If you are looking for an all in one handset from Blackberry then BlackBerry Bold 9700 white just fits into your needs. This clear White phone comes with all the features like great quality, high speed connectivity, 3G on the go and marvellous QWERTY keypad. There has been lot of up gradation as well in camera, size and optical trackpad making it distinct from the rest of BlackBerrys before this.
Design and built quality:
BlackBerry Bold 9700 White can be easily be taken as the most slim handset, there is very much same resemblance to Curve 8900 in terms of looks and feel that it looks like they are identical twins. The overall dimensions of the phone are 109 x 60 x 14 mm and weight of 122 grams with battery included. The weight and the dimensions of the phone are very apt for it to be carried on your hands and pocket. So we give it full marks for being the portable device around.
The built quality of the phone is solid and sturdy to say the least. The styling of the phone has lot of chrome on the edges with thick strip on the top. On the battery cover there is classy leather covering which is resistant to fingerprints, the other parts of phone have plastic which is anyways resistant to them.
Below the display there is easily accessible QWERTY keypad and in centre there is optical trackpad along with strings of control keys like talk, call and end etc. Coming to right there is volume control and dedicated camera shutter key. On the left there is micro USB, 3.5mm jack and shortcut key for various programmes. And lastly on the top there are two keys one for mute and other for standby.
Specifications and features:
BlackBerry Bold 9700 white has plethora of features which are somewhat similar to its predecessors. There is Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G. Camera which is 3.2 MP upgrade from the normal 2 MP found in BlackBerry devices. The internal memory of the phone is 256 MB which is expandable to 32GB and can be used to store wide range of data. 2 GB card has already been included in the card slot.
No Trackball:
There is no optical trackball in White Bold 9700 as it has done away with it and getting in the picture is optical track pad just like in Curve 8520. It gives the users the feel of laptop and easy to handle and operate. It is durable as well unlike trackball which used to get bandaged very soon.
Camera
Camera in the Blackberry Bold 9700 white is same as that of Curve 8900 at 3.2 MP it is best camera in the Blackberry phones. It captures sharp and amazing focussed pictures. Just little press on the centre button and it auto focuses the image. With LED flash you get good looking pictures even in dark and dim light. Video recording can also be done with this sharp snapper.
Display:
Bold 9700 white is furnished with modest screen of 2.44 inches which is very small in comparison to large screens found in HTC and Samsung. But given it’s small size it comes with great resolution of 480 x 360 pixels giving the screen perfect brightness, resolution and contrast. With VGA brightness which is found in the TFT display you can easily view even the tiniest text with great details. With backlight you are free to read and view the screen in all kinds of conditions even in sunlight.
Software:
BlackBerry Bold 9700 White is shelled out with the BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 with 624MHz processor which is same as that of Storm 9530. There has been some minor upgrades in this device with nothing much to offer. These include calendar entries, resizing of photo while sending them.
Though this OS it not that much developed like those of Apple and Symbian as found in Apple, Nokia respectively. But for the business operations BlackBerry OS is still the best. It handles various applications with ease without any lags. There are all the applications loaded in the device and there is always the option of installing them.
Connectivity:
In Blackberry Bold 9700 White like all the other RIM phonse there are all the connectivity features accessible with only video calling lacking. So you have at your disposal Wi-Fi, GPRS, EDGE and 3G which gives you freedom to web access anytime and anywhere. Bluetooth and USB are also there to enable data transfer from one medium to another.
With A-GPS you can search any place on earth and also take aid of Google Maps which have been provided in the device.
BlackBerry Office:
It is well known fact that BlacKberry phones are designed for the purpose of business utilities. So, it is vital for them to have office suite in this executive device. Office suite has been loaded in the 9700 White which allows you to view your documents like power point, Excel, Word and PDF.
Multimedia features:
Bold 9700 White has fine multimedia abilities. It has music player which plays all kinds of music formats like Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+ with great audio quality which you can enjoy with the 3.5mm jack headphones. Similarly Video player is also great playing videos like DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp which are of pretty good standard. The only thing missing is FM radio.
Battery:
Blackberry Bold 9700 white is rendered with 1500mAh battery giving out talktime of six hours at a stretch and standy by time of 13 days which is outstanding. We can say battery life is simply great giving out 2 days connectivity without any single charge on continuous use.
Conclusion:
Blackberry Bold 9700 White is the smartphone you have been looking for after Curve 8900. It has got great design and many improved features like high speed Internet access through 3G and Wi-Fi. Though it might not be in league of iPhone but for the dedicated business professionals, it has all the answers.