Blackberry bold first impressions

After being released just over two weeks ago, i have a chance to finally put this phone to the test ... and it doesn't dissapoint.

Keyboard

Using the keyboard on the bold is great, the frets in between the keys adds enough room to make typing very comfortable. As comfortable, if not more than on the curve. The thing that really surpised me about the keyboard which in my mind makes it the best keyboard blackberry has ever put on a phone is the way the keys feel when typing on them and the improved typing click sound.

Screen

Screen quality can make or break a phone. In this case, it makes the phone more enjoyable to use. The resolution is stunning making all the images crystal clear. The screen quality is even better than that of the iPhone. The reason for that is because it is a smaller screen the pixels are more condensed. Now with a bigger screen than the 8800 or curve it is better using the phone with this screen . Theres a reason they call it BOLD.

OS

The new blackberry OS 4.6 looks great on the bolds screen. At first the icons are a little confusing, but after a couple of days it becomes second nature. pretty much everything is nicer to use on the new OS from messaging to media. The phone also comes standard with word excel and power point to go. There are now 5 standard games on the phone. The phone comes bundled with downloads of msn messenger and facebook mobile.

Media

The media compenent of the bold is very similar to other blackberrys with some cosmetic updates and a few minor added features, overall making it nicer to use. Movies and pictures look amazing on the bold`s screen. But the knockout feature for media is the bold`s external speakers. The quality and volume ability of the bolds speakers are good enough to make you want to watch a movie or listen to music without headphones.

Final Thoughts

Battery life has yet to be determined. As for movies i would rather watch one on with the bold`s screen quality, but i would also want to watch a movie with the widescreen of the iPhone. One side note: the bold comes with a their standard leather magnetic pouch that works great for protecting and carrying the phone. Also, the standard headphones have now been upgraded to blackberry branded inear heaphones. You can tell blackberry put alot of time and effort into making this a great phone and it shows when you use it.