Main specifications
| Audio Capabilities : | 3gp, MP3, WMA9 (.wma/.asf), WMA9 Pro / WMA 10, MIDI, AMR-NB, Professional AAC/AAC+/eAAC+ |
| Battery Power Rating : | 1500 mAh |
| Battery Type : | Lithium-Ion |
| Bluetooth Range (Maximum) : | 10 m |
| Bluetooth Support : | Yes |
| Bluetooth Version : | 2.0 |
| Built in Camera : | Yes |
| Camera Resolution : | 3.2 Megapixels |
| Colour/Monochrome : | Colour |
| Data Communication Standards : | GSM, UMTS, 3G (HSDPA) |
| Depth : | 1.41 cm |
| Digital Zoom : | 2 x |
| E-Mail : | Yes |
| Flash Memory Type : | microSD |
| Form Factor : | Mobile Phone |
| GPS Support : | Yes |
| Height : | 10.9 cm |
| Integrated Microphone : | Yes |
| Keyboard : | QWERTY keyboard |
| Marketing : | Blackberry Bold 9700 Handset |
| Model Name : | 9700 |
| MultiMedia Messaging (MMS) : | Yes |
| Number of Frequency Bands : | Quad-band |
| Phone Memory : | 256MB |
| Pointing Device : | Trackpad |
| Resolution (Maximum) : | 480 x 360 Pixels |
| Ring Tones Support : | 32 Polyphonic Ringtones – MIDI, SP-MDI, MP3, WAV |
| Screen Type : | TFT LCD |
| Speakers : | Built-in |
| Standby Time : | 500 Hours |
| Talk Time : | 6 Hours |
| Text Messaging (SMS Long) : | Yes |
| Vibration : | Yes |
| Video Recording : | Yes |
| Viewable screen size : | 2.4 ins |
| Wavebands/Standards : | 2100/1900/850/800 MHz |
| Weight : | 0.122 kg |
| Width : | 6 cm |
| Wireless Network Standards : | 802.11 b/g |
BlackBerry line of smartphones are developed by Research In Motion Limited (RIM) - the canadian wireless device company, headquartered in Ontario, Canada. Blackberry's RIM was founded in 1984 by Mike Lazaridis who is the current CEO along with Jim Balsillie. Blackberry's RIM had Working Ventures Canadian Fund Inc. leading the first venture with a $5 million (CAD) investment using the proceeds to complete the developement of their 2-way paging system (later used by Ericsson) hardware and software. Blackberry's RIM today has a total worldwide workforce of 12,000 employees with the company's total revenue peaking at US$11.06 billion. Blackberry's RIM is today best known by their line of Backberry smartphones mainly the Blackberry Bold, Backberry Curve and Blackberry Pearl.