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great phone, but go for newer one with better battery.
6
Fair
  • User score
  • georgemk
  • Ratings for this phone
    • Design
      8
    • Features
      8
    • Usability
      5
    • Performance
      5
    • Battery Life
      4
    • Date Posted

Overall the Bold 9700 is a great phone, the keys are a lot easier to get along with than that of a curve. I find the speed of running through the applications and navigating around the menus easy and quick once you have got used to the bold. I find the new email and bbm a great improvement on previous models. My two main problems with the bold are that the battery life for me really needs to be slightly longer and that the voice control button is easy pressed and can really get on your nerves. Other than that its a great, smart, quick blackberry that I would recommend but if its possible maybe get the slightly updated version with the better battery life.

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Great phone, terrible battery life
7
Good
  • User score
  • jessrowland
  • Ratings for this phone
    • Design
      8
    • Features
      8
    • Usability
      7
    • Performance
      8
    • Battery Life
      4
    • Date Posted

Great phone for people who are constantly on the go! Blackberry messenger feature is perfect, facebook, twitter, live chat apps etc are really quick and easy to set up! Camera is far better than the blackberry curve as it has a flash and better pixelation. Sleek design, all basic features are also quick and very easy to navigate. Music player is great, and phone memory is of good size. Great phone for people who enjoy using apps and Internet browser, wouldn't advise if you just want a basic communication phone for calls and texts as they can be quite pricey. Only downside is the battery life is pretty bad, I needed to charge this every single day after a few months of usage - which can be a pain!

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The phone that has it all.
7.4
Good
  • User score
  • Gurlism
  • Ratings for this phone
    • Design
      8
    • Features
      8
    • Usability
      7
    • Performance
      7
    • Battery Life
      7
    • Date Posted

I have had this phone over a year now and never had any problems with it. The only problem I have with the phone is that I cant download more useful apps such as Skype for example. Not all websites open on the Blackberry browser but it is not that bad in general. Push notification works fine with no delay which is very important for me. Overall I am very satisfied with this phone and if anything happened to it I would even go buy the same model again. I would definitely recommend it to anyone and have already been doing that ever since i got it.

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Reliable and covers what I need
9.4
Superb
  • User score
  • lindaburt
  • Ratings for this phone
    • Design
      10
    • Features
      10
    • Usability
      10
    • Performance
      8
    • Battery Life
      9
    • Date Posted

The blackberry bold is very easy to use especially for me who is not very technical! I use my phone every day for texting, Blackberry messenger and for calls, there are lots of other features including an Internet browser, media, a clock with alarm, calender,games, a camera, the email feature is good as you can view your emails while away from home, the password lock is very handy too.The only downside has been when it crashed and I had to reload the software from my computer other than that I would recommend this phone to anyone who needs a easy to use phone.

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Camera is better than expected
7.6
Good
  • User score
  • ravenage
  • Ratings for this phone
    • Design
      7
    • Features
      6
    • Usability
      8
    • Performance
      9
    • Battery Life
      8
    • Date Posted

The phone is very easy to use, the camera is better than expected! I honestly have had no issues with the phone and I had owned it and used it daily. Battery life is fab, the apps are easy to install. The memory is a very good size, generally the phone is very easy to use, I love the black berry messenger, the internet it very easy to use. The price plans avalible on all providers are reasonable for the phone to come free. I use the phone for phone calls, texting, bbm and since i've had my baby taking pics and using the video camera, not forgetting facebook of course. The middle button hasnt failed on my phone however I know several people that it has failed on.

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BlackBerry Bold 9700
86% Recommend | Rank #60

great phone, but go for newer one with better battery.

Review posted 25th Jan 2012 by georgemk

Great phone, terrible battery life

Review posted 19th Jun 2011 by jessrowland

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