BlackBerry Bold 9700

Specifications

While many things including form factor are similar between the two models, here are the difference in the 9700's specifications as follows:[25]:

* Optical Trackpad
* 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus and LED flash
* 480 x 360 pixel color Half VGA resolution display
* Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g, WEP, WPA-PSK (TKIP or AES), PEAP, LEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-FAST, EAP-TTLS, EAP-SIM
* Battery Life - Standby: 17 days standby (UMTS), Talk Time: 6 hours (UMTS)
* Bluetooth v2.1, Bluetooth Stereo Audio via A2DP and AVRCP
* Browser - HTML browsing, View Movies/Clips from websites built for mobile streaming, RSS feed support
* Size - Length: 109 mm, Width: 60 mm, Thickness: 14.1 mm
* Network Support - UMTS/HSDPA 2100 / 1900 / 850 / 800 MHz and GSM/GPRS/EDGE 1900 / 1800 / 900 / 850 MHz or UMTS/HSDPA 2100 / 1700 / 900 MHz and GSM/GPRS/EDGE 1900 / 1800 / 900 / 850 MHz (dependant upon the UMTS/HSDPA bands used by ones carrier)
* Micro-B USB PC/Charger connection

[edit] Applications

All the familiar pre-loaded BlackBerry applications are available on the Bold 9700, including but not limited to: WordToGo, PowerPointToGo, BrickBreaker and WordMole. The Bold 9700 also offers BlackBerry Messenger 4.7 but is upgradable to 5.0 in the BlackBerry App World.
[edit] Software Issues

A number of new users on forums (such as http://forums.crackberry.com/f146/ and http://supportforums.blackberry.com) are reporting bugs with OS 5.0.0.344 and 5.0.0.321. These are the two versions of the OS the Bold 9700 shipped with in Canada and the UK. It is unknown whether the US version will come shipped with either of these software versions. There is currently no official download for these OS versions from RIM.

Bugs include:
- Inability to access YouTube in the BlackBerry Browser
- Problems connecting devices using bluetooth
- Errors for some websites (including, but not limited to, Hotmail.com and NBA.com)
- Voice quality issues

RIM has not yet responded to these claims.