RIM Blackberry Bold (9700)
RIM Blackberry Bold (9700)

The RIM Blackberry Bold (9700) was announced in 2009, October. Released 2009, November With 2.44 inches, 18.4 cm2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio) TFT, 65K colors, Its 3.15 MP, AF rear camera captured crisp photos and Yes video, while the Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery ensured long-lasting usage.

Network

  • Technology: GSM / HSPA
  • 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • 3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
  • Note: HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
  • Speed: HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps

Launch

  • Announced: 2009, October. Released 2009, November
  • Status: Discontinued

Body

  • Dimensions: 109 x 60 x 14 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
  • Weight: 122 g (4.30 oz)
  • Keyboard: QWERTY
  • SIM: Mini-SIM
  • Note: Optical trackpad

Display

  • Type: TFT, 65K colors
  • Size: 2.44 inches, 18.4 cm2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution: 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~246 ppi density)

Platform

  • OS: BlackBerry 5.0, upgradable to 6.0
  • CPU: 624 MHz

Memory

  • Card slot: microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
  • Internal: 256MB 256MB RAM

Main Camera

  • Single: 3.15 MP, AF
  • Features: LED flash
  • Video: Yes

Selfie camera

  • Note: No

Sound

  • Loudspeaker: Yes
  • 3.5mm jack: Yes

Comms

  • WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA
  • Bluetooth: 2.1, A2DP
  • GPS: Yes, with A-GPS
  • Radio: No
  • USB: microUSB 2.0

Features

  • Sensors:
  • Browser: HTML
  • Note: BlackBerry maps, Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF), Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+, Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp, Organizer, Voice memo/dial

Battery

  • Type: Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
  • Stand-by: Up to 408 h
  • Talk time: Up to 6 h

Misc

  • Colors: Black, White
  • SAR: 1.55 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    
  • SAR EU: 1.36 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
  • Price: About 90 EUR

Tests

  • Camera: , Photo
  • Loudspeaker: , Voice 72dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB, ,
  • Audio quality: , Noise -89.8B / Crosstalk -88.6dB