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The Bold 9900 was really great when first released. It was designed to get things done, push email, decent keyboard, great battery life, a camera, expandable storage.. Blackberry OS has its issues but the OS is simple and does the basics. I am not a fan of OS 10, it seems overly complex and i really miss a back button. the Bold had OS 7 which is simpler. This phone is not for social media addicts, forget instagram, facebook etc, this is a phone for email, text and phone calls. Android and IOS are not very secure they leak your data all over the internet. Blackberry's are much better at this and they don't track your every move. So even now, i still use the Bold. The battery lasts for nearly three days, its small and easy to carry, handles text and phone calls very well and has options for note taking, todo lists etc. If you need a secure basic device for call and text it is still great.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
The Bold 9900 has an EXCELLENT keyboard, extremely easy to type out an email response or even a semi long email to a business contact or friend. Good for fast response to text messages etc. The downside to this device is it's lack of features and its cost. The camera is rather poor quality for a 5mp phone camera, when compared with other 5mp cameras which have far superior image quality, far better and more intelligent flash, touch to focus, etc. I use the camera quite a lot and find myself taking a separate camera with me now as I am very unhappy with the built in image quality. This is one thing I never had to do when I was using high end Samsung phones. Now that said, I did get this phone predominantly for the keyboard, and it has been amazing. Even someone middle aged with large thumbs can learn to type extremely fast and accurate on this full qwerty keyboard, and thus far I've not found a touch screen keyboard that could keep up, even with their fancy auto correction features. All in all, a great phone! A little on the expensive side in comparison to phones with similar specs, and it could do with a bit faster processing, but I'm sure future models will fix this.Read full review
RIM have evolved the Blackberry to a great new pinnacle with the Bold 9900. It is by far the best Blackberry so far. I moved to this model from the Torch 9800 after finding that having to use the slider to constantly access the keyboard becoming a bit of a pain, the touchscreen keyboard not being sufficient. The implementation of the new OS 7 is very good and strikes the right balance between use of a touch screen and a keyboard. Finally a browser that is useable and easy to use to navigate around a web page. Still though not as good as an Iphone browser but much improvement on previous iterations from RIM. Also much faster. The use and retention of the arrow pointer and trackpad is essential, well implemented and still in my opinion is the best of all smartphones. As expected all the usual options and layout for a Blackberry device. No fault or deficit on that front. The keyboard I must say is much better than on previous versions, with nice wide keys and good travel in the keys allowing for swift typing bordering on touch typing. This is still the great and positive differentiator from the rival Iphone - use of a physical keyboard is not better as yet by any onscreen versions on other smartphones such as Iphone / Samsung / HTC or other RIM models either. The build quality is precise, elegant and refined. The case is a nice weight for holding and thumb typing. I would advise getting a case to protect the nice stainless steel edge of the phone though. The camera is a good improvement to 5MP but unfortunately lacks autofocus, which is a big deficit in this premium end of market phone. The HD recording at 720p is also a good addition. Finally, the only reason for a lower than 5/5 rating is the bug bear of the battery life. It really was awful when I got it. The phone barely made it through the workday (8 hours) before needing a charge. Good thing is at least the charger has been shrunk to a small USB version not much larger than a UK plug socket with accompanying USB to MicroUSB lead. Thankfully after some reading on online forums and visiting RIM's website. I managed to upgrade the OS to the latest version. This made a positive change on the battery life. It is now getting through most of the day without a charge under reasonable use - couple hours of talk/IM use, 3G switched on and browsing (light) and bluetooth headset linked use. So, was it worth the upgrade cost - yes ! Very much so, and I think I have a smartphone now that is a good competitor to the other smartphones on the market finally. The battery life issue could be a killer issue, but it is solvable as above, or by just getting a second battery which is relatively cheap.Read full review
One week in to my new 9900 it a great improvement on the old bold and worth the wait. Typing is a pure breeze and viewing emails and browsing is so much better. It just has alot more offerings now - better apps would be good, more speed would always be an ask but thats down to so may variables, i.e. Networks, area, etc. The battery life maybe a little shorter than the old bold but once I've charged it a few more times this will improve as well. In short, its larger only size wise but well deisgned and weighted, git nicely in your hands and quick processing and easy of keyboard typing - who needs an iPhone, god knows,what more can I say.
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