The BlackBerry Bold 9700 is the successor to the original BlackBerry Bold 9000. The new Bold 9700 comes with a 2.6 inch TFT display with widescreen aspect and 480×360 pixels. It has a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera and all-round connectivity consisting of 3G, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth. The traditional BlackBerry trackball has been traded in for a miniature touchpad and the newcomer features the latest version of the BlackBerry OS, version 5.
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 has been described as “the most gorgeous BlackBerry on the planet” with a titanium chrome finish on the bevel that contrasts against the glossy black finish on the front and leather back. The front of the 9700 looks good too with a crisp and vibrant screen. It has a fantastic keyboard with a curved design on every key to enable precision typing.
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Battery & Battery Life
- Battery: 1500 mAHr removable/rechargeable lithium-ion battery
- Talk Time: Up to 6 hours (GSM and UMTS)
- Standby Time: Up to 21 days/504 hours (GSM), Up to 17 days/408 hours (UMTS)
- Music Playback Time: Up to 38 hours
Display
- High resolution 480×360 pixel
colour display
- Transmissive TFT LCD
- Supports over 65,000 colours
- 2.44″ (diagonally measured)
Camera & Video Recording
- 3.2 MP Camera
- Auto Focus, Image Stabilisation
- Flash
- 2X digital zoom
- Video camera recording:
Normal Mode (480 x 352 pixel),
MMS Mode (176 x 144 pixel)
Maps & GPS
- Includes BlackBerry Maps
- Integrated GPS with A-GPS
Data Input & Navigation
- 35 key backlit QWERTY keyboard
- Dedicated Keys: Send, End, Menu, Escape, Left/Right Convenience keys (default VAD and Camera) ,2 x Volume/Zoom, Sleep, Mute (Play/Pause)
- Trackpad – Located on front face of device, ESC Key to the right, Menu to the left
- Intuitive icons and menus
Voice Input & Output
- Integrated speaker and microphone
- Hands-free headset capable
- Bluetooth headset capable
- Integrated Hands-Free Speakerphone
Media Player
- 256 MB Built-in memory
- Video format support: XviD partially supported, H.263, H.264, WMV3, MPEG4, Sorenson Spark & On2 VP6 (Flash support)
- Audio format support: .3gp, MP3, WMA9 (.wma/.asf), WMA9 Pro / WMA 10, MIDI, AMR-NB, Professional AAC/AAC+/eAAC+
Ringtones & Notifications
- Tone, vibrate, on-screen or LED indicator
- Notification options are user configurable
- 32 Polyphonic Ringtones – MIDI, SP-MDI, MP3, WAV
Bluetooth
- Bluetooth® v2.1
- Mono/Stereo Headset
- Handsfree
- Serial Port Profile
- Bluetooth Stereo Audio (A2DP/AVCRP)
- Bluetooth SIM Access Profile supported
Security
- Password protection
- Screen lock
- Sleep mode
- Optional support for S/MIME
Wi-Fi
- 802.11b/g enabled
- Wi-Fi Alliance Certifications: WPA/WPA2 Personal and Enterprise, WMM, WMM Power Save, Wi-Fi Protected Setup
- Cisco CCX certification
- Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
- Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry® Internet Server
- Direct IP web browsing over Wi-Fi
- Support for UMA
Wireless Networks
- 3G (HSDPA) compatible
- UMTS: 2100/1900/850/800 MHz (Bands 1,2,5/6), 2100/1700/900 MHz (Bands 1,4,8)
- GSM: 1900/1800/900/850 MHz
- Quad-band support: GSM 850; GSM
