The Blackberry Bold 9700 has been available in Australia for the last 3 months or so. According to a review done on MobilitySite, the Blackberry 9700 looks to be a good upgrade from the Blackberry Bold 9000.
Major improvements are form factor, digital camera, weight, optical trackpad, positioning of microSD slot, WiFi, customisable keyboard, faster CPU and more memory.
I know it’s a tad late but just thought I’d put this out there for people still contemplating an upgrade.
BlackBerry Bold 9700 Specifications (Source: Computerworld) :
- Size — 109 mm x 60 mm x 14.1 mm
- Weight —122 grams
- 6.2 cm light-sensing display (480 x 360 resolution at 245 ppi)
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- Touch-sensitive trackpad
- Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) with support for Wi-Fi calling via UMA where available
- 3.2 MP camera with variable zoom, autofocus, flash and video recording
- BlackBerry OS 5.0
- Built-in GPS
- Media player
- 3.5 mm stereo headset jack
- dedicated volume controls, lock and mute keys
- microSD/SDHD memory card slot that currently supports up to 16 GB cards
- 2GB memory card
- 256 MB of Flash memory
- background noise suppression technology and speakerphone
- Bluetooth (2.1)
- Support for BlackBerry services including access to up to 10 supported email accounts and BlackBerry Enterprise Server support
- Available in two versions to support various carrier 3G network frequency combinations: UMTS/HSDPA 2100/1900/850/800 MHz and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM UMTS/HSDPA 2100/1700/900 MHz and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM
- Removable, rechargeable 1500 mAhr battery with about 6 hours of talk time and 17 days of standby time in 3G mode
BlackBerry Bold 9700 Review | Mobility Site
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