<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
Bold	I-Operating_System
9700	I-Operating_System
(	O
codenamed	O
Onyx	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
telecommunication	O
company	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
,	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Research	O
in	O
Motion	O
(	O
RIM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
,	O
which	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
features	O
several	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
9000	O
,	O
including	O
introduction	O
of	O
an	O
optical	B-Device
trackpad	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
reduced	O
size	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
Bold	I-Operating_System
9700	I-Operating_System
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
smartphone	B-Application
was	O
commended	O
for	O
its	O
design	O
and	O
most	O
changes	O
were	O
favored	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
trackpad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
Bold	I-Operating_System
9700	I-Operating_System
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
upgraded	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Bold	O
9780	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
October	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
Bold	I-Operating_System
9700	I-Operating_System
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
various	O
rumors	O
circulated	O
regarding	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
and	O
other	O
reportedly	O
planned	O
models	O
for	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
line-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
rumor	O
reported	O
that	O
a	O
trio	O
of	O
devices	O
were	O
being	O
developed	O
as	O
high-end	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
codenamed	O
Onyx	O
,	O
Driftwood	O
and	O
Magnum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
other	O
information	O
regarding	O
technicalities	O
were	O
revealed	O
on	O
a	O
surfaced	O
AT&T	O
filesheet	O
about	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Already	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
9020	O
and	O
having	O
started	O
production	O
,	O
a	O
photo	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
surfaced	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
replaced	O
the	O
trackball	O
with	O
a	O
trackpad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
previous	O
prototype	O
with	O
a	O
trackball	O
was	O
put	O
up	O
for	O
sale	O
on	O
eBay	B-Application
,	O
where	O
it	O
passed	O
the	O
mark	O
of	O
$600	O
;	O
four	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
a	O
pre-launch	O
list	O
of	O
then-upcoming	O
smartphones	B-Application
for	O
AT&T	O
surfaced	O
online	O
on	O
August	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
which	O
listed	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
technology	O
website	O
Engadget	B-Application
reported	O
that	O
mobile	O
carriers	O
T-Mobile	O
and	O
AT&T	O
would	O
publicly	O
announce	O
the	O
Bold	O
9700	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
website	O
posted	O
that	O
rumors	O
were	O
circulating	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
which	O
predicted	O
that	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
T-Mobile	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
launch	O
event	O
was	O
hosted	O
by	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
(	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
RIM	O
)	O
vice	O
chairman	O
Mike	O
Lazaridis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boy	O
Genius	O
Report	O
reported	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
that	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
would	O
be	O
available	O
early	O
five	O
days	O
later	O
for	O
"	O
select	O
business	O
customers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
smartphone	B-Application
considerably	O
reduces	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
sizes	O
,	O
measuring	O
4.3	O
by	O
2.4	O
by	O
6	O
inches	O
(	O
10.92	O
,	O
6.09	O
and	O
15.24	O
centimeters	O
,	O
respectively	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
uses	O
a	O
2.44	O
inch	O
HVGA	O
(	O
approximately	O
6.1cm	O
)	O
non-touch	O
LCD	B-Device
display	I-Device
at	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
480×360	O
pixels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resolution	O
of	O
the	O
display	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
HTC	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
,	O
as	O
it	O
has	O
also	O
HVGA	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
model	O
changes	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
trackball	O
to	O
an	O
optical	B-Device
trackpad	I-Device
,	O
with	O
simple	O
functionalities	O
such	O
as	O
swiping	O
the	O
thumb	O
to	O
move	O
it	O
and	O
press	O
it	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
selection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
previous	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
models	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
9700	I-Operating_System
has	O
a	O
35-key	O
QWERTY-type	O
physical	O
keyboard	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
smaller	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
Bold	O
9000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Relatively	O
to	O
its	O
connectivity	O
,	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
Bold	I-Operating_System
9700	I-Operating_System
has	O
support	O
for	O
3G	O
HSDPA	O
networks	O
and	O
integrates	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
GPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
came	O
with	O
version	O
5	O
of	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
's	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Bold	O
9700	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
came	O
with	O
upgrades	O
,	O
specifically	O
for	O
Messaging	O
,	O
Calendar	O
and	O
Browser	O
applications	O
;	O
support	O
for	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Enterprise	I-Application
Server	I-Application
(	O
BES	O
)	O
and	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Internet	O
Service	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
allowing	O
having	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
personal	O
or	O
business-oriented	O
POP3	B-Protocol
or	O
IMAP4	O
e-mail	O
accounts	O
registered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
also	O
comes	O
with	O
"	O
personal	O
information	O
management	O
tools	O
"	O
and	O
pre-loaded	O
applications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
calculator	O
,	O
a	O
clock	O
,	O
a	O
task	O
list	O
and	O
Documents	B-Application
To	I-Application
Go	I-Application
;	O
along	O
with	O
more	O
downloads	O
found	O
in	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
World	I-Application
(	O
then	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
App	I-Application
World	I-Application
)	O
,	O
though	O
extra	O
applications	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
downloaded	O
to	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
's	O
main	O
memory	O
and	O
not	O
to	O
the	O
microSD	O
memory	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
's	O
browser	O
contains	O
a	O
faster	O
JavaScript	B-Language
and	O
enabled	O
CSS	O
processing	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
faster	O
page	O
loading	O
;	O
it	O
also	O
supports	O
widgets	O
,	O
streaming	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Gears	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
 '	O
personal	O
libraries	O
can	O
be	O
synced	O
from	O
desktop/laptop	O
media	O
players	O
through	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Media	O
Sync	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Research	O
In	O
Motion	O
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Bold	O
9700	O
,	O
Bold	O
9650	O
and	O
Pearl	O
3G	O
models	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
debuted	O
on	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Torch	O
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
improves	O
several	O
functionalities	O
of	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
5	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
icons	O
on	O
the	O
home	O
screen	O
are	O
arranged	O
in	O
five	O
different	O
views	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
view	O
separately	O
by	O
swiping	O
the	O
trackpad	O
;	O
a	O
search	O
tool	O
(	O
"	O
Universal	O
Search	O
"	O
)	O
;	O
an	O
improved	O
web	O
browser	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
layout	O
engine	O
software	O
WebKit	B-Language
,	O
which	O
contains	O
diverse	O
tabs	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
open	O
simultaneously	O
;	O
pre-loaded	O
social	O
networking	O
apps	O
and	O
enabling	O
"	O
rich	O
content	O
"	O
on	O
text	O
messages	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
displayed	O
in	O
a	O
chat-like	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gareth	O
Beavis	O
of	O
TechRadar	O
awarded	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beavis	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
liked	O
its	O
"	O
solid	O
build	O
quality[ 	O
,	O
which ]	O
cradles	O
a	O
battery	O
with	O
unrivalled	O
lasting	O
ability	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
screen	O
quality	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
optical	B-Device
trackpad	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Laura	O
June	O
from	O
Engadget	B-Application
said	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
device	O
feels	O
nice	O
in	O
the	O
hand	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
smaller	O
,	O
more	O
sleek	O
form	O
factor	O
of	O
the	O
whole	O
package	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
,	O
that	O
's	O
one	O
thing	O
we	O
ca	O
n't	O
get	O
past	O
—	O
serious	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
enthusiasts	O
will	O
tell	O
you	O
that	O
the	O
interface	O
is	O
doing	O
just	O
fine	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
plenty	O
of	O
reasons	O
to	O
get	O
hooked	O
on	O
these	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
us	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
UI	O
is	O
showing	O
its	O
age	O
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
,	O
beautiful	O
hardware	O
aside	O
,	O
this	O
device	O
is	O
essentially	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
every	O
other	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concluding	O
the	O
review	O
,	O
Mokey	O
compared	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
to	O
a	O
Curve	O
8900	O
with	O
a	O
better	O
battery	O
,	O
keyboard	O
,	O
a	O
trackpad	O
and	O
what	O
was	O
missing	O
on	O
that	O
phone	O
—	O
3G	O
Internet	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Although	O
the	O
Bold	O
9700	O
lacks	O
the	O
frills	O
of	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
or	O
Palm	B-Application
Pre	I-Application
,	O
for	O
utilitarian	O
business	O
users	O
,	O
it	O
’s	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
polished	O
smartphones	B-Application
on	O
the	O
market	O
today.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jamie	O
Lendino	O
and	O
Sascha	O
Segan	O
from	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
,	O
who	O
respectively	O
reviewed	O
the	O
AT&T	O
and	O
T-Mobile	O
versions	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
a	O
rating	O
of	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
