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Blackberry Bold 9650 Global Email Powerhouse

by Ava on July 7, 2010

Even with the hit of the new iPhone and several flashy Android devices there is still one mobile device that has an edge and may even be referred to as a global email powerhouse – the Blackberry Bold 9650. Yes, the U.S. smartphone market is definitely still dominated by RIM and their line-up of Blackberry phones. The newest generation Blackberry devices still hits the market of gadget and mobile phone fanatics even if it has a lesser appeal in comparison to the iPhone 4. For most corporate users, it’s still Blackberry or nothing.

The new Blackberry Bold 9650 is a great bet for the best travel smartphone on Verizon Wireless and Sprint as noted on recently published guide on “how to pick the best travel smartphone”. This is plainly because the Blackberry Bold 9650 can feature the best of all the networks. When you are in the U.S. your Blackberry 9650 works on the 3G CDMA network and should you need to travel abroad, it will then switch to GSM/3G. Understanding this combination will show you that you are getting a great coverage both here and abroad.

Talking about travelling, here is something to note about Blackberry Bold when you are travelling. There is no doubt about the wonderful feature and advantage of said device when it comes to network support so here is something else you can really take advantage of when you are on the road – the Blackberry Maps. This is not only convenient but you should also know that this can “cache” their maps locally. Meaning: you can download maps over WiFi at hotels and instantly be on your way to navigate – this unlike others no longer requires the use of expensive international data.

Now you should see why this is best for travelling. What more? There are hundreds of very good Blackberry travel apps. All these are even represented by top names. Users of Blackberry could conveniently download travel apps from Kayak, TripIt, Yelp, WeatherBug, Mobiata and a whole lot more. Many other specifications of the Blackberry Bold 9650 that makes it very impressive include WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, 3.2MP auto-focus camera, 480x360 screen, optical trackpad, hands-free speakerphone, MicroSD memory expansion, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, dual-band CDMA/EVDO Rev. A and single-band HSDPA. And take note: this could go up to 13 days of standby time.

Because Blackberry 9650 is basically a global email powerhouse, don’t count on it so much when it comes to gaming but there are surely only a few devices on the market that can compete with it in the lines of “email”. This has plenty of corporate messaging features and this comes with a full suite of office applications for mobile viewing and editing under several popular file formats.