Complete review on Blackberry 9000
Incredible speed, power and functionality, all wrapped in a beautiful and confident design.
RIM finally fill their promise to launch one of the most anticipated gadget this month, Blackberry 9000 in WES event at Orlando, Florida, USA. Or in other name, you can call it, “Bold, Blackberry Bold.” Just like when Pierce Brosnan said, “Bond, James Bond”. Yesterday, I mentioned in 3GWeek carnaval that I dislike this RIM new baby design, but now I think I’m going to change my mind. This one is definitely cool. Try and take a look here.
Here comes the full specifications:
Hardware & Technology
- Tri-band HSDPA
- integrated GPS
- Wi-Fi® (802.11 a/b/g)
- satin chrome finished frame
- stylish leather-like back plate (back-cover are available)
- full-QWERTY(i) keyboard
- 624-MHz Marvell Tavor PXA930 processor
- 1 GB on-board storage memory with encryption
- microSD/SDHC memory card slot
- half-VGA (480×320 resolution) color LCD
- browser with trackball
- support for watching streaming videos (RTSP - real-time streaming protocol)
- 2 megapixel camera with built-in flash and 5x digital zoom
- video recording
- USB 2.0 with cable
- Bluetooth® 2.0,
- support hands-free headsets
- stereo headsets
- car kits (including car kits that adhere to the Bluetooth Remote SIM Access Profile) and other Bluetooth peripherals
- support for polyphonic, mp3 and MIDI ring tones
- travel charger
- carrying case or sleeve
- 1500 mAhr battery
- talk time of approximately 5 hours
- 13 days standby time.
Software
- messaging
- organizer
- equalizer with 11 preset (Jazz, lounge, hip hop, etc)
- Roxio® Media Manager
- Roxio Photosuite® 9 LE
- DataViz® Documents
- Go® suite
- BlackBerry® Media Sync support syncing iTunes digital music
- BlackBerry® Maps
- Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD)
- support BlackBerry® Enterprise Server which enables advanced security and IT administration within IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® environments, as well as BlackBerry® Professional Software for small businesses
- support BlackBerry® Internet Service, which gives users access to up to 10 work or personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts), and the BlackBerry® Unite! software for SOHO and home users.
Wow, hold it guys! Is there something left up there? Yes, it doesn’t support touch screen. So, in case you want some soft touch gadget then this one is not for you.
Price and Availability
BGR said that this device will be about $300 - $500 with carriers. AT&T and T-Mobile will grab this device for their customers first. It means that Asian possibly will not become the first one to give it a try. At least not before June this year. However, based on their press release, this Bold series will hit wireless carrier around the world beginning this summer.
Source: BGR, Engadget, and PC Mag
Image courtesy of Blackberry Bold | BGR
July 31st, 2008 at 8:21 am
The BB Bold does look incredible and perhaps as a potential first user of BB then thats the one I want!!! QUESTION: Any idea exactly WHEN the BB Bold / 9000 will be available in Indonesia? (would it be out in Singapore first???)
July 31st, 2008 at 10:48 pm
@attraxion
Until now, there is no information when the phone be released in Indonesia or Singapore. We will keep you updated.