Blackberry mobile phones have always been the choice of business people and celebrities. The Blackberry Bold 9700 shows that this is a serious and compact mobile phone. It is a slim, sleek and elegant mobile but it also has weight. Many criticisms of today’s power hungry smart phones centre on their battery life, but this accusation cannot be levelled at the Bold 9700.
Known for their business use and communications applications, Blackberry mobile phones are not manufactured initially as media players, but this one has a passable system. Although the screen is small, this is compensated for by the addition of high definition imagery, which is crisp and clear, though the sound system is nothing out of the ordinary and includes a standard 3.5mm jack point.
Where most other producers seem to have rushed in with swipe screen technology, RIM has kept faith with the keyboard. It has remained the main form of access to the Bold 9700’s applications and they have not attempted to replace the useful keypad facility. The camera that is included, while not capable of professional quality pictures is good enough for documenting your day-to-day activities and downloaded results are quite acceptable.
Those unfamiliar with Blackberry’s challenging menu selection function will have a bit of trouble getting started, but once confident with the system they should find it an easy, if somewhat complicated set up to navigate.
The Bold 9700 performs well as a multipurpose, compact mobile phone, and has sufficiently good business and communication programmes, plus a more that adequate image system.
