Anyone considering an upgrade to 9790 or 9900?

[chautime]

I've had my 9700 for about 18 mos and love it. I use it mainly for work and personal email and instant messaging/text messaging, facebook and twitter usage. Couple things I dislike about this phone are the browser closing pages because it's too big and the app memory is miniscule. I only have a handful of apps and the phone is getting really slow and difficult. I always crunch my os whenever I upgrade but I'm running OS6 and the OS alone takes up way too much space.

I absolutely hate typing on a touch type so I won't be jumping ship to android or iphone. Just wondering what thoughts the 9700 users have on the 9790 vs 9900. I live in the US so the 9790 is not out yet but really debating if I should just upgrade to 9900. Size and battery are important to me and because I have small hands, a bigger keyboard is not a must have.

OH - and if anyone out there is willing to send me an invite to socialscope, it would be much appreciated. (Again, trying to save on space by using one social tool instead of several)

Thanks.

[dangerousfen]

I'm in the same situation, except I don't really have any issues with my 9700.

Don't think I could cope with the awfull battery life on the 9900 and camera and bricking issues. Lovely looking phone though and the keyboard is great.

9790 is probably the best choice but I'm still not sure what the battery life is like. Most posters say its better but by how much I'm not certain. The other thing that concerns me is the fact that the 9790 has no charging dock contacts. The dock has a USB plug mounted in the bottom and the phone pushes down onto it. How long is the USB socket in the phone going to last?

Never mind, there's still 6 months to make up my mind.

Alan.

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[SC457]

Upgraded to a 9900 and don't regret it at all. Battery life isn't bad, just don't expect it to be as good as the 9700 you're coming from but last 12 hrs pretty easily when setup right.

Performance gains are huge and the browser is awesome on the 9900.

[oldtimeBBaddict]

I am due for an upgrade in February. I thought about the 9900, but there are a couple of issues:

1. The non AF camera. Yes, this is a big deal to me. If I'm expected to pay $300 and 2 years of my time, I will not accept a downgraded camera.

2. The bricking issue. I seriously don't know if this issue has been resolved or not. If it has, I'm sure someone will post.

In addition to the above, BB10 is coming out (allegedly) late this year. So for now, I'm taking a wait and see. My 9700 is getting slow and draggy at times, but I can just nurse it along until I find a phone that will do what I want with the features that I want.

[batboris]

As much as I love my Torch 9800, it was replaced with a brand new Bold 9900 yesterday.

So far, I'm happy with it.
Smaller screen, small icons ... but what a keyboard!


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[chautime]

I've heard about the bricking issue with the 9900 too. Not sure if there is a fix yet. The non AF is not a big deal for me. I've been hearing more and more folks say that they like the 9790 better mostly due to the pocketability and better battery life. The overall specs are similar enough.

I didn't know about the 9790 not having charging dock contacts. I love my 9700 charging pod...it's so easy to just drop it in every night!

I don't know, maybe I'll wait -- the 9790 may never reach AT&T, who knows. NOt sure I can wait for BB10 though....

No socialscope users out there?

[Bizz7]

Wow thanks for the info on these BB's I'm also planning an upgrade from my 9700 too, I recently upgrade the OS to 706 and had to D-grade to 668. I like the 9900 but wasn't aware of these Issues with Battery life and Bricking. I'll just go with a Torch 9800 and maybe by that time they'll fix those bugs on the 9900.

[zaki67]

i upgraded from 9780 to 9900 and I have to say that the battery life IS a problem,I have 3g off and no twitter of facebook synced and cant get a full day.

[BlazorBoy]

Go back to OS5 and keep the 9700. At least until the bricking issue is solved. Especially if you travel and count on a working phone. Or upgrade and keep the 9700 always with you as a back up.

[fusioncal]

Based on what you wrote up there, I'd say the perfect device for you is Bold 9780. Its battery is superb and browsing is better than Bold 9700, plus it's the exact same size to what you have right now.

[dangerousfen]

Originally Posted by fusioncal

Based on what you wrote up there, I'd say the perfect device for you is Bold 9780. Its battery is superb and browsing is better than Bold 9700, plus it's the exact same size to what you have right now.

The point being, why should you have to upgrade to an obsolete phone just cause RIM can't get their act together with the new devices.

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[Drunken-Monkey]

I also was thinking about getting a 9900... But after reading about the Battery life I think I'll just stay with my 9700 for a while... :-)

[Bizz7]

Originally Posted by dangerousfen

The point being, why should you have to upgrade to an obsolete phone just cause RIM can't get their act together with the new devices.

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Which of the BB are u referring to as Obsolete the Bold 9900 or Bold 9780? (Just for clarification)

[dangerousfen]

Originally Posted by Bizz7

Which of the BB are u referring to as Obsolete the Bold 9900 or Bold 9780? (Just for clarification)

I was refering to the 9780 which is no longer in production. I wouldn't be refering to the 9900 would I!

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[Bizz7]

Originally Posted by dangerousfen

I was refering to the 9780 which is no longer in production. I wouldn't be refering to the 9900 would I!

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Lol ok thanks for the info. So I'll take the 9780 out of my mind then.