The New BlackBerry Bold 9700 in Malaysia

Blackberry fans in Malaysia can now get their hands on the new Blackberry Bold 9700. Launched a couple of days ago, these new variant would be a major hit especially for business customers. Let’s take a look at this new model plus the pricing and packages offered by our Malaysian telco, Celcom.

Blackberry Bold 9700

As an "upgrade" version of Bold 9000, Bold 9700 offers better specs though the storage has been reduced from 1GB to 256MB. I reckon this would be an attempt to fit the trend of using microSD card for bigger storage. This gives the Bold 9700 lighter weight and sleeker look. Bold 9700 runs smoother and faster as compared to its predecessor and offers bigger RAM and camera resolution. Another change noted in Bold 9700 is the use of trackpad for navigation. This is far far better than trackball!

Memory: 256MB storage, 256MB RAM
Expandable memory: supports up to 32GB microSD card
Battery: up to 6 hours talk time, up to 21 days standby time
Display: 2.44″, 480 x 360 pixels
Camera: 3.2MP camera with auto focus, image stabilization, flash and 2x digital zoom
Connection: Bluetooth, WiFi
GPS: integrated GPS with A-GPS ready
Video format supported: MPEG4 , H.263, H.264, WMV9
Audio format supported: AAC, AMR, MP3, WMA
Size: 109 x 60 x 14.1mm
Weight: 122g

Pricing? The standard in Malaysia is around RM2.2k but Celcom Axiata is offering this phone at RM1988. There are also other CelcomBiz packages which you can save up to RM900.

Check this out on Celcom’s page.

Tags:blackberry, Bold, Bold 9700, Celcom, malaysia, review

12 Comments

cyrildason, January 21, 2010 @ 10:57 am Reply

I still prefer the iphone. Almost the same price…
Horlic, January 22, 2010 @ 6:41 pm Reply

I prefer iphone too!
- KeeMan, January 24, 2010 @ 8:48 am Reply
  
  yeah…iphone still rules!
qistina, February 19, 2010 @ 5:51 pm Reply

hi there. im contemplating as to whether i should purchase the iphone or the highly anticipated(in my case :)) bb bold 9700? need advice!!! thank you!! 🙂
SamDeMelow, May 12, 2010 @ 10:35 pm Reply

I’m current user of iphone…..and intend to upgrade to htc hd2….but all my friends convince me to use bb 9700…bought the unit …and i find it is a fantastic gadget for business customer..
KaER_M, July 30, 2010 @ 6:06 am Reply

Currently, i’m using iPhone and it was awesome without Maxis monthly plans, u won’t be able to maximise it’s capabilities and it such a disfunctional phone…I admit iPhone is amazing gadget.

But, never turn back on Blackberry.. it was a trendy in mobile phone world as we are more advanced than other countries nowadays!
Hoppaguy, September 4, 2010 @ 9:11 pm Reply

As a quick background, I am a heavy user of Blackberries and have owned almost every incarnation. I can say hands down, this is the best Blackberry to date. The screen is high resolution and the overall size of the new Bold is amazingly compact. It is smaller than my old 8310 Curve and much smaller than the previous generation Bold 9000. The most noticeable difference in this new phone is the speed. The processor is much faster and with the 3G capability, it is not as painful to surf the web. While the web browser is still not as good as the iPhones, it is much more useable than previous versions.

Speaking of the iPhone, the sales representative at AT&T kept asking me if I didn’t want an iPhone 3GS instead. I have already owned an iPhone and returned it because of the simple fact that it does not have a QWERTY keyboard. I cannot type with the same speed that I can on my Blackberry. The keyboard layout on the new Bold does not disappoint in that the key layout is slightly tighter than the Curve but you get used to it after typing about 5 messages. If you are a previous Blackberry user that is looking to upgrade, then the new Bold is a worthy of the upgrade. In addition if you are the type of user that wants your phone to handle voice and messaging well, then I would also recommend the Bold as a phone to checkout!
Ai Di, October 4, 2010 @ 10:02 pm Reply

Selling Blackberry Bold 9700 at RM1500.
Anyone interested can e-mail me at candy.luii@live.com
It is original and brand new!
Ken, November 4, 2010 @ 9:09 pm Reply

The qwerty keyboard of the Blackberry is a big hit and I won’t trade my curve for an iPhone.
Deri, April 9, 2011 @ 5:52 am Reply

How much would a Blackberry Bold 9700 cost in Malaysia and can it be found easily in any stores?
Amanda wong, September 7, 2012 @ 4:21 pm Reply

I just brought one blackberry phone its very expensive when my dad buy almost then 1 thousand plus my dad u just 12 yrs old but u wnt the expensive he alwys say like dat but he buy me bb,samsung and iphone tq dad
- KeeMan, September 10, 2012 @ 9:33 am Reply
  
  @Amanda, good for your then. 🙂