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RIM BlackBerry Bold 9780 Review




GENERAL2G NetworkGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G NetworkHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Announced2010, October
StatusAvailable. Released 2010, November
SIZEDimensions109 x 60 x 14 mm
Weight122 g
DISPLAYTypeTFT, 65K colors
Size480 x 360 pixels, 2.44 inches
 - QWERTY keyboard
- Touch-sensitive optical trackpad
SOUNDAlert typesVibration, MP3 ringtones
LoudspeakerYes
3.5mm jackYes, check quality
MEMORYPhonebookPractically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call recordsYes
Internal256 MB storage, 512 MB RAM
Card slotmicroSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included, buy memory
DATAGPRSYes
EDGEYes
3GHSDPA
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA
BluetoothYes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared portNo
USBYes, microUSB v2.0
CAMERAPrimary5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
VideoYes
SecondaryNo
FEATURESOSBlackBerry OS 6.0
CPU624 MHz processor
MessagingSMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
BrowserHTML
RadioNo
GamesYes + downloadable
ColorsBlack, White
GPSYes, with A-GPS support
JavaYes, MIDP 2.0
 - BlackBerry maps
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+
- Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp
- Organizer
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input
BATTERY Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh
Stand-byUp to 528 h (2G) / Up to 408 h (3G)
Talk timeUp to 6 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
MISCSAR US1.41 W/kg (head)     0.82 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU1.15 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    



Key features:

  • Enhanced email and data security via BlackBerry services
  • 2.44" 65K-color TFT landscape display with a resolution of 480 x 360 pixels
  • Hardware four-row full QWERTY keyboard
  • Quad-band GSM support and tri-band 3G with HSDPA
  • Wi-Fi connectivity
  • GPS receiver and BlackBerry maps preloaded
  • 5 megapixel autofocus camera, LED flash
  • 624 MHz CPU, 512 MB RAM
  • BlackBerry OS v6
  • Touch-sensitive trackpad navigation
  • Hot-swappable microSD card slot (up to 16GB)
  • DivX and XviD video support
  • Decent web browser
  • Office document editor
  • 3.5 mm audio jack
  • Smart dialing
  • Compact body and solid build quality

Main disadvantages:

  • BlackBerry Internet Service account is a must to enjoy all phone features
  • Outdated and unintuitive camera interface
  • No FM radio
  • No video-call camera
  • No built-in accelerometer