AT&T BlackBerry Bold unboxing

by Chris Ziegler posted Oct 31st 2008 at 7:00AM

Yeah, the Bold's out in pretty much every country recognized by the United Nations at this point, but to attention-starved Americans, we can only say this: it's new to you. Unlike the Epix, AT&T has spared RIM's latest and greatest full QWERTY handset from any over-the-top carrier branding, opting for a tiny logo at the bottom of the shell and letting the gorgeous industrial design speak for itself. We're not typically BlackBerry people, but we've got to admit -- this thing feels solid, substantial, and generally just great in the hand, and we can see how you'd feel lost without it in no time. Oh, and yes, everything you've heard about the display is true -- it's insanely crisp, bright, and easy on the eyes. We'll have a more thorough look at the AT&T version of the Bold in the not-too-distant future, but in the meantime, enjoy some photography, won't you?

Gallery: AT&T BlackBerry Bold unboxing

Filed under: Handsets, Features, RIM

Tags: 9000, att, blackberry, bold, features, hands on, hands-on, HandsOn, rim

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Rubin @ Oct 31st 2008 7:25AM

ooo shiny!

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DeadPixel @ Oct 31st 2008 8:19AM

me want!!!

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drumdbeat @ Oct 31st 2008 8:42AM

Me Got !

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helixtimestwo @ Oct 31st 2008 8:24AM

Dear RIM, Apple, and Palm -

ICON-BASED HOME SCREENS ARE BORING

HTC figured this out, why can't you?

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chickenator @ Oct 31st 2008 9:31AM

GUIs ARE BORING.
I WANT COMMAND-LINE ONLY ON MY PHONE
or better yet give me physical rotary dialer on my phone. i don't want physical buttons or virtual rotary dialer.

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helixtimestwo @ Oct 31st 2008 12:43PM

I'm not saying get rid of icons altogether, but it's not very imaginative to simply have them row after row.

This applies more to the Apple and Palm devices than the small-screened Bold, but the BB Storm home screen is lame.

Why not mix in a larger clock? Or use the empty space for a current weather graphic/picture slideshow/news feed?

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mariocdl @ Oct 31st 2008 10:43AM

My dad got one of these yesterday, my main gripe is why is the back leather? Couldn't they have just made it abit thinner as its not the thinnest device ive held.

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k4ffy @ Oct 31st 2008 8:31AM

when is this available?

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MRCUR @ Oct 31st 2008 8:47AM

Tuesday, the 4th.

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Goonfeld @ Oct 31st 2008 8:35AM

boring... plus does anyone else suffer from a minor mental block when faced with a screen of icons? I get that momentary "..is that an icon of a microwave? a TV? a sofa?" kinda feeling, before I finally decide to click thru

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cl347bv @ Oct 31st 2008 8:43AM

i prefer the icon themes on blackberries. I would make my dumb phones and my WM 6.1 phone do it too if i could write XML well enough to create a shell UI like Point UI.

but i cant. so i use the standard icon theme on my 7250 when i use it, and i make my pn-820 have a list of the start screen instead of the grid, cause it shows more icons. makes me feel smarter for some reason

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drumdbeat @ Oct 31st 2008 8:44AM

Yeah, i get that too... if only for part of a second...

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DisgruntledIT @ Oct 31st 2008 8:45AM

True crackberry addicts can't be phased my mere icons....

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DisgruntledIT @ Oct 31st 2008 8:37AM

Mmmmmm.... Blackberry goodness......... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

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MRCUR @ Oct 31st 2008 8:48AM

I can't wait to get mine Tuesday. I've been waiting for a few months now since I returned my second broken iPhone 3G. I'm currently using an original iPhone which is also beginning to die...

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Thomas @ Nov 4th 2008 10:13PM

After you get the BlackBerry Bold . Would you like to sell your iPhone. If so how much for iPhone?
Thanks

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bob sakamano @ Oct 31st 2008 8:51AM

i saw one at best buy in manhattan yesterday at 23 and 6th ave... it was a little larger than i expected.. not sure if i want to get this or wait until the javelin

i also saw the g1... also kind of large.. but i like the keyboard and touch screen

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igepard @ Oct 31st 2008 9:47AM

What an ugly peace of junk this is! Who does want to use it? It is so last millennium... Don't tell me you can't wait to get one of this!

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cesium @ Oct 31st 2008 9:55AM

you're not an igepard, you're an isheep

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nicole @ Oct 31st 2008 10:52AM

i live right above it!

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bob sakamano @ Oct 31st 2008 10:54AM

want to meet up and be cool and go look at gadgets togetha?

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Neil @ Oct 31st 2008 9:59AM

AT&T never fails to suck all the joy and beauty out of the packaging of our gadgets. Every time that I see those orange boxes I feel sad. I know that the box is supposed to convey that this phone is to be used on the AT&T network, and AT&T is fine and all as a carrier, but they need to take a back seat. To steal from Hillary Clinton "It's the phones stupid".

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mchapman007 @ Oct 31st 2008 10:01AM

MobilemattBerry pro is better.... Made using TouchFlo 2D for your Windows Mobile Phone.... http://www.mobilematt.net//TF2D%20Skins/Downloads/MattBerry/MobileMattBerry_Pro.jpg

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tom @ Oct 31st 2008 10:06AM

@igepard

what is the one thing that makes you think look so last millenium? I got one of these, it is just great. I can type without looking. iPhone fanboys

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SP @ Oct 31st 2008 10:07AM

Is there ANY hope of Sprint getting any of the new Blackberries in the next few months? >:- |

Between their 1-2 year lag on new BBs and now the idiocy shown by the CEO to downplay the importance of the G1, I'm really considering switching providers

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Mike @ Oct 31st 2008 10:39AM

Will the Bold ever come to Verizon???????????

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Andrew T. @ Oct 31st 2008 10:46AM

I don't think so, after the Storm I think CDMA (Verizon, Telus, Bell) will get the CDMA version of the Javelin (Niagra?) Haven't heard anything about a CDMA Bold and would be surprised if there is one. Other than the form factor, the Javelin and Niagra will have very similar specs to the Bold so don't see why there would be a CDMA Bold. I could be wrong though.

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