'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. '
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'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.'
'The look is more corporate than cool, but there's a nice chrome stripe down the side, behind which is the MMC card slot, so there's no need to remove the battery to change cards'
'Along with the two integrated cameras are flash and bright screen capable of displaying up to 262,144 colors.'
'the inconvenient key placement may end up putting off potential buyers and frustrating existing users.'
'Colours in our outdoor shots were good, though even well-lit scenes came back blurred more often than not.'
'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 buttons are tiny, so we often pressed the wrong key'
'rechargeable 1,200 mAh Lithium Ion battery will not allow for any extended use of an accessory such as a Wi-Fi card as it already struggles to provide sufficient battery life as is.'
'The buttons on it are small and hard to press if you have large fingers.'