BlackBerry Bold 9650 (BlackBerry Tour2) Rated 3.5 out of 5 by Wireless and Mobile News' Review of ReviewsAlthough not all the reviews are in on the
BlackBerry Bold 9650 from
Verizon, there is a general theme that this smartphone formerly known as the
BlackBerry Tour2 excels at messaging, excellent call quality and is great for international travelers.
The
BlackBery Bold 9650 is the update to the BlackBerry Tour, with 512 megabytes of more memory and an optical trackpad. Reviewers praised the keyboard, and convenient site and button keys. Reviewers call the
BlackBerry Bold 9650 solid, strong, and well done.
The 3.2 megapixel camera takes clear photos and media features works well. Where the BlackBerry experience falls short is in web browsing, which will be corrected with a webKit browser in OS 6 .Our readers have found installing the
BOLT browser an excellent alternative for more PC-like browsing. The screen is smaller than most touchscreen smartphones with a 2.4 inch 480 x360 pixel display.
Corporate users will be glad that there is a non-camera
version of the
BlackBerry Bold 9650, you can also have conferences via
Push-to-Talk.
The
BlackBery Bold 9650 sells for $149 after rebates with a contract and data plan. Don't forget
to use the
Instant Phone Rebate Only Available with Online Purchase
coupon-link to
avoid waiting for a rebate.
The good news is that
Verizon is offering a buy one get one free
BlackBerry Bold 9650 deal.
Adam
Zeiss at CrackBerry reported that the
BlackBerry Bold 9650 looks
and feels great like the
BlackBery Tour, with more memory and Wi-Fi. He
loved the solid keyboard and convenient sites buttons and keys. The
trackpad is a bit "clicky," while the call quality is great. He is
thrilled that it is a CDMA smartphone on the Verizon network.
Sascha
Segan rated the
BlackBery
Bold 9650 from Sprint 3.5 out 5. He found it boring, but solid with
great basics clear voice calls, easy text/email, sharp photos and strong
battery life. He also liked that it's a world phone that you can take
all over the world. It's the exact same size as the BlackBerry Tour and
slightly lighter with excellent call quality. Media features are not
sate of the art but well done nonetheless. He found the screen size a
bit small.
Shaun Mahal at
Brighthand
rated the
BlackBerry Bold 9650 3.5 out of 5. The 2.4 inch 480 x360
screen is crisp and bright with ambient light adjustment with a better
keyboard. He found the trackpad to be jumpy. He doesn't like the
lower-side location of the USB port on the side of the BlackBerry Bold,
it makes it impossible to use the phone while charging. He calls the
Bold a solid performer with a weak web browsing capabilities. It's one
of the few phones by Sprint and Verizon that can used outside of the
U.S. It streamed audio well and had excellent call quality. Messaging is
the strongest feature of the
BlackBerry Bold 9650. The 3.2 megapixel
camera has auto focus. For messaging it is great as well as business.
There is also a new Gmail integration feature.
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