BlackBerry Bold 9900 review: Business reimagined

20 September 2011
A brand new OS, more speed, a facelift and a high-res touchscreen, the latest of the Bold messengers is listening for the roar of the crowd. There's no going back to the old rational and composed self - give it danger, thrills and excitement...

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  • Mpho
  • Np8
  • 30 Jul 2012

After everyone coments i dnt knw if i shuld buy it or not

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    • iwanyu
    • XMi
    • 21 May 2012

    wow

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      • stunnar
      • 3sE
      • 01 Apr 2012

      Yoh ppl what a turn down from reading your reviews, I'm not buying anymore thank God I didn't get the white one and had to wait for the next stock. I love BB phones but too much negative reviews meaning the phone is bad news.

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        • Shano
        • f0x
        • 21 Mar 2012

        the 9900 is the worst handset i have ever used ,battery life is a joke if you use a phone for which it was intended, talking,I belive it had 3 hrs max of battery life.connectivity and software issues never stopped.I know of 10 people who have had the same issues in South africa,not sure what handsets your team were given???

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          • Anonymous
          • HKB
          • 18 Mar 2012

          I did have the 9790 and I hated it; would constantly freeze, the lock button was too stiff and chipped off so I couldn't access my phone; eventually I dropped it in some pepsi and got the 9900 through my insurance; what an improvement! Build quality is so much better, sound quality, hasn't yet frozen or crashed on me.. I've had this phone over a month now and have no complaints; I use my phone constantly; text, call, email, music, bbm and my wifi is always on when at home, never once have I needed to charge it before going to bed at roughly 11, I'm up at 7.

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            • Anonymous
            • tht
            • 17 Mar 2012

            my SE live with walkman is better than this phone..my friend bought it a weeks ago and she is amazed with my phone yesterday...

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              • patel
              • YMH
              • 04 Mar 2012

              over priced phone

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                • AnonD-45042
                • vGT
                • 04 Mar 2012

                Not a great phone.
                Freezes during usage of apps.
                Has problem with promixity sensor, dials numbers, goes of mute, hold and what not..
                Not a great battery life.
                Overpriced.
                Most of the apps come with a price.
                Gps sucks..
                Overall not a great phone @ this price.

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                  • AnonD-43540
                  • mcu
                  • 24 Feb 2012

                  the price is too much as compared to my galaxy phones.......... do some thing about this price "$ 2000"...... how?

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                    • AnonD-26727
                    • La8
                    • 15 Feb 2012

                    Best BlackBerry yet! Very cool.

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                      • berna
                      • v0X
                      • 28 Jan 2012

                      is the sms messaging in threaded view?

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                        • Abadi
                        • nTp
                        • 18 Jan 2012

                        Abadi, 18 Jan 2012GSMarena.com plz post the test result of the BB 9900Test result for the Battery

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                          • Abadi
                          • nTp
                          • 18 Jan 2012

                          GSMarena.com plz post the test result of the BB 9900

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                            • bb star
                            • veF
                            • 31 Dec 2011

                            blackberry 9900 is the best n i hav it in my hands right now

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                              • KTW
                              • NrE
                              • 24 Dec 2011

                              I'd get one...if it was a 5th of the price.

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                                • Einstein
                                • NrE
                                • 24 Dec 2011

                                RIM's finest hour....
                                sadly no duel core even though its as expensive as a Note or Rezound and no 4G...please RIM!...get more competitive!

                                BB os 7...excellent, but no victory over windows and android.

                                BB need a come back...but what ?

                                their sales are down 75%!
                                ...they should introduce live wallpapers and speed up the release of BBX then launch it on duel core phones.

                                conclusion:
                                A huge waste of money...massive I tell you due to the fact you could get a phone with the same hardware for much cheaper...it lacks features nor has the ability to play hardcore gaming. but if you are a BB fan...then why not?

                                warning: I will be dead honest here...its hard for me to admit this but we must judge devices not because of name brands but rather features and hardware compared to price and price of other devices.

                                sigh...so here it goes.

                                considering what else you could get for the same price and cheaper not to mention better:

                                samsung GSII, note, S1, ACE, GY, GIO...im basically going to name the entire range of Galaxy devices...oh and the omnia 7

                                HTC rezound, sensation, titan, radar, trophy, desire, legend, hero, wild fire, G1, G2 Nexus 1 and every other HTC that has Android and windows 7.

                                LG: optimus pro, black, 2X, 3D

                                motorola: atrix and razor.

                                Nokia N8, N9

                                now for the positive things...finally!

                                Love BIS.
                                Bold 9900...my favorite of all BB's
                                Extremely responsive.
                                Better build quality than many devices I know.
                                Love the improvements to the OS.
                                its uncommon...i love that in a phone.
                                the UI looks great.

                                but never the less...well tried BB :)))

                                can't wait for BBX (10)

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                                  • sharina
                                  • nB9
                                  • 18 Dec 2011

                                  i hope blackberry can make a comeback. Because blackberry image is going downhill.

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                                    • Vasile BUJOR
                                    • 0Up
                                    • 12 Dec 2011

                                    I didn't bought this phone cause of the bad autonomy. I was amazed why they released sutch a grait tool but a SE Vivaz has more autonomy.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • Qxp
                                      • 11 Dec 2011

                                      Hey guys.I just got my bold 9900 a few days back and so far I'm enjoying it.I got a few questiong tho
                                      -how do I turn off the auto-brightness?
                                      -how do I get my phone to be a router?
                                      Thanks to whoever can answer me

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • svk
                                        • 15 Nov 2011

                                        AnonD-8850, 03 Oct 2011Nokia E6 vs the 9900????? With a 680MHz processor vs the Bo... moreThe nokia E6 is behaving like the Bold 9900 and half the price. Nokia E6 is way better bang for buck.
                                        Has also FM-radio and front cam and swopable sdhc slot. Vocie navigator GSM and free. BB is on its knees.