The Blackberry 9700 is, much like its counterparts in the Blackberry range, a phone which is committed and provides an exceptional level of connectivity. Coupled with numerous features which offer various means of working whilst on the move, it is easy to see why the Blackberry name has become synonymous with efficient communication.
The handset comes with an impressive 2.4 inch TFT display screen. In addition to its full QWERTY keyboard, which is both effective and responsive the handset comes with a touch sensitive optical track pad. Colour representation and reproduction on this display screen is both efficient and colourful due in part to its ability to display up to 65,000 colours as well as having a pixel screen size of 480 x 360 pixels. The handset comes with both vibration and MP3 ringtone options as well as providing a speakerphone and a 3.5 mm audio jack.
A 3.15 megapixel camera, which includes auto focus as its primary means of ensuring image quality as well as providing an LED flash for illumination purposes. In addition to these features the camera also comes with image stabilisation, which enhances the offering by ensuring that any camera shake will not interfere with image quality. As an alternative to photographs, the camera also provides the ability to record video.
The handset utilises a 624 MHz processor as its central processing unit, whilst employing the services of the reliable and popular Blackberry operating system, which on this phone is version 5.0. Connectivity is provided by a multitude of options which include GPRS and EDGE, both of which are class 10, as well as Bluetooth and micro USB. As its primary means of internet access the handset provides a HSDPA connection as well as Wi Fi capabilities. Carrying on the theme of connectivity for those who require the services of satellite navigation this handset provides a GPS function, which comes with A-GPS support and Blackberry maps.
In addition to the aforementioned and comprehensive functionality the phone provides a document editor, media player, video player, organiser and a voice memo facility. The phone has an internal memory of 256 MB, however most packages include a 2 GB SD card, which can be utilised within the built in microSD card slot. For further expansion the aforementioned slot can be utilised up to 16 GB.
The Blackberry 9700, much like the Blackberry storm2 has a unique place in the mobile phone market. It is widely recognised as being one of the most comprehensively endowed the phones available, with a singular aim of being useful for communication and work purposes.