A Review Of The Blackberry Bold
The Blackberry was a huge success as soon as Research in Motion released years ago. A no nonsense handset, it quickly became known for its emailing abilities and smartphone innovations. Now, RIM has unveiled the Blackberry Bold, a smartphone that has built upon the already successful platforms of past Blackberry models and modernized the line.
Where the Bold really excels is with its improvements on the screen. The 2.6-inch diagonal screen is slightly larger than the one found on the Curve. The Bold also adds three quarters of an inch to the width of the screen, bringing the total to 2.25 inches. The clarity and vivid colors on the Bold make older Blackberry screens seem dull by comparison. The resolution of the Bold is 480 x 320p, and Samsung has utilized the larger screen and better picture quality by updating the UI with bigger icons that are clearer and easier to handle.
The user interface on the Bold is the Blackberry OS 4.6. Precision Zen provides the default theme with the ability to apply wallpaper to the home screen. Precision Zen arranges icons dock style as a row of six at the bottom of the screen. If using Dimension Zen, only icons that are selected receive color. Since the icons have been enlarged on the Bold only three rows instead of the more familiar four appear, which causes a little more scrolling than usual. When it’s time to unwind, the Games folder provides Sudoku and solitaire as well as two online games that hook up the player with other Bold users for head- to-head gaming.
Everyone knows that the Blackberry’s claim to fame is email. RIM certainly knows this and hasn’t changed much with the Bold. Because previous Blackberry handsets already had it right, RIM has simply freshened things up, such as adding the ability to see pictures in message and full HTML. Attachment viewing is also included but outside of that, it is pretty much the same email experience. Of course, the text is easier to read on the improved screen, but the process is the same.
Much as they often do RIM has taken a good concept and revitalized it. With the Blackberry Bold, the company has taken the familiar aspects of handsets past and improved and tweaked them to maintain relevance. Blackberry fans will find a familiar and fresh device with the Bold.
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