We've finally gotten a review unit of RIM's newest handset, the BlackBerry Bold 9700. The BlackBerry Bold 9700 is more like a re-fresh of RIM's BlackBerry Bold 9000 back in 2008 but in some respects, it looks like they've just focused on replacing the problematic trackball navigation with the new touch-sensitive optical trackpad. When you slide up the 3.2†capacitive touchscreen, you'll be presented with almost identical keyboard as with the BlackBerry Bold. The navigation is quite similar to a BlackBerry Bold if you’re just using the optical touchpad. The units they showed today still have the BlackBerry OS 5.0 but RIM execs tell us it is version 6.0 ready so once the OS is ready, it should be easy to update the handsets via OTA, including the Bold 9700. BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 specs: 2.46" screen @ 320x240 pixels 256 MB internal memory 3G/HSDPA up to 32GB via microSD WiFi 802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth 2.1 2MP camera GPS w/ aGPS support Li-Ion 1150mAh battery The Curve 3G will also have the new BlackBerry 6 OS out of the box. Read more in our articles including "BlackBerry Bold 9700 in the flesh!" and "Blackberry Storm: RIM sheds the keypad".
We've finally gotten a review unit of RIM's newest handset, the BlackBerry Bold 9700. The BlackBerry Bold 9700 is more like a re-fresh of RIM's BlackBerry Bold 9000 back in 2008 but in some respects, it looks like they've just focused on replacing the problematic trackball navigation with the new touch-sensitive optical trackpad.
When you slide up the 3.2†capacitive touchscreen, you'll be presented with almost identical keyboard as with the BlackBerry Bold. The navigation is quite similar to a BlackBerry Bold if you’re just using the optical touchpad. The units they showed today still have the BlackBerry OS 5.0 but RIM execs tell us it is version 6.0 ready so once the OS is ready, it should be easy to update the handsets via OTA, including the Bold 9700.
Our coverage of BlackBerry Bold 9700 Specs includes: "BlackBerry Bold 9700 in the flesh!"; "Blackberry Storm: RIM sheds the keypad"; " BlackBerry Torch 9800 Review". Each article provides unique insights and information.