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Visit RIM Storefront Tweet Find Coverage: Release Date: Q4 2009 Released For: AT&T - Discontinued T-Mobile - Discontinued Released for AT&T and T-Mobile, the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 is a thinner, lighter and updated version of its predecessor, the BlackBerry Bold 9000 smartphone but keeps the same 2.44-inch displpay and 35-key QWERTY keyboard. The new handset replaces the original Bold's trackball with an optical trackpad. It features a faster Web browser, improved 3.2-megapixel camera and twice the storage with 256MB of flash memory (2GB card included). The Bold 9700 also comes with the same high-speed HSDPA Internet access, Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi connectivity, as well as music and video features.

• Large, high-resolution screen that displays over 65K-colors -- creating a vivid viewing experience for photos, videos, files and Web sites
• Trackpad navigation based on how laptops are designed by gliding a finger over to scroll through menus and icons and select an item with a slight press and click
• Built-in 3.2-megapixel camera features video recording and share them through email, text messages or social networking sites
• High-speed 3G network connectivity lets users browse the Web or view email attachments faster -- with Wi-Fi support to access hotspots
• Easily sync data and audio files from a desktop to the handset, and get up to 35 hours of music playback time
• Enhance the 256MB of on-board flash memory and easily insert a microSD card to create extra room for emails, messages, apps, multimedia files, documents and all the other important things

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$199.99	Free!	$179.99	$19.99	$79.99

Technical
Network:	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / UMTS 1900 / 2100
Form Factor:	Block / BlackBerry OS v5.0
Dimensions:	109 x 60 x 14 mm
Weight:	122 g
Antenna:	Internal
Navigation:	QWERTY Keypad / Trackpad
Battery Type:	1500 mAh Li-Ion
Talk Time:	6 hours
Standby Time:	19 days
Memory:	256.0 MB
Expandable Memory:	microSD / TransFlash
Safety
Radiation (SAR):	(1.39 W/kg)
Imaging
Main Screen:	TFT 65,000 colors (480 x 360 px)
External Screen:
Camera:	3.2 MP / Flash / 2X Zoom / Auto-Focus / Image Stabilization / Video Recorder
Audio
MP3 Player:	MP3 / AAC / AAC+ / eAAC+ / BlackBerry Media Sync
FM Radio:
Speakerphone:
Push-To-Talk:
Multimedia
Wallpapers:	480 x 360 px
Screen Savers:	480 x 360 px
Ring Tones:	MP3
Themes:
Games:	BlackBerry App World
Streaming Multimedia:	MPEG-4 / H.263
Messaging
SMS:
EMS:
MMS:
Email:	POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP / Microsoft Exchange / Lotus Domino
Chat:	AOL / ICQ / Windows Live / Yahoo
Predictive Text:	SureType
Applications
Phonebook Capacity:
Calendar:
To-Do List:
WAP:	2.0 (BlackBerry Browser)
Voice Commands:
Calculator:
Connectivity
Bluetooth:	2.0 (A2DP / AVRCP / HFP / HSP / SPP)
Infrared Port:
High-Speed Data:	HSDPA
Wi-Fi:	802.11 b/g
GPS:	BlackBerry Maps
PC Sync:	USB 2.0
More Information
Website:	Product Website
Discussion:	Smartphone / PDA Forum

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