BlackBerry Bold 9790 Touchscreen 3G mobile phone reviews

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8.2 out of 10 based on 200 reviews.

BlackBerry Bold 9790: Smartphone with 5MP camera, Touchscreen and 360 x 480 display. See full product description

Ease of use	8.3
Features	8.4
Battery life	6.8
Design	8.6
Value for money	8.2
Overall rating	8.2

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HELEN, Bradford Basic text and chat user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: It is a lovely phone & Iike the fact it a combination of touch screen & normal .
Bad points:: Its a bit annoying texting because when you are writing it slips

Ease of use	8.0
Features	9.0
Battery life	8.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 28 Jan 2013

Eugenie, Brackley Basic text and chat user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use key pad/touch screen
Bad points:: Too much to learn - too little time

Ease of use	8.0
Features	8.0
Battery life	7.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 22 Jan 2013

cristina, london Basic text and chat user

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: 100
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	10.0
Features	10.0
Battery life	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 17 Jan 2013

Patricia, Amersham Business or web user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	8.0
Features	10.0
Battery life	8.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 16 Jan 2013

racheal, birmingham Style and looks come first

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use
Bad points:: Very light

Ease of use	8.0
Features	9.0
Battery life	6.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 09 Jan 2013

Denis, South Cumbria Basic text and chat user

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: A good replacement for my earlier 9780.
Bad points:: Some keys are somewhat sticky and others over sensitive.

Ease of use	8.0
Features	8.0
Battery life	7.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 09 Jan 2013

Eleanor, Liverpool Basic text and chat user

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: Blackberry messenger
Bad points:: Battery life. Screen scratches easily.

Ease of use	10.0
Features	7.0
Battery life	4.0
Design	7.0
Value for money	6.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 07 Feb 2013

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Product Features

Operating system	BlackBerry OS
Software on which the device runs
Type of phone	Smartphone
Smartphones are phones with mobile computing systems and the ability to perform complex processes such as image and video capture and app downloads.
Shape of phone	bar
Mobile phones come in a variety of shapes: the most common is the bar (or ‘candy bar’) a rectangular block shape. Other common forms are the ‘slider’, which elongates when one section is slid out from the other and ‘flip’, where the two sections of the phone are hinged.
3G	Yes
3G allows mobile phones and mobile dongles to achieve broadband speeds similar to that of home broadband. This allows users to browse the internet, email and download files and video whilst on the move.
Touchscreen or keypad	Touchscreen
Touchscreen phones do not have physical buttons, instead you can dial numbers and type texts using equivalent numeric and QWERTY keypads on the screen. Numeric and QWERTY keypad phones have buttons to allow you to dial number and write texts.
Touchscreen or keypad	QWERTY keypad
Touchscreen phones do not have physical buttons, instead you can dial numbers and type texts using equivalent numeric and QWERTY keypads on the screen. Numeric and QWERTY keypad phones have buttons to allow you to dial number and write texts.
Connections	Bluetooth

Connections	USB

Connections	WiFi

Extra functions	Camera

Extra functions	Instant messaging

Extra functions	Email

Extra functions	Flash

Extra functions	Satellite navigation

Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	360

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	480

Camera resolution (MegaPixels)	5
The amount of data that can be captured when taking a photograph or video. A larger number represents a higher quality image, though this is also affected by other factors such as the lens size and quality.
Talk time (Hours)	5.3
Talk time dictates how long your phone’s battery will last if you were to talk continuously on it from a full charge.
Stand-by time (Days)	18

Depth in cm	1.1

Height in cm	11
The distance from the very top of the product to the very bottom.
Width in cm	6

Memory card slot	Yes
Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly. Memory card slots come in many formats: Compact Flash Card Memory Stick Duo Micro SD Card MMC SD Card SDHC Card
Autofocus	Yes
Weight (g)	107
The weight of the product in grams.
EDGE	Yes
A precursor to 3G, this technolgy allows improved data transfer rates allowing features such as video streaming. Read more about EDGE on Wikipedia
FM tuner	No
An FM Tuner allows you to listen to FM radio stations on the move. You can see a list of FM radio stations at Ofcom.
MP3 playback capable	Yes

Java	No
A software platform allowing 3rd party applications such as games to be loaded. Read more about Java on Wikipedia
Release date	2011-11-23
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Blackberry 9790

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Manufacturer's Description

The new fully loaded, BlackBerry® Bold™ 9790 smartphone

Prepare to be stunned by the BlackBerry Bold 9790 smartphone. This high performance smartphone combines the accuracy of a QWERTY keyboard with the speed and responsiveness of a touchscreen.

Elegant lines and a premium finish conceal a powerful processor that delivers a truly outstanding experience.

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