As the title says, I have got a BlackBerry Bold and I am here to answer your questions.
Come on, where are your questions? :-) |
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Especially AJAX websites. That's the one of the most interest to me. And when is that RIM official multivendor "AppStore" for BlackBerry coming out? :smile: |
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Due to its curviness, the Bold is more like a bar of soap roughly similiar to an iPhone, while the 8800 is a boxy cellphone with 6 relatively flat sides. So thus, the Bold "feels" smaller than the 8800, even though the dimensions are similiar. Also, I liked the Bold's keyboard just fine -- some say it's not that good, but I could thumbtouchtype on it right away with no problems. Better than the early 8800 keyboards, for sure, though. (I say early 8800's, because the 8830 keyboard felt better than the 8800 - thanks to subtle stiffness refinements) |
I have a couple of questions:
1.) How is call quality on it? I know YMMV and all of that depending on where you are and coverage. 2.) Does it switch between WiFi and 3G relatively easily? Thanks. |
1st Question: Do you really?
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Typing is almost as good as on the Curve, and much better then on the 8800. Quote:
My least favourite thing: I only get two to three days out of the battery. I am sure RIM will improve this with newer firmware releases. |
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Will the Bold make me coffee in the mornings?
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Does it get warm and/or hot? How long does it take to charge? Thanks. |
Bold v Curve Display
I've read some very good things about the Bold display, in terms of the quality and sharpness, which has me salivating. But I don't have a good picture in my mind of the size. It looks to be roughly the same as the Curve, in total, only its a little more of a wide-screen orientation than the Curve (Bold is wider but a little shorter than the Curve?).
When you put together faster processing and memory, 3G and the enhanced OS, it might be a real step up. |
has it been released in Germany? have a friend in Munich so thinking he might be able to hook me up
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Did you get it off of eBay and if not how did you get it?? IMHO 2-3 days of battery life is great imagine how i feel when my iPhone 3G dies by midnight with moderate usage. Can't wait to sell and get my Bold so I can be totally BlackBerry, not a Curve and an iPhone.
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if you have the production version, take a picture of it holding the bible in your left hand and the bold showing the leatherrete backing in your right hand and have someone take the picture and post it on this thread.
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While not as good as the iPhone browser, it is much better. RIM needs to work on improving AJAX support so more Web 2.0 applications work properly -- For example, the iPhone can render maps.google.com to things like GMAIL (full web version), while the Bold doesn't yet... Of course, there's native apps, but these are good tests of AJAX (Web 2.0 capabilities), such as pannable maps, interactive features such as "Edit Post" in vBulletin without reloading the page, etc. The rendering could be made a little faster, as the iPhone still has the edge here (both Bold and iPhone has similiar CPU speeds). Zooming is not bad -- it is nicely antialiased -- I would like to see animated smooth zooming motions (ala Opera Mini or iPhone) that can be turned on/off, since that helps provide context, or a shortcut that allows me to quickly and smoothly zoom in/out, such as holding a key while spinning trackball. i.e. I'd like some kind of a quickie substitute for the iPhone "pinch zoom" motion. People who appreciate both the benefit of a BlackBerry and iPhone (without being polarized one way or another), would understand what I'm talking about... Perhaps this is already included in an updated browswer, but that wasn't seen in the Bold Browser I tried out... That said, the browser is fun to use, definitely preferable over Opera Mini, and I've already made a post about keypress shortcuts that I've discovered in the browser! |
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I am starting to get promotional offer from Blackberry for the Bold. 3 months free Pocket express elite courtesy of the Owners Lounge at Blackberry, the image shows the Bold, so they are starting to promote it HARD.
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