So, BlackBerry is hoping the release of its Bold 9900 will mean it can take a leap and gain back a chunk of the market it has lost in recent times. So is it possible for the company to do so in the face of stiff competition? We look at the Bold 9900 and see how it performs.

The new BlackBerry has a 1.2GHz processor, which is nice and quick. It s responsiveness is as fast as most phones and though we are in the advent of the dual core processor, they are a little bit unnecessary as of yet. The BlackBerry has all it needs to work with the current applications and multi-tasking needs of a modern smartphone.

Its screen is smaller than that of a lot of other devices at 2.8inches, however BlackBerry have produced one of the most accurate touch screens out there. The phones pixel ratio is good with a resolution of 480×640 over the space of the small screen more than taking care of graphic issues. The fact the BlackBerry has a QWERTY keyboard as well as a touch screen may also sway some people who will feel it has that little extra a lot of other devices don’t. Many Android phones have one or the other, so for the BlackBerry to have both is a bonus.

OS7 is also a big improvement on what came before and though not up to scratch and as good as Google Android 2.3 or the new Apple operating system it does its work well and without fuss. This makes it a commendable device and one many will be pushed towards.

The device has also received an improvement in camera and now has one of the best 5mp snappers around. The camera is one of the best for auto focus available and puts many of the Android and even the Apple camera to shame. This may be a great leap but the device is let down by the lack of a front facing camera – even a VGA would have been ideal but BlackBerry have scuppered the chance. Particularly for a device aimed mainly at professionals this is one feature that RIM could have really cornered as their own.

So BlackBerry has gained a lot of ground in the last 12 months, however it will need to continue this head of steam to ensure that it keeps up. The best thing BlackBerry can hope for is a similar improvement over the next 12 months again and an unlikely slow in the other phone systems development. BlackBerry is still sticking to what it does best, QWERTY messaging phones, but isn’t completely ignoring the new world of touchscreens – with the Bold 9900 it has just found a perfect way to blend the two.

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