Blackberry Bold 9700 “Onyx” Review: Nice and HOT :) [UPDATED]

Rumors about Blackberry Bold 9700 “Onyx” have buzzing around for a while now. And most of them are saying that the Bold 9700 Onyx could be the best Blackberry available to date. The reason? well, I personally think that the Bold 9700 Onyx is the best blackberry because it is the latest and I personally think that It has several better things compared to other Blackberry devices. In this post we will also do a small comparison between the Blackberry Bold 9700 Onyx vs Bold 9000 vs Curve 8900 vs Tour 9630. The full comparison will be made as soon as the actual device is announced…

Ok, enough for the introduction. Let’s go for the real deal, the Blackberry Bold 9700 Onyx Review (based on the pre-release device)

Blackberry Bold 9700 Onyx Specs and Features:

Actually I have posted about the specs and features of the new Blackberry Bold 9700 Onyx a while ago, and you can find the post here; but I will re-post it again here. Here are notable Blackberry Bold 9700 Onyx specs and features:

• tri-band UMTS/HSDPA – Band 1,2,5
• quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• 256 MB flash memory (just like Bold)
• HVGA + Display (480×360)
• Trackball Navigation
• 3.2 MP camera with flash, autofocus & image stabilization
• GPS & WiFi
• Bluetooth 2.0
• Hot-Swappable microSD slot
• High Speed Micro USB Connector
• 3.5mm Stereo Headset Jack
• Blackberry Bold battery (1550mAh)
• ID subject to change

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Blackberry Bold 9700 Onyx Design, Camera, Keyboard, Trackball,

Ok, so lets start with the design. First thing that caught my eyes were the lack of silver chrome band around the Bold 9700 Onyx. This band is found on its siblings, the Blackberry Bold 9000 and Blackberry Curve 8900. And let me tell you a secret: I don’t really like the chrome stuff on the Curve and Bold 9000…Which makes the looks of the Bold 9700 Onyx is more elegant. The Bold 9700 Onyx is pretty slim (it’s a bit slimmer than the Curve 8900) and the comfort is pretty good also. So the Onyx has an elegant design, pretty slim and comfortable.

Blackberry Bold 9700 Onyx uses 3.2 megapixel camera, which is the same camera that Blackberry Curve 8900 use. So you can guess now that the quality of the image taken by the Blackberry Bold 9700 Onyx will be decent enough for a business phone. As you might’ve known, the Curve 8900 is able to take some great shots with its camera.

The keyboard is pretty much alike the sibling, the Blackberry Tour 9630 with a slight difference in the bottom row of keyboard. But overall the Blackberry Bold 9700 Onyx’s keyboard is pretty nice and I assume that most people will have no problem with the keyboard. The trackball of the Onyx still uses the old trackball navigation, but since it is still a review based on a pre-released device, lets just hope that RIM will be generous enough to add an optical trackball to the Bold 9700 Onyx…

Blackberry Bold 9700 Onyx 3G, WiFi, Storage

Not much to be said about the OS of the pre-release version of the Blackberry Bold 9700 Onyx.To be honest, I have to cut several part of this review since I got an email from RIM…. So let me paraphrase my opinion…

Several important features of the Blackberry Bold 9700 Onyx I found based on the specs revealed are these features: 3.2 Megapixel camera, 3G connection, WiFi, and improved memory… Stay tune for more information on the Blackberry Bold 9700 Onyx. Follow us on twitter or RSS feed

[UPDATE] it seems that the Blackberry Onyx is actually the Blackberry Bold 2!! It is confirmed now and I have updated the post for you

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