High resolution display
The BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 smartphone has a large, hi-res screen that displays over 65,000 colors; creating a vivid viewing experience for all your photos, videos, files and websites.
Trackpad navigation
Access what's important with trackpad navigation based on how laptops are designed. Glide your finger over the trackpad to scroll through menus and icons. A slight press and click lets you select an item to navigate where you want to go.
Multimedia
Enjoy music, videos, photos and documents in great color and sound. Easily sync data and audio files from your desktop to the BlackBerry Bold 9700, and get up to 35 hours of music playback time.
Expandable memory
Enhance the 256 MB of on-board flash memory by easily inserting a microSD card. Create extra room for emails, messages, apps, multimedia files, documents and all the other important things that you want to take with you.
Video recording
Along with a 3.2 MP camera, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone features video camera functionality. Record and view videos on the hi-res screen, and share them through email, text messages or social networking sites.
Speedy network connections
Hi-speed 3G network connectivity lets you browse the web or view email attachments faster. While Wi-Fi® support enables your BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone to access available hotspots.
Available Features
- Trackpad navigation
- Bright, hi-resolution screen
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- 3G technology
- Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® enabled
- 256MB flash memory
- 3.2 MP digital camera with
video camera - Multimedia player
- Wireless email
- Organizer
- Browser
- Phone
- SMS/MMS
- MicroSD card reader
Size and Weight
Height:
4.29 inches (109 mm)
Width:
2.36 inches (60 mm)
Depth:
0.56 inches (14.1 mm)
Weight:
4.30 ounces / 122 grams
(including battery)
3.17 ounces / 90 grams
(without battery)
Battery & Battery Life
- Battery: 1500 mAh removable/rechargeable lithium-ion battery
- Talk Time: Up to 6 hours (GSM and UMTS)
- Standby Time: Up to 21 days/504 hours (GSM), Up to 17 days/408 hours (UMTS)
- Music Playback Time: Up to 38 hours

Display
- High resolution 480x360 pixel
color display - Transmissive TFT LCD
- Supports over 65,000 colors
- 2.44" (diagonally measured)

Camera & Video Recording
- 3.2 MP Camera
- Auto Focus, Image Stabilization
- Flash
- 2X digital zoom
- Video camera recording:
Normal Mode (480 x 352 pixel),
MMS Mode (176 x 144 pixel)

Maps & GPS
- Includes BlackBerry Maps
- Integrated GPS with A-GPS

Data Input & Navigation
- 35 key backlit QWERTY keyboard
- Dedicated Keys: Send, End, VAD (User Customizable), Camera (User Customizable), 2 x Volume/Zoom
- Trackpad - Located on front face of device, ESC Key to the right, Menu to the left
- Intuitive icons and menus
Voice Input & Output
- Integrated speaker and microphone
- Hands-free headset capable
- Bluetooth headset capable
- Integrated Hands-Free Speakerphone
- Rating for hearing aids (PDF): M3, T3 (in cellular bands only)
Media Player
- Video format support: XviD partially supported, H.263, H.264, WMV3, MPEG4, Sorenson Spark & On2 VP6 (Flash support)
- Audio format support: .3gp, MP3, WMA9 (.wma/.asf), WMA9 Pro / WMA 10, MIDI, AMR-NB, Professional AAC/AAC+/eAAC+
Ringtones & Notifications
- Tone, vibrate, on-screen or LED indicator
- Notification options are user configurable
- 32 Polyphonic Ringtones – MIDI, SP-MDI, MP3, WAV
Bluetooth
- Bluetooth® v2.1
- Mono/Stereo Headset
- Handsfree
- Serial Port Profile
- Bluetooth Stereo Audio (A2DP/AVCRP)
- Bluetooth SIM Access Profile supported
Security
- Password protection
- Screen lock
- Sleep mode
- Optional support for S/MIME
Wi-Fi
- 802.11b/g enabled
- Wi-Fi Alliance Certifications: WPA/WPA2 Personal and Enterprise, WMM, WMM Power Save, Wi-Fi Protected Setup
- Cisco CCX certification
- Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
- Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry® Internet Server
- Direct IP web browsing over Wi-Fi
- Support for UMA
Wireless Networks
- 3G (HSDPA) compatible
- UMTS: 2100/1900/850/800 MHz (Bands 1,2,5/6), 2100/1700/900 MHz (Bands 1,4,8)
- GSM: 1900/1800/900/850 MHz
- Quad-band support: GSM 850; GSM
