I tried a Bold for the first time yesterday in an Orange store.

My first impression was that it had a great screen. And that's it.

The keypad was similar to the 8800, which I'd disliked, and it was noticeably bigger, heavier and, yes, clunkier than the Curve.

As for 3G, patchy coverage and shorter battery life cool any lingering passion to view YouTube on the bus (it's more fun watching my fellow passenger's iPhone freeze) and reminds me of what BBs do best.

If Javelin turns out to be old wine in a new bottle, well the old wine tasted great anyway.