BlackBerry Bold  9000 is a high-end mobile phone data device smartphone developed by Research In Motion.

The Blackberry Bold has generally been positively reviewed by critics. Bonnie Cha of CNET rated the phone as "Excellent" and praised the phone's screen and multimedia capabilities. However, she did not like the bulkiness of the bold and she notes that it has poor web browsing navigation

All the familiar BlackBerry applications are available on the Bold: WordToGo, PowerPointToGo, BrickBreaker  and WordMole. The Bold also offers new or updated applications for BlackBerry Messenger, WHERE GPS, and Mobi4Biz

Blackberry Bold Specs

    * Size: 114mm x 66mm x 15mm
    * Weight: 4.8 ounces (136 grams)
    * Display: Half VGA resolution 480 x 320 pixel color display backlit transmissive TFT LCD
    * Camera: 2.0 MP camera (JPEG encoding) with flash, 3x digital zoom
    * Battery: 1500 mAhr removable/rechargeable cryptographic lithium cell
    * Standby life: 13.5 days standby, 4.5 hours talk
    * GPS capable with extended ephemeris and maps
    * Input: Backlit QWERTY keyboard, trackball
    * Video format support: DivX 4, DivX 5/6 partially supported, XviD partially supported, H.263, H.264, WMV3
    * Audio format support: .3gp, MP3, WMA9 (.wma/.asf), WMA9 Pro/WMA 10, MIDI, AMR-NB, Professional AAC/AAC+/eAAC+
    * Ringtones: MIDI, SP-MDI, MP3, WAV
    * Connectivity: 3G; Bluetooth 2.0; 802.11g; 3.5mm stereo headset, Mini-USB
    * Networks: UMTS 2100/1900/850 MHz; GSM®: 1900/1800/900/850/MHz; EDGE networks; HSDPA networks


The BlackBerry Bold 9700  is a high-end mobile phone data device smartphone developed by Research In Motion.

It comes with all the familiar pre-loaded BlackBerry applications are available on the Bold 9700, including WordToGo, PowerPointToGo, BrickBreaker  and WordMole. The Bold 9700 also offers BlackBerry Messenger 4.7 but is upgradable to 5.0 in the BlackBerry App World

Blackberry Bold 9700 Specifications

While many things including form factor are similar between the two models, here are the difference in the 9700's specifications as follows:[13]:

    * Optical Trackpad
    * 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus and LED flash
    * 480 x 360 pixel color Half VGA resolution display
    * Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, WEP, WPA-PSK (TKIP or AES), PEAP, LEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-FAST, EAP-TTLS, EAP-SIM
    * Battery Life - Standby: 17 days standby (UMTS), Talk Time: 6 hours (UMTS)
    * Bluetooth v2.1, Bluetooth Stereo Audio via A2DP and AVRCP
    * Browser - HTML browsing, View Movies/Clips from websites built for mobile streaming, RSS feed support
    * Size - Length: 109 mm, Width: 60 mm, Thickness: 14.1 mm
    * Network Support - UMTS/HSDPA 2100 / 1900 / 850 / 800 MHz and GSM/GPRS/EDGE 1900 / 1800 / 900 / 850 MHz or UMTS/HSDPA 2100 / 1700 / 900 MHz and GSM/GPRS/EDGE 1900 / 1800 / 900 / 850 MHz (dependant upon the UMTS/HSDPA bands used by one's carrier)
    * Micro-B USB PC/Charger connection
    * Operating System: Blackberry OS 5.0.0.405

The Newest phone in the BlackBerry Bold series is the BlackBerry Bold 9650. It is currently available on Sprin / Nextel and Verizon Wireless networks.