Five things about the BlackBerry 9700 that make it better than other BlackBerrys

Five things about the BlackBerry 9700 that make it better than other BlackBerrys

Trackpad
For some time, BlackBerry mobile phones have had a trackball mounted between the keypad and the screen. By rolling the trackball with your thumb, you scrolled through the icons and menus of the interface.

Prior to this, BlackBerry used a scroll wheel set into the side of the phone. Using your thumb, you moved the wheel up or down to move around the screen. When you wanted to open an icon, menu or file, you pressed the wheel.

Many people still have BlackBerry phones with trackpads and even scroll wheels. But the BlackBerry 9700 represents a departure from this approach. It uses an optical trackpad.

The trackpad is very similar to the navigation pad of a laptop. Such a feature helps confirm the BlackBerry 9700 as a state-of-the-art mini computer as well as a phone.

Connections
With plenty of BlackBerry 9700 deals you have a full range of mobile connections to choose from. It is a GSM phone with quad band; it is 3G compatible; and it gives you Wi-Fi access to the BlackBerry Enterprise and Internet Servers.

The phone also has Bluetooth v2.1 installed. It supports Bluetooth SIM Access Profile, and has Bluetooth Stereo Audio.

What this means is that you can use the BlackBerry 9700 in 212 countries. You can connect to the Internet using Wi-Fi hotspots. And you can use Bluetooth to make hands-free wireless calls, and to create wireless connections between your phone and speakers for your music.

Full QWERTY
BlackBerry phones other than the 9700 have full QWERTY keypads, but not all of them. Some have standard keypads with each button representing a number, symbols and various letters. There’s also a BlackBerry touch screen phone.

The BlackBerry 9700 unashamedly boasts a full QWERTY keypad. The ridges on each of the pads make it easy for you to send long emails, type data into documents or place text on the Web.

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Battery
In the early days of mobile phones, battery power was a problem. If you owned one of the first commercial phones, you would have to charge it for ten hours to get 30 minutes talk time.

One of the best of the modern lithium-ion battery units is in the BlackBerry 9700. On one charge, the battery gives you up to 504 hours standby time on a GSM network; up to 6 hours talk time; and up to 38 hours of music playback.

Camera
Some early BlackBerry phones didn’t have a camera. The phones were devices for serious users who wanted to make calls, and send emails or text messages.

This has now changed. The BlackBerry 9700 has one of the best digital cameras around.

Features include 3.2 megapixels; a flash; digital zoom; image stabilisation; and auto focus. You can also use the camera for recording video clips.

Once you’ve taken your photos or video, you can send them to friends, business colleagues or family. And with the BlackBerry Desktop Media Manager, you can transfer images to and from your computer.