with stunning definition and clarity. Pictures are vibrant and razor sharp, while videos play smoothly and web pages, documents, presentations and messages snap with exceptional quality and contrast.

DESKTOP-STYLE WEB PAGES
With its newly enhanced, high performance browser and high-resolution, ultra-bright display, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone gives users an on-the-go web browsing experience with desktop-style depiction. The trackball mimics a mouse, making it easy to navigate sites in “Page View” or “Column View” or to zoom in on specific parts of a web page, while various emulation settings allow users to choose between the full desktop-style HTML content and layout or the mobile version. Attachments can also now be downloaded from within the browser and there is support for watching streaming videos (RTSP – real-time streaming protocol).

RICH MULTIMEDIA
While it is designed to meet the extensive requirements of the business professional during the day, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone also caters to the business person’s consumer side during evenings and weekends. It features a 2 megapixel camera with video recording capability, built-in flash and 3 digital zoom levels. The enhanced media player can display pictures and slideshows quickly, play movies smoothly in full screen mode, and manage an entire music collection. Audio can be played over the handset’s dual speakers in rich, stereo sound, and when using wired headphones or external speakers, the media player gives the user an equalizer with 11 preset filters – like “Lounge”, “Jazz” and “Hip Hop” – that boost or soften audio ranges to create the perfect ambiance.

For managing music and video, the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager software includes Roxio® Media Manager for BlackBerry® as well as Roxio Photosuite® 9 LE, which makes it easy to enhance pictures and create photo albums on the computer. For users that manage their collection with iTunes®, the new BlackBerry® Media Sync application provides a simple way to sync iTunes digital music collections with the smartphone***. Support for High Speed USB 2.0 allows all files to be transferred quickly from a desktop computer to the BlackBerry Bold smartphone.

POWERFUL WI-FI & GPS
For even broader high-speed network coverage, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone supports the 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi standards, ideal for use in enterprise or campus wireless LAN deployments, over Wi-Fi hotspots and on wireless home networks. A new “Push Button Setup” is included, making it faster for users to connect to protected wireless networks that require a sign on process.

Through its integrated GPS, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone can pinpoint its exact location, supporting applications like BlackBerry® Maps and other location-based applications or services. With its improved rendering capabilities, faster download speeds and ability to support simultaneous voice and data, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone even allows users to navigate while on a call.

FIRST CLASS PHONE
The BlackBerry Bold smartphone features a new acoustic design that increases the size of the phone’s audio sweet spot, improving listening quality and clarity. It also comes with numerous premium phone features including Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD), Bluetooth® 2.0, with support for hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits (including car kits that adhere to the Bluetooth Remote SIM Access Profile) and other Bluetooth peripherals. It is a quad-band EDGE and tri-band HSDPA handset that supports global roaming**** and features dedicated ’send’, ‘end’, and ‘mute’ keys, smart dialing, speed dialing, conference calling and call forwarding. It also features noise cancellation technology that offsets background noise, a powerful speaker phone and support for polyphonic, mp3 and MIDI ring tones.

ROBUST EMAIL & MESSAGING
Like all BlackBerry smartphones, the BlackBerry Bold gives users the industry’s leading mobile messaging solution. It works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, which enables advanced security and IT administration within IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® environments, as well as BlackBerry® Professional Software for small businesses. It also works with BlackBerry® Internet Service, which gives users access to up to 10 work or personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts), and the BlackBerry® Unite! software for SOHO and home users.

CONVENIENT ACCESSORIES
The BlackBerry Bold smartphone comes with a variety of convenient accessories including a stereo headset, travel charger, carrying case or sleeve and USB cable. Users will also be able to personalize their BlackBerry Bold smartphone by purchasing replaceable leather-like backplates that come in a range of colors. The removable / rechargeable 1500 mAhr battery provides multi-hour usage with a target talk time of approximately 5 hours and 13 days standby time.

Accessories for BlackBerry smartphones, including leather holsters and totes, charging pods, premium earphones, the BlackBerry® Remote Stereo Gateway and Bluetooth headsets, are available through retail outlets or online at: www.shopblackberry.com.

AVAILABILITY
The BlackBerry Bold smartphone (model number: 9000) is scheduled to be available from wireless carriers around the world beginning this summer.

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