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alaTest has collected and analyzed 432 reviews from magazines and websites. People appreciate the connectivity. The keyboard is also appreciated, but some have doubts about missing features.

Experts rate this product 82/100 and users 85/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell phones the BlackBerry Bold 9700 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 96/100 = Excellent quality.

The Bold 9700 is the best of the BlackBerry bunch, offering all the features that made previous models great and improving on everything else. It may not be as innovative as its smart-phone rivals, but its zippy performance, vivid screen and reliable ...

Easy-to-use Qwerty keyboard ; push email ; vivid screen ; good apps available ; zippy optical trackpad ; great connectivity, including Wi-Fi

User interface is useful but dull ; Web browser is comparatively poor ; keyboard isn&apos ; t as clicky as on other BlackBerry devices ; apps can be expensive

RIM's Bold 9700 is the best of the BlackBerry bunch, keeping all the features we loved on previous models and improving on everything else. A better camera, smaller size and cool optical trackpad make it a worthy successor to the excellent BlackBerry ...

The Blackberry Bold 9700 is priced at Rs. 31,990 and that definitely takes it into the high-end segment. However, with that high price-tag comes excellent performance and features, a well-executed navigation system and nothing that is less than ...

BlackBerry's new flagship smartphone is definitely one to look out for.

The best BlackBerry yet?

Hardware, keyboard, screen, email

OS lacking integration of existing online or social networking services

The BlackBerry Bold 9700 is the best BlackBerry yet: a very comfortable device to use, delivering its core functions with aplomb

Vodafone doesn't have a monopoly on this one.

Successor to original gets ever closer to the Curve.

An update worth getting excited about?

Great keyboard, excellent screen

Sleeker design (compared with the earlier Bold) that includes an optical trackpad ; 3.5mm headphone jack ; brilliant display ; 3G capable and Wi-Fi with UMA support ; Bluetooth ; GPS ; faster processor and updates to BlackBerry OS 5.0

BlackBerry browser doesn't compare to the competition ; compact size results in a smaller display and keyboard, but they aren't deal-breakers

The RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 looks nothing like its predecessor. Gone is the wide, masculine body and in its place is a more svelte, compact smartphone that should fulfill RIM's hope of attracting both men and women, and consumers and professionals. ...

One of the hottest features on the new BlackBerry Torch 9800 is the new BlackBerry OS 6. What if you don't want a slide-out keyboard or touchscreen display? Well, based on this video, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 has no trouble with the new OS.

The BlackBerry has little to worry about from the competition when it produces stuff like this.

The first Bold was big and had a battery that needed daily charges, but it was still the best BlackBerry model in the range; thanks to the beautiful high-res screen and an almost perfect keyboard. It didn't have the best camera and the 3-megapixel ...