The Bold 9700 is an excellent smartphone, but competition in AT&T's lineup is fierce. The Apple iPhone 3GS remains our Editors' Choice for AT&T smartphones.
Web browsing is not its forte, the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 is one of the most powerful and best messaging smartphones in AT&T's lineup.
The Bold 9700 is a killer e-mail and messaging device wrapped in a much sleeker package than its predecessor.
The BlackBerry Bold 9700, for whatever network it’s powered by, is the finest BlackBerry to date.
We give it a "Highly Recommended" rating.
If you are a keen BlackBerry fan and user then head straight to the shop - the Bold 9700 is RIM at their best.
Its keyboard, display, software, and specs make it the best BlackBerry to date--by far.
It's well made, feels nice in the hand, has a great screen and keyboard, and the new optical trackpad is at least equal to the outgoing trackball. So, if you can get it for the right price, we wholeheartedly recommend you go for it.
With a Curve-like size, newer OS pre-loaded, 3G connectivity, trackpad, stellar battery life, and an equally great keyboard, it's worth spending the money on.
Add good battery life, a lovely screen, excellent build quality and a no-stone-unturned feature set, and you have one excellent smartphone.
It's still the best BlackBerry you can buy. For now, anyway.
If you're considering a BlackBerry upgrade, the Bold 9700 offers 3G and Wi-Fi, a combination not offered by another BlackBerry with a full physical keyboard—other than the original Bold.
The smaller size and a handful of refinements make the new Bold one of BlackBerry’s best-ever smartphones.
RIM has updated its flagship model with a sleeker and more powerful model – the Bold 2 9700. Featuring an improved processor and latest UI, the phone certainly has the specs.
Ultimately, beautiful hardware aside, this device is essentially exactly the same as every other BlackBerry. Whether that's a good thing or not, we'll leave you to decide.
