BlackBerry Bold 9000 QWERTY Keyboard 3G mobile phone handset reviews and tariffs

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Score: 8.4/10

235 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This mobile phone scores very high on software compatibility. - It scores very poorly on size and weight. “Great keyboard for e-mailing and texting. cracking screen which is nice and bright…” Jonathan, Coatbridgr View all 235 real customer reviews

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235 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
89% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (232)
Battery life6.3
Design8.8
Ease of use8.4
Features8.8
Size and weight4.0
Software compatibility10.0
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.4
Overall rating8.4
Business or web user (45)
Basic text and chat user (29)
Music and entertainment lover (11)
Style and looks come first (11)
Other (136)
 

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Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user”

Score 9.0/10

+ Excellent phone with an all round appeal.

- Battery life is disappointing so recommend purchasing a spare battery

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12 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user”

Score 8.0/10

+ Great push email, which is really easy to use. The OS as a whole is really simple, no lag time etc.
The browser is much better than expected too - no iPhone beater - but the best non-touch browser.
The facebook's app integration with contacts is pretty amazing as well.

- The battery life isn't fabulous - I re-charge daily. The camera at 2mp is a little blurry, though the flash is useful.
When you restart the reboot screen is pretty scary and last a long time! A good 5mins of blank screen!
Other than that - perfect! :D

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10 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Apr 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user”

Score 8.0/10

+ EVERYTHING apart from battery life.

- battery life is very bad. i need 2 charge EVERYNITE.

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8 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Jan 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user”

Score 8.0/10

+ Ever since I've had the Bold my life has changed. I could access my emails on the move, I could read the latest updates and news on the go and i could browse the Internet whenever i want to. Web browsing is great on the Bold and google latitude is fun to use. Apart from that I explored making my own theme and enjoyed that thoroughly. Overall a good buy.

- Battery life could be improved upon. 2megapixel camera is also not very great because pictures uploaded onto facebook look quite blur.

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5 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user”

Score 9.0/10

+ always keeping in touch

- facebook pics not available

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5 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user”

Score 8.0/10

+ really easy to use

- gps doesnt always work and neither does bluetooth

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 May 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user”

Score 8.0/10

+ email - internet usage etc....

- dont know how to download my own tunes as a ringtone and change message ringing sound, this isnt that simple

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Jun 2009

Emma, Raglan , “Basic text and chat user”

Score 6.0/10

+ Looks fab, nice size keyboard, roller ball is good, screen is good size and clarity it good

- Not very versatile; only links to certain wifi, very flakey. Usability is not the best. The white background for most of the email, sms, tools look very archaic!

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4 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Jul 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user”

Score 10.0/10

+ it does everything it says on the box ... and more

- the battery life is shocking!!!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Aug 2009

John, Liverpool , “Basic text and chat user”

Score 2.0/10

+ It gets email

- As a phone its poor. Should have bought a Nokia

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purchased 20 Aug 2009

Gabriel , hereford , “Basic text and chat user”

Score 9.0/10

+ beautiful design, wel layed out, simple to use

- cant download all applications

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purchased 23 Sep 2009

Charlotte, Newcastle , “Basic text and chat user”

Score 8.0/10

+ its good because it's stylish and good to use email on the move

- the cursor button always gets stuck and the battery life is awful

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0 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Aug 2009

Sophia, Glasgow , “Basic text and chat user”

Score 10.0/10

+ This phone is ideal for someone who needs to keep track on thier emails. I personallylove this phone for texting as i find it easy and i love the texting feature as it allows you to see what the person you are replying to has previously said. I justlove this phone it looks good , it has the best apps 10/10.

- The only bad point is the batery life. I have to charge it every night. If i stay elsewhere ie;my boyfriends house and forget my charger im totally without a phone for the next day.

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0 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Aug 2009

Mike, East London , “Basic text and chat user”

Score 8.0/10

+ Overall, ease of use, SMS MMS BBIM Camera and linking with PC. Added bonus of emails on the move.

- Battery Life.
you can extend it by buying a new battery or turning WiFi and Bluetooth off. But you will need to charge over night for decent use folowing day.

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0 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Sep 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user”

Score 10.0/10

+ The phone features its on keyboard integrated into the device

- Battery life is substantial

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0 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Sep 2009

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Expert reviews for BlackBerry Bold 9000

TechRadar expert review

With its large screen, fast internet connection ‚Äì using both Wi-Fi and HSDPA - camera, sophisticated media player, GPS and more, the Blackberry Bold would seem to fit the profile of an iPhone challenger, but such talk is largely irrelevant ‚Äì the two are aimed at different markets, and while the iPhone might be an excellent entertainment station, the Bold is the one that means business. It makes business look good though ‚Äì all seriously stylish black and chrome with a leather-look textured back that should stop it slipping off those City boardroom tables (which seem a touch shaky…

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reviewed 27 Mar 2009

PC Advisor expert review - by Rosemary Haworth

The eagerly awaited BlackBerry Bold 9000 continues RIM's legacy for qwerty smartphones - and may be its best yet.

This BlackBerry Bold 9000 review continued on PC Advisor

reviewed 13 Aug 2008

Product Features

3G Yes
Touchscreen No
Type QWERTY Keyboard
Band Quad
EDGE Yes
WiFi Yes
Camera Resolution in MegaPixels 2
Screen Resolution (pixels) 480x420
Bluetooth Yes
XHTML Browser No
WAP No
FM Tuner No
Email Functionality Yes
SatNav Yes
MP3 ATRAC Playback Yes
Operating System Blackberry OS
Memory Card Slot Yes
Weight (g) 133
Talk Time (hours) 5
Standby Time (hours) 310
HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) Yes
USB Port Yes
Video Recorder Yes
Instant Messaging Yes
Built-in Camera Yes
Dimensions (mm) 114x66x14
Java Yes
SAR (W per kg in 10g) 2
Games Yes
HTML Browser Yes
Phone book capacity (names) Shared Memory
Colour Black
Networks Orange
Networks Vodafone

Also known as: BlackBerry Bold, RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000

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