The Blackberry Bold

The Blackberry Bold gets a nice upgrade with the newer Bold 9700 model which is expected to be released by next month. If last month’s Blackberry Curve 8520 isn’t too equipped for your needs, the Blackberry Bold 9700 has it.

No indication what processing power is inside but it could be the same as the BB Bold 9000 at 624 MHz.

2.6-inch display @ 480×360 pixel resolution

Full QWERTY keyboard

Touch-sensitive optical trackpad

3.5 mm audio jack

1GB storage, 256MB ROM

up to 16GB via microSD

3G/HSDPA 3.6 Mbps

WiFi 802.11 a/b/g

Bluetooth 2.1

3.15 MP autofocus, IS, LED flash (2048×1536 pixels)

GPS with aGPS support

Included is a document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) and a really nice battery pack (Li-Ion 1500 mAh).

The main difference between this one and the older version is that RIM has replaced the problematic trackball navigation with an optical trackpad.