The new BlackBerry Bold 9900 is a beautiful piece of engineering: it feels solid, expensive even, with its metal rim round the edge and its carbon fibre-esque backing panel. The keyboard is as good as a physical keyboard can get. The camera, the speakers, everything impresses and feels right. Turn it on and the vivid, bright screen looks as good as any on the market, iPhone included, and the touchscreen is responsive.
The new Blackberry Bold 9900 Series keeps the overall look that has made the previous ones successful. The design to be neat, mostly practical and very readable. At first glance, it is easy to distinguish the few areas of the phone: display, physical UI buttons and keyboard. The phone is a little wider than its predecessor, but this size makes it nice to hold in the hand.
BlackBerry 7 OS: The new BlackBerry operating system has a stack of new and improved features, from that new-fangled NFC payment technology, to voice-operated search functions and a faster web browser. There’s also something called Liquid Graphics, which essentially makes your images super-clear and super-crisp and makes the whole ‘getting around your phone’ thing much easier.
2.8-inch Touchscreen and QWERTY Keyboard: The BlackBerry Bold 9900 is the first of the Bold brethren to sport a full QWERTY keyboard and touchscreen. The touchscreen is ultra-responsive and easy to use, as is the spacious four-row keyboard that lies beneath.
Slim, Industrial Bodywork: The BlackBerry Bold 9900 boasts premium styling and a tiny waist. The 10.5mm framework makes the Bold 9900 the thinnest BlackBerry smartphone to date, while the stainless steel chassis brings an industrial twist to the standard Bold design.
5 Megapixel Camera: The 5 megapixel comes loaded with features to improve picture and video quality. An LED flash sits snugly on the back panel and allows users to flex their snapping skills day or night. There’s also HD video recording at 720p for those wanting to turn their hand to videography.
The good: The RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900 has a very polished design, with a svelte form factor, a sharp touch-screen display, and a wonderful QWERTY keyboard. Notable features include a 1.2GHz processor, the new BlackBerry OS 7, 720p HD video recording, and NFC support. Photo quality is excellent.
The bad: The BlackBerry Bold 9900's call quality is slightly flawed. It's also very expensive when compared with similar handsets.
The bottom line: BlackBerry enthusiasts will love the BlackBerry Bold 9900, but its high price tag will be a deterrent to many.
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