http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 12:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 12:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/
Trackball/Trackpad UI is too old and awkward for modern smartphone apps.
Try panning the map display with a trackball. :)


]]>Nov 17th 2009 6:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/
Which is the QWERTY Blackberry for Verizon with the optical trackpad? I can't keep them all straight...]]>Nov 5th 2009 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/]]>Nov 5th 2009 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 12:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/> "there are really not that many smartphone models from BB"

Right... but it seems like there is a Blackberry XXXX article on gadget blogs all the time.

And I found the one I was looking for... it's the upcoming Verizon Blackberry Curve2 8930... so add that to the list.]]>Nov 5th 2009 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Curve 8320 wifi but NO GPS
Curve 8900 wifi gps good camera but NO 3G
Tour 9630 3g gps good camera but NO WIFI
Curve 8520 wifi gps but NO 3G
Bold 9000 wifi 3g gps but Bulky with crappy camera NO AutoFocus
Bold 9700 wifi 3g gps but only 256MB internal storage and 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, No digital compass, No Radio]]>Nov 5th 2009 12:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/
Yes... and add the Storm2 and other upcoming models. And older models that are still being sold... ie Curve 8330

It's a little overwhelming. But, when you go to your wireless store... they only sell the ones you can use.

Still, thanks for the conversation.]]>Nov 5th 2009 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 12:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/
Thanks...... I knew it was a huge number!]]>Nov 5th 2009 12:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/
Don't be a jackass, Bold 9000 is old model, it's like comparing old iPhone to iPhone 3G a week before it goes out.

First, not all versions exist on all providers, second it's good there is a choice. If a company buys 3000 BB phones and they dont need GPS, they can save. It's Verizon dumb f idea not to include WIFI.


Look at Nokia site or Samsung site ....]]>Nov 5th 2009 12:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/> "Don't be a jackass, Bold 9000 is old model, it's like comparing old iPhone to iPhone 3G a week before it goes out."

Yes... but you can still buy a Bold 9000 today... I doubt it's being EOL'd anytime soon.

And you can still buy a Curve 83XX... and that series started in 2007....!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry_Curve_8300]]>Nov 5th 2009 12:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 12:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/
But if you compare it to the iPhone and other media-centered phones, yeah 256MB is awfully small.]]>Nov 5th 2009 12:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 12:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/
Yes but only 128MB of that 1GB was available for applications which is what you would use it for anyway since you can't save and run applications off the microSD card. I don't know anyone who actually uses the internal storage (not incl. applications use) rather than the SD card. I guess if you prefer to do so, yeah can't argue, it's small.]]>Nov 5th 2009 1:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 1:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/
It was just a observation... I'm not really confused by all the Blackberries. :)

There is a long news cycle of a particular Blackberry device. For instance... the leak of the codename "Niagara"... the model number Blackberry "9630"... and finally the product name "Tour"... all refer to the same phone.

Multiply that by a few models released during a year, each on a different carrier, various blog posts, unboxings and hands-on reviews... and it all adds up to quite a lot of press.

I was just pointing that out. There are many Blackberries... past, present and future... that's all I was saying.]]>Nov 5th 2009 1:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/For your list: I don't think the Curve 8520 has GPS. ]]>Nov 5th 2009 3:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/
@Andrew T.: apps run faster if installed on internal storage. Would you run apps from external drive on your PC?]]>Nov 5th 2009 3:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/
Um, is that any different from saying "There are many Nokia's," "There are many Samsung's," There are many Motorolla's," etc???

I'm just saying...]]>Nov 5th 2009 3:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/> "Um, is that any different from saying "There are many Nokia's," "There are many Samsung's," There are many Motorolla's," etc???"

True... but since I was commenting on this Blackberry article, and other people have added their thoughts about the number of Blackberry models... does my original statement still hold true?

You're right... all cellphone manufacturers make a lot of phones. But I was addressing the number of Blackberries in this Blackberry article. Things like... the Blackberry Tour came out in July... and the upcoming Tour2, which is the exact same phone with WIFI and the optical trackpad, was announced just 2 month later. I'm a Blackberry user, so I notice how many different models of Blackberries there are.

The fact that Samsung makes 2 dozen flip-phones didn't affect my analysis of the number of Blackberries.]]>Nov 5th 2009 4:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/
You defend Engadget when people say that there are too many Apple articles.]]>Nov 5th 2009 7:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/
IIRC, you can't install applications on the Bold's internal memory, only on the memory assigned specifically for applications which on the Bold 9000 is 128MB and on the Bold2 9700 256MB.]]>Nov 5th 2009 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2010 12:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 12:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 3:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/
Unless your life revolves around Blackberry Messenger, I don't see why anyone would use a Blackberry.]]>Nov 5th 2009 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/
Any takers?]]>Nov 16th 2009 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/and this come up ]]>Nov 5th 2009 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/
I have a love hate relationship with Apple

one minute i want to buy their stuff next minute i don;t and find an alternative
but my main grip with the iphone is that it is with AT&T (and dnt get me started with them)
so what better to just get a ipod touch and a cheap messaging phone or a BB for the keyboard ]]>Nov 5th 2009 12:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/
In a nutshell, everything that sucks about the iPhone is excellent on the Blackberry, and vice versa, and almost everything that's great about the iPhone is available on the iPod Touch. It was an easy decision.]]>Nov 5th 2009 1:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/
I'm doing the same thing. Just got my iPod touch and LOVE it. Great wifi experience. Too... I don't mind keeping my phone simple... and I don't want all my eggs in one basket (so to speak) because two baskets are still pretty light (what's the difference between taking a phone on travel and taking a phone and a iPod touch? Negligible).

Caution... I was lusting after this phone for awhile.. but it feels very very fragile (to me..YMMV). I'm going with the Curve 8900... the keyboard feels better, the phone feels more substantial, I have less need of wifi b.c. I have the touch and I don't even really care about 3G.

Too.. there is still only one real 3G phone out there, it's on the worst 3G network (there's a MAP for that) and I'll wait to buy a 3G phone when the 3G market gets serious (and cheaper... I don't want to pay the verizon rates).
]]>Nov 19th 2009 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/
2) Why can't they make their OS more new age?]]>Nov 5th 2009 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 12:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 12:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 12:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 12:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 12:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 12:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/Nov 5th 2009 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-bold-9700-hands-on-and-impressions/I don't get BB]]>Nov 5th 2009 1:59AM