RIM’s new BlackBerry Bold smartphone arrived in North America yesterday. The Bold is a bit bigger & heavier than most previous BlackBerry models, but offers a larger display (480 x 320), works over 3G networks and supports 802.11a/b/g. 1GB onboard memory + up to 16GB on a media card. Specs are here.
The Bold has been out and about in other countries for a while and so reviews are already available. CrackBerry, for example, likes the Bold, describing the speed as fast and the display as excellent.
BoyGenius has more of a mixed review here, and a side-by-side with the Nokia E71 at this link (“Bold smokes the E71″ ).
BG also has a comparison of the Bold to the iconic Apple iPhone (“Bold…is the best BlackBerry ever”), where interestingly the result is a kind of stalemate.
More kudos for the Bold can be found at BlackBerry Bold: the DEFINITIVE hands-on review, wherein the reviewers deem the 2.6 inch 240ppi screen to be Bold’s killer feature #1.
And analyst Jim Suva of Citigroup opines “We are positive on the Bold (strong product but not a game changer), and we believe it will appeal to business users who travel internationally, but less so to consumers given its likely high price ($399.)”.
And finally, Digital Journal TV offers up the following video coverage of the Bold’s launch and an accompanying not-unfavorable comparison to the iPhone…
Next up from RIM are the touch-screen Thunder and the flip phone Kickstart.
BlackBerry Bold debuts in North America – CNet, August 21 2008
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The Bold has to be one of the best business phones ever–one of the best business devices ever, actually.
CrackBerry is definitely an accuarate description of the addictive nature of these products.