Ahbing Haz New Gadget: Blackberry® Bold 9700 2 Review

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I am officially a proud Blackberry® Bold 9700 user

Bought a Blackberry 9700 under DiGi Smartplan™. Unlimited internet blablabla… wanted to get this phone since March, but couldn’t find a good reason for replacing my phone.

And now, my Nokia N95 finally dies. After 30 months of constant abuse and, rare case, swimming sessions. I am still surprise how it can survive for so long. Nokia phones really tahan lasak!

Now gimme a crab, I want to crack the shell with N95. See who wins

Anyone wanna see how my N95 looks like right now? It’s cruel and obscene, especially to Nokia hardcore fans. (hello @tallboyz)

The main criterion for choosing Blackberry® Bold 9700 is simple—I want buttons. So I can text while driving (yet to master that skill, still practising)

This is the second generation for Blackberry® Bold 9700, it replaces a trackball with a trackpad. I have to say, this little thing is awesome! Makes navigation so much easier. You only need to rub…

I love the word “rub”

Sorry, I couldn’t find a better word to fit this description.

Blackberry® Bold 9700 also comes with a 3.2mp camera. I love this camera cause it doesn’t produce the “chik-chak” sound like my old Nokia N95. This makes candid shots much simpler.

I wonder why no sound—I remember reading an article about the regulations on the compulsory camera sound on certain country to prevent under-skirt photos. Malaysia is included I think.

Without sound is much fun laaaaa of course!

Edit: OHHHH… got CHIK-CHAK sound! but barely noticeable

(I took a candid shot here, after England lost to Germany at #WC2010. The fans fell asleep at Cafe – http://tweetphoto.com/29492923)

Now with this phone connecting to my Twitter, Facebook 24/7.. I am more active on Tweetphoto. Follow me at Twitter @ahbing

And one of the features that differenciate Blackberry® Bold 9700 from other Blackberries is the sexy leather.

Barely noticeable in many occasions, but it does make a difference. I like this feature cause it makes Blackberry® Curve (lower spec) look like a toy

On top of Blackberry® Bold 9700, there are two buttons.

Left: Keylock—you only need to press once to lock and unlock your phone. I am going to show you more geng-chau function later on.

Right: Mute—this requires no explanation. If your dad calls, you press this button and it’ll shut up your dad. There’s a function which it will send automatic message to your dad

(e.g. Don’t kacau me first, I call you back later!)

Nah, just kidding

On the left side of the phone—A headphone jack for music, movie or hands-free. In Malaysia, you don’t need hands-free.

Traffic police is happier that way, you make whole Malaysia complete.

The right photo is a fast-access button to any application you want. In this case, I set the button to Blackberry Messenger. You can set this button as camera, email, activate bluetooth, music player—almost any function.

On the right side of the phone—Another fast-access button, similar to left one. And a volume controller for incoming calls.

What I like about these buttons are, all of them can be assigned to different tasks. Memang syok.

Blackberry® Bold 9700 comes bundle with a leather case (holster) too. This case…. don’t play play. Got hidden mechanism wan.

After one week of using this phone, I only realised that this holster has a magnet inside. You put the phone inside, it’ll automatically lock keypad.

You can also set the phone to vibrate only when it’s in holster, or automatically pick up phone when you pull the phone out.

So many awesome setting to play with @.@

The holster also designed to expose the speakers so the alarm goes off loud and clear every morning. Get your ass up!

Oh by the way, my current ringtone is Justin Bieber—I will immediately pick up incoming calls to avoid her singing any longer.

The charger port also conveniently exposed! These people are genius.

The bottom of the phone is… two metal thingie… which I have no idea what’s it for.

Anyone can tell me what’s it for ah? I push, rub, touch, scratch—nothing happened. It looks awesome nonetheless.

I am a big fanboy for Blackberry® Bold 9700 now hehehehe.

My BB Pin is… nah, not going to let you know.

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