BlackBerry Bold 9780

Available in both black and white the BlackBerry Bold 9780 is the follow on from the popular 9700 although if you saw my unboxing video you will know that there is not too many things that have changed regarding hardware. A better camera and more memory always help but it is the operating system that excites me most. The BlackBerry Bold 9780 is the first non touch BlackBerry to launch here in the UK with BlackBerry 6.

Sure, I have used it on the Torch but the Bold 9780 will outsell the Torch (so I think) and as far as I am concerned this will be RIMs number one business device for the near future. 

 The operating system on the BlackBerry Bold 9780 is identical to that found on the BlackBerry Torch 9800 that we reviewed recently. The big difference though is that the Torch had a touch screen and the Bold 9780 does not, so like on the previous Bold, the 9700, everything is controlled by the optical trackpad.

There are two main things that make a BlackBerry my number one choice. The first is how quick and easy all tasks are to carry out. The second is the glorious keyboard. It is a real joy to use. The keyboard on the 9780 is identical to that on the Bold 9700. The keys have an almost spongy feel to them when pressed and certainly feel better than on the Curve series.

In terms of build quality the Bold 9780 feels like a premium device. It's back cover still has the faux leather feel to it although it has a design change compared to the 9700.