BlackBerry Bold

BlackBerry Bold Review
BlackBerry Bold, also known as BlackBerry 9000, is the successor for the best-selling Blackberry 8800 that turns everyone in the world into “crackberry”. The best selling point of the Bold PDA phone is its razor-thin and stylish design. The greatest improvement over the 8800-series is its processor that runs at 624 MHz. Like other BlackBerry phones, the Bold also offer state-of-the-art secured email solutions that connect to any kind of backend email server. Besides that, the extra entertainment features that you get with the Bold phone, including a 2.0-megapixel, MP3 music player, and a video player.


BlackBerry Bold Features and Specifications

Hardware Specifications

Network GSM 850 MHz / 900 MHz / 1800 MHz / 1900 MHz
Data Network GPRS / EDGE / UMTS 850 MHz / UMTS 1900 MHz / UMTS 2100 MHz / HSDPA 1.8 Mbit/s / HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s
3G Network Yes
Design Candybar
Smartphone Yes
Operating System BlackBerry OS
Processor 624 MHz
RAM 128 MB
Internal Memory 1 GB
Weight 4.7 oz / 133.2 g
Dimension 4.5" (Length) x 2.6" (Width) x 0.5" (Height)
11.43 cm (Length) x 6.6 cm (Width) x 1.27 cm (Height)
Internal Display Screen 65K Color TFT LCD screen (480 x 320 pixels)
Touchscreen No
External Display Screen No
Battery Type Lithium Ion 1500 mAh
Battery Life Talk: 5 hours
Standby: 312 hours (13 days)
QWERTY Keyboard Yes
Predictive Text Input Yes
Speakerphone Yes
Expandable Memory Slot Yes. microSD / microSDHC. Supports Up to 8GB
Push-to-Talk No
GPS System / GPS Navigation Yes

Email, Messaging, and Office Functionalities

Email Yes. Supports POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP / Microsoft Exchange / Lotus Domino / Blackberry Connect
SMS Yes
EMS Yes
MMS Yes
Internet Browsing / WAP Yes. BlackBerry Browser
PIM Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, TO-DO, Notes

Phone Book

Multiple Numbers Per Contact Yes
Picture ID Yes
Ring ID Yes

Digital Camera

Mega Pixel 2.0
Zoom 5X Digital Zoom
Maximum Resolution 1600 x 1200 pixels

Music and Audio

MP3 Music Player Yes
Playlist Yes
Shuffle Yes
Voice Memo & Voice Mail Yes
FM Radio No

Video and Camcorder

Video Player Yes
Video Calling No

Connectivity

Bluetooth Yes
Bluetooth Stereo Headset (A2DP) Yes
Infrared No
Wi-Fi (WLAN) Yes. Supports 802.11a / 802.11b / 802.11g
USB Yes. miniUSB
TV Output No
HeadSet Jack (2.5mm) No
HeadSet Jack (3.5mm) Yes
Computer Synchronization Yes