The first thing worth mentioning about the Blackberry Bold 9700 is its name. There has been much confusion regarding the model number and the name of this phone. The Blackberry Bold 9700 is also known as the Onyx or the Blackberry Bold 2. So don’t get confused if you are looking for the Blackberry Bold 9700 and land up on a page that reviews the Blackberry Bold 2 or the Blackberry Onyx.

The Blackberry Bold 9700 is a delicious black phone with features that are likely to impress you like the other Blackberries. The phone is otherwise sleek apart from the leather covering at the back which makes it appear a little bulky. Although the leather covering may seem like an added weight to the phone, it actually proves to be very useful. It prevents your phone from getting all the ugly scratches from being kept on the table. It also enhances the grip on the phone making handling the Blackberry Bold 9700 a very simple job. The leather casing is also another trademark of its predecessor, the Blackberry Bold.

The similarities between the Blackberry Bold 9700 and the Blackberry Bold go beyond just looks and the exterior. The features too, are quite similar. The striking differences are few. A major difference is that the trackball has bee replaced by the optical track pad in the Blackberry Bold 9700. In addition to that, the battery cover has been changed and is said to have bee replaced by one that is an improvement on the earlier one.