RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 review
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Verdict
Beautifully built, with a good keyboard and more pocketable than before; an excellent smartphone for heavy emailers
Review Date: 23 Nov 2009
Reviewed By: Jonathan Bray
Price when reviewed: £0, on a £30.00 per month, 24 months contract.
Buy it now for: £256
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Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Ease of Use
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| Part Code | PRD-17739-066 |
| Review Date | 23 Nov 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £339 |
| Price inc VAT | £390 |
| Cheapest price on contract | £0 |
| Contract monthly charge | £30.00 |
| Contract period | 24 months |
| Contract provider | T-Mobile |
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| Talk time, quoted | 6hrs |
| Standby, quoted | 17 days |
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| Dimensions | 60.5 x 14.5 x 108.5mm (WDH) |
| Weight | 124g |
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| Primary keyboard | Physical |
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| ROM size | 256MB |
| Camera megapixel rating | 3.2mp |
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| Display | |
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| Screen size | 2.4in |
| Resolution | 480 x 360 |
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| OS family | BlackBerry OS |
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From around the web
very nice update, but not much more
seems to be a few very good updates but for me I do not feel it's enough to make anyone want to upgrade from a Bold 9000.
By garykearley on 23 Nov 2009 
The size is the biggest upgrade
It's a slightly better Bold (especially in terms of longer battery life) in the case chassis, almost, as a Curve. Best of both worlds.
By PaulOckenden on 23 Nov 2009
I dont really want a smaller phone,I want one big enough to use without putting on my glasses and that will accommodate normal size male hands,is that really too much to ask?
My old Nokia 9000 had a great sized keyboard and Ive not found anything better since!
By UK_Snapper on 26 Nov 2009
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