Chicago (IL) - RIM today announced that the BlackBerry 9000, better known as “Bold”, will arrive on November 4. In the U.S., the device will be sold exclusively by AT&T for $299 in combination with a 2-year service contract.
RIM's co-founder and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis described the new Blackberry Bold represents "a tremendous step forward in business-grade smartphones," adding that the handset "lives up to its name with incredible speed, power and functionality, all wrapped in a beautiful and confident design." The new Blackberry features the same high-resolution 480x320 display at 217 ppi as the iPhone, although it can show only 65,000 colors. There is a full QWERTY keyboard that dominates lower half of the front of the phone and there is also a 2 megapixel camera with a built-in flash, capable of recording videos.
The Bold is powered by a 624 MHz Marvell processor and comes with 128 MB of Flash memory, in addition to 1 GB of on board memory that can be expanded with a microSD/SDHC card to up to 16 GB. RIM claims that a new acoustic design enables clear voice calls, in addition to voice dialing and speaker-independent voice recognition technologies. RIM promises a battery time of up to five hours of talk time and 13 days of standby.
In terms of connectivity, the Bold is a global 3G device that supports tri-band HSDPA for around the world 3G connectivity, including Japan and Korea. Other wireless features include Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi and GPS
Although the design is a matter of taste, we here at TG Daily the Bold is elegantly design and its black exterior with a satin chrome-finished frame as well as a leatherette backplate and a high-resolution display make a nice statement. There are some drawback s as well: The phone isn’t exactly a bargain and lacks in multimedia department. Of course, at least the multimedia problem should be solved by the upcoming Blackberry Storm.
RIM's co-founder and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis described the new Blackberry Bold represents "a tremendous step forward in business-grade smartphones," adding that the handset "lives up to its name with incredible speed, power and functionality, all wrapped in a beautiful and confident design." The new Blackberry features the same high-resolution 480x320 display at 217 ppi as the iPhone, although it can show only 65,000 colors. There is a full QWERTY keyboard that dominates lower half of the front of the phone and there is also a 2 megapixel camera with a built-in flash, capable of recording videos.
The Bold is powered by a 624 MHz Marvell processor and comes with 128 MB of Flash memory, in addition to 1 GB of on board memory that can be expanded with a microSD/SDHC card to up to 16 GB. RIM claims that a new acoustic design enables clear voice calls, in addition to voice dialing and speaker-independent voice recognition technologies. RIM promises a battery time of up to five hours of talk time and 13 days of standby.
In terms of connectivity, the Bold is a global 3G device that supports tri-band HSDPA for around the world 3G connectivity, including Japan and Korea. Other wireless features include Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi and GPS
Although the design is a matter of taste, we here at TG Daily the Bold is elegantly design and its black exterior with a satin chrome-finished frame as well as a leatherette backplate and a high-resolution display make a nice statement. There are some drawback s as well: The phone isn’t exactly a bargain and lacks in multimedia department. Of course, at least the multimedia problem should be solved by the upcoming Blackberry Storm.