Tech Review: Blackberry Bold

Blackberry Bold is a cool phone, it has great resolution compared to the previous models and you can talk and email at the same time - how cool is that

Available Features

• Camera (2.0 MP)
• Built-in GPS
• Media Player
• Video Recording
• BlackBerry® Maps
• Wireless Email
• Organizer
• Browser
• Phone
• Corporate Data Access
• SMS/MMS
• Wi-Fi® support

Size and Weight

Height:
4.48 inches (114mm)

Width:
2.6 inches (66mm)

Depth:
0.59 inches (15mm)

Weight:
4.8 ounces (136 grams

Display

• Half VGA resolution 480 x 320 pixel color display
• Transmissive TFT LCD
• Font size (user selectable)
• Backlighting
• Light sensing screen
• Displays over 65,000 colors

Camera & Video Recording

• Camera: 2.0 MP camera (JPEG encoding) with flash, 3x digital zoom
• Video Camera: Depending on the amount of built-in memory available for use, a third-party microSD card may need to be properly inserted into the BlackBerry smartphone to enable the video recording feature

• Learn more about camera and video recording

Battery & Battery Life

• Standby time: 13.5 days (324 hours)
• Talk time: 4.5 hours
• 1500 mAhr removable/rechargeable cryptographic lithium cell

GPS & BlackBerry Maps

• GPS capable with extended ephemeris
• Preloaded with BlackBerry Maps

• Learn more about GPS capabilities
• Learn more about BlackBerry Maps

Data Input & Navigation

• Trackball
• QWERTY keyboard
• Keyboard backlighting

Voice Input & Output

• 3.5mm stereo headset capable
• Integrated earpiece/ microphone
• Built-in speakerphone
• Mono/stereo headset, hands-free and serial port profiles supported (Bluetooth® technology)

Media Player

• 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+

• Learn more about the BlackBerry smartphone media player

Ringtones & Notifications

• Polyphonic/MIDI ringtones
• 32 polyphonic ringtones – MIDI, SP-MDI, MP3, WAV
• Vibrate mode
• LED indicator

• Learn more about ringtones

Bluetooth

• Bluetooth® v2.0; mono/stereo headset, handsfree and Serial Port Profile supported.
• Bluetooth Stereo Audio (A2DP/AVCRP)

• Learn more about Bluetooth

Device Security

• Password protection and Keyboard lock
• Support for AES or Triple DES encryption when integrated with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
• FIPS 140-2 Compliant (FIPS Validation In Progress)
• Optional support for S/MIME

• Find out about BlackBerry security

Wi-Fi

• Wi-Fi: 802.11a/b/g enabled

• Learn more about Wi-Fi

Wireless Networks

• UMTS: 2100/1900/850 MHz
• GSM®: 1900/1800/900/850/MHz
• North America: 850 MHz GSM/GPRS networks
• North America: 1900MHz GSM®/GPRS networks
• Europe/Asia Pacific: 1800MHz GSM/GPRS networks
• Europe/Asia Pacific: 900MHz GSM/GPRS networks
• EDGE networks
• HSDPA networks