I need some advice buying bold 9700/9900 or Q10
Hey folks,
as a quick introduction, here are some background informations. Please do not be bothered if my english is not that amazing...since its not my native language it might be a bit crappy.So im thinkin about somewhat coming back to a blackberry device, as i had one curve 8900 a couple of years (2?) before.
- Main reason for Blackberry = Keyboard; its a musthave for me
- have used a curve 8900 for a short period of time (6 Months) but WITHOUT BIS/BES
- i care about good battery life
- im no heavy apps user...the ones i use should be in the bb market / world
- Browser use: i sometimes like to google for some informations i need "on the go" and read a bit of forums (via app) or news a the handheld
- To the point i use an HTC Desire Z ==> Keyboard :-) where the "Sliding out" is the annoying point to me.
Summary, hope its accurate: Mainly for social networking (hehe i guess im justifying my buying decision right here), whatsapp, phonecalls, forums, a little bit of browing, thereby mainly for news etc (could be done with apps i guess and hope)
In the beginning i planned to get the new Q10 device main because of the new OS and extended Battery life....but startet about thinking whether to buy bold 9900 9700 recently.
heres the why:
Q10
- OS 10
- Battery life
- no need for BIS (although if i buy 9900/9700 ill get BIS)
Cons = No Trackpad = the new gesture wiping thing... i dont know if i like it...i tried the handheld at a carrier store recently and was somewhat a bit disappointed; Price off contract is high
Bold 9900:
- Trackpad ;-)
- Price = half of the price of the q10
- "better" keyboard? when trying the Q10 in the store there also was a bold....keyboard was more convicing at the first glance...but only tried them for 5 minutes so i dunno if its representive or not
cons: display is a bit smaller; battery life sucks as from what i read to this point (solution = seidio 3000mah battery - any suggestions here?)
Bold 9700
- Trackpad :-)
- Price is even lower than the Q10
- sizing seems a good compromiss
- What about the Keyboard compared to the 9900 and Q10? Is it "less good" because the phone size has been shrinkes down compared to the other two?
Cons: OS 5/6 = no acceptable browser using (i do not have high standards here, but i do not want to wait 3minutes before a website has finished loading; maybe Keyboard because of the smaller size of the phone...see above
So...thats it... would love to here some input from you guys!!
Best regards
Lars