1. devonhilton's Avatar
    I recently fell in love with the BlackBerry's. I was focusing on the Bold series.
    And I want to know if the Bold 9000 was a better choice than the 9700.
    05-08-10 01:29 PM
  2. kwkid's Avatar
    I recently fell in love with the BlackBerry's. I was focusing on the Bold series.
    And I want to know if the Bold 9000 was a better choice than the 9700.
    Not in my opinion it isn't.
    05-08-10 01:59 PM
  3. Pete6's Avatar
    The 9700 was released after the original Bold, the 9000.

    Regardless of any other criteria, this makes it a more modern and perhaps advanced phone.

    In any event the 9700 is slightly small, which I like.
    It has double the internal memory
    The screen has more pixels
    The 3G data is seemingly more reliable
    The camera is far better
    The two phones have very different keyboards and I quickly got used to my 9700 and now I like it
    Sound on the 900 is far, far better than the 9700
    Obviously being newer, the 9700 is more expensive.


    The are many other points to compare and I am sure tha other will chip in -- hope so.

    My choice would be to go for the 9700 every time but then, this IS the 9700 forum .
    05-08-10 02:13 PM
  4. apbthe3's Avatar
    The battery life on the 9700 is also better, I understand.

    That being said, I have a 9000 and have absolutely no complaints. The keyboard works well with my sausage fingers, the speakers are absolutely amazing, the screen is beautiful. You will get people to chime in on both sides, but I'm sure you'll be perfectly happy with either one. They're both great phones.
    05-08-10 02:19 PM
  5. Spiffing's Avatar
    I have a 9700, but may well invest in a used 9000 to experience that chunky goodness.

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    05-08-10 02:33 PM
  6. sedalia066's Avatar
    While the 9700 has better specs overall the 9000 continues to be one fine device. I am keeping mine until something even better than the 9700 comes along.

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    05-08-10 02:40 PM
  7. danarc's Avatar
    9700. just got mine yesterday coming from 9000
    05-08-10 02:55 PM
  8. Artemis68's Avatar
    The specs of the 9700 are much better...memory, camera, everything. It also has UMA capability.

    Some people prefer the 9000 because of the size but specs-wise, the 9700 is the better one.

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    05-08-10 03:01 PM
  9. Brit6's Avatar
    The 9000 had a better wider screen, bigger keyboard and better sound. Everything else is better on the 9700 lol. I hope RIM released a blackberry with the best of both worlds!
    05-08-10 03:03 PM
  10. rgsgenius's Avatar
    Me personally;
    I owned a 9000 for 12 months, best phone I have ever had, did everything I needed, occasional hiccup but at the end of the day, considering the amount that the phone does I don't care if I get a reboot every 2 months or something like that.
    I've now had my 9700 for 1 month and it's my dreeeeeeeeam phone.. lighter, sexier, more reliable, operates smoother, better camera and video quality and I personally prefer the track pad to the ball any day! The track ball occasionally gets jammed and that's really annoying lol!
    Anywho.. I'm waffling..
    All in all, the 9700 is the bigger yet smaller version of the 9000 and wins hands down..
    PS The battery life on the 9700 is so sexual I get excited thinking about it!!!
    05-08-10 03:06 PM
  11. Blacklatino's Avatar
    Like many others on here, I have both Blackberries - 9000 and the 9700. However, I did "upgrade" to a 9700 and haven't looked back.
    05-08-10 03:18 PM
  12. StAiChiLLiN's Avatar
    Spec wise 9700.
    Form 9000

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    05-08-10 04:08 PM
  13. CatAlex's Avatar
    technology in most cases gets better/more improved, not worse. just look at the numbers for a hint...9700 is higher than 9000; hence suggesting that the 9700 is an improvement over a 9000.
    05-08-10 04:33 PM
  14. dwaynewilliams#WN's Avatar
    I recently fell in love with the BlackBerry's. I was focusing on the Bold series.
    And I want to know if the Bold 9000 was a better choice than the 9700.
    I like the 9000 because of the screen size, but if you are looking at which device is better, hands down it is the 9700. It has a better form factor in my opinion, the battery cover is better, it has more memory, and a better camera. The 9700 also has the better battery. the 9700 has the trackpad, but I am actually partial to the trackball (but most people like the trackpad). The 9700 also ships with OS 5.

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    05-08-10 05:08 PM
  15. GapBoyPCS's Avatar
    Spec wise 9700.
    Form 9000

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    You pretty much summed it up

    I had a 9000. I was kinda forced into getting a 9700. I can't complain...the 9700 is really a better device.
    05-08-10 05:14 PM
  16. amazinglygraceless's Avatar
    Spec wise 9700.
    Form 9000
    Completely disagree
    Specs AND form = 9700
    05-08-10 05:52 PM
  17. StAiChiLLiN's Avatar
    Completely disagree
    Specs AND form = 9700
    opinion.
    Spacey keyboard
    Bigger screen.
    Is enough to put it on top of the form factor list.

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    05-08-10 05:58 PM
  18. Pete6's Avatar
    Completely disagree
    Specs AND form = 9700
    With ya there. The HUGE size of the 9000 was the main reason I got rid of mine very seoon after I bought it. I'm 6'2" and have a bunch of bananas for fingers, even so I could not take the massive size of the 9000.

    Opinion.
    05-08-10 06:21 PM
  19. petaf's Avatar
    I have to remember that one: 'bunch of bananas for fingers'!
    Oh, and +1 for 9700. Even though I never used the 9000 except in the stores, just the better battery on the 9700 is enough for me.
    05-08-10 07:35 PM
  20. j_rahman07's Avatar
    9700 without a doubt. i loved the keyboard on the 9000 but i dont mind the keyboard of 9700 at all.
    05-09-10 02:36 AM
  21. BoldtotheMax's Avatar
    Hard to beat the 9700, but the 9000 is a nice phone as well. I believe it ships with an older OS, don't have 5.0 on it, but still a solid phone in the short time I messed with one.

    A lot of people like the form factor as it is bigger than the 9700 and a little easier to type, granted it just takes getting used to a keyboard and size. Me I like my phones a little smaller and the 9700 is the perfect size for me and I don't have small hands.

    In the end, try to go test out both phones if you can. Really the best way to see what you would like. Not sure how many places would have a 9000 to play around with though.

    Good luck in your decision.

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    05-09-10 02:49 AM
  22. patrickberry's Avatar
    Net-net, either phone still loses.
    when is RIM going to come up with 9000 sized and a better-than-9700 spec?

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    05-09-10 06:47 AM
  23. nourez's Avatar
    Spec wise 9700.
    Form 9000

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    I never liked the form of the original Bold. It was too big and, well, bold for my tastes. The 9700 is so much better in every way. It's still got that bold attitude to it, but its a bit nore subtle this time. Sleek and sexy, just the way I like it.

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    05-09-10 07:53 AM
  24. lush242000's Avatar
    The 9000 should run over by a truck after being tossed out an airplane.

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    05-09-10 07:54 AM
  25. canadian student's Avatar
    If your not into apps, then go with the 9000, as it has the bigger screen, and better kb. But for future proof I would so go with the 9700. best BB IMO.
    05-09-10 05:40 PM
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