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RIM launches BlackBerry Bold 9700 in PH

RIM today announced the launching of their new BlackBerry Bold 9700 in the Philippines. Both Globe and Smart will carry the handsets and offer them to customers by end of the January.

blackberry bold 9700

BlackBerry Bold 9700
2.44′” screen @ 480×360 pixels
Full QWERTY keyboard
Touch-sensitive optical trackpad
256MB storage, 128 MB RAM
up to 16GB on microSD card
3G/HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
3.15MP autofocus camera w/ LED flash
624 MHz processor
Blackberry OS 5.0
GPS with A-GPS support
Li-Ion 1500 mAh

Notice the old trackball has been ditched in favor of the the optical trackpad. The same one we saw and reviewed on the BB Curve 8520:

RIM did not indicate the retail price as the units will be sold thru local carriers, Globe and Smart, which will be announced by the end of this month. However, based on existing Blackberry plans of both telcos, expect it to be very close to the pricing for Blackberry Bold 9000. That means up to Php29k with the lowest subscription plan and free for Plan 5000 and higher.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

38 Responses

  1. Avatar for kosy jean tabangcura kosy jean tabangcura says:

    pls. give me a tabalet blackberry because i like tablet blackberry pls.

  2. Avatar for marlon marlon says:

    mas mura d2 sa ksa ung mga blackberry mike walng problema sa internet connection moh mahirap tlga mag conecct pero try mulang ako ok na

  3. Avatar for michael michael says:

    i have a technical problem in wifi connection.. i cannot use the blackberry9700 to wifi internet, even in yahoo messenger.. is the internet only available by connecting to 3G or GPRS network?, why not possible in wifi. or is it blocked by globe?

  4. Avatar for AJ Sanchez babao AJ Sanchez babao says:

    Storm 2 or the 9550 is also a good investment. it’s cheaper than the bold 9700 but run on the same OS OS 5.0. this is purely a touch phone. the wow factor or weirdness factor is the surepress technology. imagine a keypad tapping and typing experience without having the keys at all on the screen. doon sa mahilig sa games ala force feedback ang dating niya. it’s not like nokias vibrate as you press the touchpad. it goes further than that. feels like there is a keypad…..pero wala. quite an ingenous tech.

    you will also loose some multimedia playing capability with DivX. wala siyang support. unlike the Bold 9700 out of the box okay siya.

    but all in all pare pareho sakit ng blackberry. yung browser mejo crude.

  5. Avatar for warpath warpath says:

    if you’re on postpaid:
    your msf + Php1200 = unlimited BIS

    if you’re on prepaid:
    Daily Personal BlackBerry: Php50
    5-Day Personal BlackBerry: Php220
    Monthly Personal BlackBerry: Php1200

  6. Avatar for otel otel says:

    @warpath
    for how much the data plan (BIS)?
    Tenx..

  7. Avatar for ron ron says:

    i’m using the BB 9700 for a week now, and based on it’s performance i can give it 8 out of 10.. the applications (3rd party) aren’t available in the country yet.. so if RIM’s gonna give it to the PI then it’ll add up some points.. and one thing more, do you guys know where i can buy good case(leather, crystal or candy type)? :) thanks..

    anyway, i got it this phone from globe.. this one has a better function than my e71.. :)

    cheers,
    Ron

  8. Avatar for warpath warpath says:

    regardless if postpaid or prepaid, apps will not run if you don’t subscribe to data plan (BIS). globe is offering BIS for prepaid though.

  9. Avatar for otel otel says:

    Is it true na if you are a prepaid user of BB phones, you cannot use some of the applications? Please confirm if this is true,, gee thanks sa sasagot. my dad kasi brought BB 4 me and im a prepaid user lang.

  10. Avatar for sam sam says:

    why can’t globe and smart offer similar deals like they do stateside e.g. $199 for the phone with a basic plan plus rebates etc…

  11. Avatar for dobi dobi says:

    Blackberry Bold 9700 is already available in Globe Business Center. I saw the poster last week at Alabang Town Center. Price is 28,995 for the prepaid kit with Free one month Super Surf and Free na yung unit if you get the Unlimited Blackberry plan.

  12. Avatar for AJ Sanchez babao AJ Sanchez babao says:

    those heavily relying on email,Yahoo messenger,Windows live as well as facebook will surely love this phone as it flawlessly connects to a wide variety of popular applications found in the internet. The phone is also a hidden killer media player able to play popular video formats such as DivX,Windows media, youtube, Mpeg4’s not to mention a variety of poular audio formats as well such as Mp3,AAC Windows media audio and who knows what else. The processor is Zippy thansk to it’s triple core. yes triple core.. one core handles applications, the other internet or communications and the rest are left to the OS. Camera is rated at 3.2 megapixels but it’s one of the sharpest capturing devices in the mobile phone category rivaling nokia’s carl Zeiss and sony-ericsson’s cybershot. very pocketable, non slip leather textured battery back plate. This phone is a keeper in the long haul.

  13. Avatar for keysi keysi says:

    i got this one. medyo crappy lang ung camera nia.
    but all in all, its the best phone ever. second to iphone :D

  14. Avatar for r4i karte r4i karte says:

    The RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 features a sleeker design than its predecessor and adds a 3.5mm headphone jack, a responsive optical trackpad, and an extra-sharp display. The smartphone is fast and offers the full range of wireless options and robust messaging capabilities.

  15. Avatar for xtian1986 xtian1986 says:

    gusto kung magtry ng BB kaso di ako maka decide between Storm2 and Bold2 >.<

  16. Avatar for natsumeh natsumeh says:

    Worth it ba mag upgrade from 9000 to 9700?

  17. Avatar for sakura sakura says:

    may nang-ookray pa rin ng bb dito?

    bb is a great smartphone and i love their apps, pati specs nila in general ranks with the other better smartphones.

    the design is cute too, with the original qwerty keyboard. di naman siguro gagayahin ng e series yan kung di maganda diba? personally mas gusto ko ang keypad ng bb, mas madaling gamitin.

    anyway, i can’t wait for the bb 9700 to come out!

  18. Avatar for rlug2 rlug2 says:

    I’ve been wanting to try the optical trackpad ever since i saw it in the 8520. I had gone from the trackwheel (7290, 7100g, 7130g) to the trackball (8100, 8820, 8310). Now i wanna shift to a blackberry with the trackpad. cleaning the ball is tedious, though i enjoy it.. hehehe..

    This new blackberry has got all the good stuff in it..

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