| Blackberry first came into the market in 1997 as a | | | | device to be easily recognised. One of the greatest |
| two-way Pager, and was first introduced by a | | | | advantages of Blackberry Bold is its QWERTY |
| company called Research in Motion. Today Blackberry | | | | keyboard, which is easy to handle, and this feature is |
| Bold features push e-mail, Internet faxing, web | | | | one of the attractions for business users. |
| browsing, along with other services offered by | | | | The 9000 does not have a FM Radio, and is not a |
| wireless phones, and is considered to be one of the | | | | touch screen device. The device has a nominal 2 |
| best Smart phones available in the market. It is also a | | | | mega-pixel camera with an in-built flash unit, having a |
| mobile telephone which supports incoming and outgoing | | | | resolution of 480 x 320. The features include a GPS |
| calls, text messaging, a 2-Megapixel camera with flash | | | | along with Blackberry maps, and the device has |
| with a digital zooming capability, and video recording. | | | | geo-tagging feature which lets you tag your photos |
| The Blackberry Bold 9000 has HSDPA, Wi-Fi and | | | | with relevant geographical areas. The iPhone also has |
| GPS. It has a full QWERTY keypad, and a screen | | | | a 2 mega-pixel camera, with geo-tagging feature, and |
| with bright resolution. The screen size of the mobile | | | | also includes third-party application integration. |
| phone is a 2.6 inch panel, which is slightly larger than | | | | The Bold has its HSSPA modem and applications |
| the Curve's 2.4inch. The width of the screen measures | | | | processor located on single chip. This makes the |
| 2.25 inches, as compared to 1.5 inches of that of the | | | | battery life of the device go far, extending the |
| Curve. While the Curve has a VGA resolution of 320 | | | | stand-by time to 13 days, with 5 hours of talk time. On |
| x 240 pixels, the Blackberry Bold features 480 x 320 | | | | the other hand, the battery of the iPhone provides a |
| pixels display, which is an increase of almost half of | | | | talk-time upto 5 hours when used in 3G mode, or 10 |
| that of the Curve. If you hold your current Blackberry | | | | hours while using the device as 2G. The stand-by time |
| next to the Bold, you would most certainly be tempted | | | | is 300 hours, with 6 hours of Wi-Fi Internet use, seven |
| to invest in this sophisticated mobile Smartphone. | | | | hours of video playback and up to 24 hours of audio |
| In the mobile world there are two devices which could | | | | playback. |
| be pitted against each other. The first one being the | | | | When it comes to measuring the looks Vs the |
| Blackberry Bold and the second is the iPhone. There is | | | | performing features, Blackberry Bold crosses the |
| a general user perception that the Blackberry Bold has | | | | expectations of any user, including designer |
| the clearest and sharpest picture, and with its black | | | | expectations, and obviously the market expectations. |
| leather-like back, chrome border and sides, and a black | | | | The features of the Blackberry Bold betters every |
| face, the device looks as impressive as its unparallel | | | | competitor rating, and even for users having an older |
| features. On the other hand, iPhone has a unique | | | | version of Blackberry would not be able to willingly put |
| design, which has made it an iconic device, making it a | | | | down one Blackberry Bold in favour of their old ones. |