'The phone oozes class, and though it still sports a mix of faux-leather plastics and soft touch paint with that now-signature chrome band, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 now feels understated and slight in the hand. '
'very good phone'
' When the first BlackBerry Bold debuted late last year, I called it the best BlackBerry smartphone yet. '
'This brilliant phone is packed with lots of exciting features. '
m-tel.co.uk
'The new device, which is a quad-band slider phone looks quite different from Motorola’s previous models and boasts a 3.1 megapixel camera with flash, a 2.1 inch TFT display and Facebook, Myspace and YouTube applications pre-installed.'
'The stylish design of this model is what makes it distinct from other mobiles.'
'Its new design and social network friendly applications make it lovable by most of its user.'
'We were able to download the complex PC Magazine home page and see most elements--no mean feat--but the wait time of about a minute (with four bars of signal strength) was too long.'
'I had it for three days even in NYC the battery life was not great and calls dropped'
'The phone and headset managed a range of 20 feet which is average among phones.'
'While the BlackBerry "Pearl" 8100 -- available from T-Mobile for $349.99 or Cingular for $399.99 ($199.99, with the usual contract stipulations from both) -- makes a noble effort to implement the BlackBerry service including a QWERTY keypad, camera, and music and video playback into a device about the size of a business card holder, finding, programming, and operating both simple and advanced functions can be headache- inducing.'
'Unfortunately, the Cingular 8100 series is clunky and heavy,'
'push email capabilities which, provided you've enabled a data service through your carrier, sends new e-mail messages directly to the device without forcing you to continuously login'
'You also need good eyes and a steady hand to tap out email messages on the small on-screen keyboard.'
'lackluster camera'
'The Atom's screen is fairly decent, with a 320 x 240 pixel resolution and good colour depth of 262,000.'
'Nokia doesn't include cutting edge, headline-grabbing mobile phone technology such as built in GPS, Wi-Fi or HSDPA high-speed data connectivity, or touchscreen activation.'
'underperformance or exorbitant price'
'"The high-end materials and seamless surfaces are pleasing to touch while the sophisticated, minimalistic design is equally satisfying to the eyes.'