BlackBerry Bold 9000

Most people associate BlackBerry with business but things are about to change. The BlackBerry Bold is a bold step into the world of all-in-one super-phones. The Bold's core features are still made of serious stuff but with the addition of HSPDA and GPS, RIM hopes to capture a larger piece of the smart phone pie. The first thing that hits you when you take it out of the box is that it's a wide phone but that's because it houses a full Qwerty keypad and relatively large screen -- it's not iPhone large but it is sharp. In fact this is one of the sharpest and brightest screens we've ever see. Apparently during user testing, people regularly remarked on the bold screen, which ultimately led to it being called the Bold. The Qwerty keypad is superb -- if you look closely you'll notice that the keys are raised on one side making it easy to distinguish between each one. The styling is serious with a faux metal edge and leather style back - it's a little bit BMW dashboard for our liking but then again you may like that. Notice that there's a 3.5mm headphone jack on the side so you can plug in a pair of normal headphones - thank you RIM. Inside the Bold you'll find a mighty fast 624Mhz processor that makes everything run smoothly and there's no shortage of connectivity options. You get HSDPA, Wi-Fi and GPS, which you can use in conjunction with BlackBerry Maps or download Google maps should you want to. Overall we think the Bold is the best BlackBerry yet and if you're a current BlackBerry user or even if you're not, you should check it out.