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BEST REVIEW: BlackBerry Bold 9900

(Our Tech Blog) BlackBerry Bold 9900 or commonly known as the Dakota has become one of the most anticipated product of the BlackBerry enthusiasts in the country. This phone offers a number of features than previous versions Friday, ranging from the design, operating system, to kitchen runway which claimed far more powerful.

However this phone comes not without obstacles, many kinds of smart phones from Android to the iPhone ready to scuttle the pace by offering a variety of specifications and features. So what are seeded by the BlackBerry Bold 9900?

After the first impression is so tempting, this time more in detikINET will review about this product.

Most Lean Body

BlackBerry Bold 9900 has a thickness of only 10.5 mm, making it very easy to put in a pocket without disrupting users. Reasearch in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry bahakan claims is the thinnest they've ever made.



Total weight of this phone is only about 130 g, so it is definitely light enough and comfortable grip. Even so well with the material used. Edges rear body dilapisin rubber so as not slippery when gripped, even though the current state of sweaty hands.

When compared with Onyx 2 phone looks more broadly, especially if for the keyboard. Diusungnya keyboard is more convenient to use, more tender, more spacious, while still maintaining the sound 'cetuk print' from the previous series.


Emitted more elegant impression with brushed metal edges around the body, although the battery cover is still using a plastic material that is easy to open.

BlackBerry Bold 9900 has 4 buttons on the right fruit. Three of which serves to adjust the volume up and down, and a pause button in the middle, and a camera button.

While on the left side there are only 3.5 mm audio port and USB, plus the top to lock the screen. Such a position is certainly very beneficial because it is easy to reach.


After exploring the entire curve of the body BlackBerry Bold 9900, now is the time to taste all the sophistication of this phone.

Screen and Camera

BlackBerry Bold 9900 screen measuring 2.8 "touchscreen with a resolution of up to 640 x 480 pixels, large enough but unfortunately not all of the BlackBerry application currently supports the resolution.


The quality of the screen displayed the phone also looks good. Although not yet secermelang other phones that use super-frills AMOLED or retina, but reading email or browsing through the product is indeed quite comfortable. To watch the video is also pretty fun, look at this screen has a contrast ratio of the right blend.

Level of responsiveness should be raised thumb, much faster than Tourch apalagai Storm. But this feature is not very useful, because in addition to the small screen size, user even more enjoyable going to navigate via the trackpad.


RIM Affairs menjelalinya camera with a lens at 5 MP plus LED lights, which is capable of capturing still images up to 2592x1944 pixels and video resolution 1280 X 720 pixels. While other features are the Geo-tagging, face detection, image stabilization, but absent Auto Focus.

While the picture quality is nothing special, pretty good outdoors but there will be less noise if used indoors. The camera phone is also quite a little trouble capturing images with little movement, and retrieval mode macros have not been able to help make the text visible. Here are shots from close range.


With the same distance, detikINET try to take pictures with cell phones Desire S, 5 MP camera. As this is the result


When used for recording moving images better result was previously the BlackBerry generation, both in terms of resolution or even in terms of quality. But unfortunately, in HD mode the tape will be saved in 3gp format, not MPEG which has better quality.

Performance and Battery Life

RIM is trying to hit the market by presenting this phone. BlackBerry Bold 9900 reinforced with 1.2 GHz processor, 768 MB RAM memory and 8 GB of internal memory.


DetikINET experience while using the phone a few days did not encounter significant problems. Good for multitasking, for watching high resolution movies fun, to surf the internet while opening tab Bebeberapa was no obstacle.

Only if these conditions continue to be used in mobile phones will be very hot and the battery will be quickly depleted, pengalama detikINET BlackBerry Bold 9900 only lasted about 6-7 hours with the conditions of use as above.

As for normal usage like browsing, chatting, email and social media, this phone can hold up to 9 hours with a mode locked at a frequency of 3G networks.

Talk about the battery, the BlackBerry Bold 9900 using a Li-Ion 1230 mAh. Bold is smaller than the previous series that uses 1500 mAh, even Tourch with Li-Ion 1300 mAh.


Using a smaller battery could be one of RIM's effort to create a BlackBerry thin, especially this phone has been using the BlackBerry OS7 claimed more efficient in power consumption. Still, with a more powerful processor edges still require a larger power supply.

In conclusion, by carrying the most recent technology from RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900 aka the Dakota are expected to compete with other smart phones that had previously attended.

With a price tag of Rp 6 million, this phone will surely compete with other smartphones like the Samsung S Galaxy II, HTC Sensation, or LG Optimus 3D, each of which has brought advanced specifications and features. Can?



Pros:
- Forms of interesting
- High performance
- Rich feature

Disadvantages:
- Quality still camera
- The battery capacity is small

* The photos detikINET collection. Photographer: Santi Dwi Jayanti, Model: Intan Permata