1. Odog1996's Avatar
    Hi, I have recently broken my Bold 9000's screen trying to replace the housing and I have been quoted anything up to �50 for the repair. I am aware you can buy new bolds for around �100 on eBay but I was wondering if this is the most up to date blackberry with a trackball as I don't like the track-pads. I am aware of the Blackberry Tour but apparently this isn't as good as the bold? Can anyone shed some light on this for me please?
    Thanks
    Owen
    05-14-12 12:14 PM
  2. scouts36's Avatar
    The Bold 9000 was the last RIM "flagship device" to use a trackball.

    All later devices use a trackpad.



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    05-14-12 12:24 PM
  3. ryzack's Avatar
    the latest blackberry with a trackpad is the tour, it has more ram then the bold 9000 i believe, and the form factor is alike the 9700/9780.

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    05-14-12 12:30 PM
  4. antheauxny's Avatar
    If wifi isn't a big deal to you, I say get the Tour. It doesn't have wifi but I believe it has more memory & the camera is better

    But if you use wifi just get another Bold 9000 or get a Curve 8900.
    05-14-12 12:43 PM
  5. robsteve's Avatar
    Isn't the tour a CDMA/world phone?

    If he is in the UK, maybe the Bold 9700.
    05-14-12 12:56 PM
  6. mark-d's Avatar
    Isn't the tour a CDMA/world phone?

    If he is in the UK, maybe the Bold 9700.
    The 9700 has a trackpad.

    The latest phone available in the UK with a trackball is the 9000
    05-14-12 12:59 PM
  7. robsteve's Avatar
    The 9700 has a trackpad.

    The latest phone available in the UK with a trackball is the 9000
    I missed that he didn't want a trackpad. I was thinking he was looking for the least expensive phone other than another 9000, but more recent than the 9000.

    Wasn't there one of the Curves with a trackball, in the 8300 or 8900 series?
    05-14-12 01:12 PM
  8. elvin1983's Avatar
    I missed that he didn't want a trackpad. I was thinking he was looking for the least expensive phone other than another 9000, but more recent than the 9000.

    Wasn't there one of the Curves with a trackball, in the 8300 or 8900 series?
    Yes, but both of those are EDGE devices. The Bold 9000 is a 3G device.

    Yes, the Tour is a CDMA World Phone, so you would have to purchase one unlocked to use the GSM mode in Europe.
    05-14-12 01:32 PM
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