'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. '
'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.'
'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.'
'Both carriers' phones are short on multimedia features.'
'this certainly applies to the design of the entire BlackBerry 8700 series.'
'Verizon Wireless customers can use their BlackBerry 8703e handset as a modem and get BroadbandAccess on Verizon Wireless' award-winning Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) network.'
'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.'
'Since the BlackBerry e-mail system is optimized for slower networks, the fast EV-DO network doesn't shine quite as brightly when you're using the BlackBerry as a handheld.'
'Unfortunately, Bluetooth dial-up networking isn't supported.'
'Unfortunately, this standard cell phone also has some major flaws, especially when it comes to making calls.'
