The Bold 9780 maintains BlackBerry's excellent reputation as a brand that delivers solid smartphones with excellent personal communication. But is this enough with the competition so hot on the heels of the mighty BlackBerry? Though we can imagine thousands of business professionals getting excellent use out of this device, we have been disappointed with the web browsing experience and its lack of distinction over previous models. ...

The BlackBerry Bold 9780 is another classic BlackBerry that ticks all the boxes we'd expect; the keyboard's great, the screen is small but very sharp and nice to look at, messaging facilities and call quality are superb, and you'll get days of use out of it. However, it's not much of an upgrade compared to the Bold 9700 and is starting to look a bit behind the times. If you're desperate for a new BlackBerry-style handset then it certainly won't let you down on any key front but those looking simply to upgrade will probably do best to wait for the Dakota that will add an all essential touchscreen to the mix.

Der RIM Blackberry Bold 9780 ist ein exzellentes Arbeitsgerät. Doch auch als Musikplayer zur Entspannung eingesetzt kann er voll überzeugen.

In puncto Ausstattung gibt es nicht viel zu meckern am Bold 9780 – wie meistens bei Geräten von RIM. Selbst der Verzicht auf den Versandbeschleuniger HSUPA kann man verschmerzen, denn die komplette Kommunikation läuft komprimiert über die Blackberry-Server, weshalb die Telefone mit geringeren Bandbreiten auskommen als andere Smartphones...

Mit dem Bold 9780 verpasst Blackberry seiner Business-Oberklasse ein umfassendes Facelift.

The Bold 9780's key new feature is OS 6, as many of its specifications are unchanged from the 9700 model. We'd have preferred a faster processor, but the ever-excellent mini-keyboard should be a winner for mobile email fans.

The RIM BlackBerry Bold 9780 is a solid messaging smartphone and ships with the latest BlackBerry OS, but it's not necessarily worth the upgrade.

The BlackBerry Bold 9780 offers an unparalleled QWERTY keyboard and the new OS 6 addresses a number of key complaints we had in the past, including the browser which was seriously behind the times. This makes it one of the best non-touchscreen QWERTY smartphones in the market.

Abgesehen von der nach wie vor fehlenden Multimedia-Komponente liefert RIM mit dem BlackBerry Bold 9780 mal wieder tolle Qualität ab. Mit seiner hochwertig verarbeiteten Tastatur eignet sich das Gerät für alle, die sich bereits ganz und gar auf das BlackBerry-Konzept eingestellt haben.

If messaging is what you do, the BlackBerry Bold 9780 is a better device than the 9700 thanks to the RAM boost and general tweaking the BB 6 brings. The keyboard and email services are as excellent as ever, but some might see the Bold 9780 as less progressive than other rival devices

With enhanced RAM and the BlackBerry 6 OS, the BlackBerry Bold 9780 is an improvement on its predecessor, but it's certainly not going to recapture market share lost to iOS and Android handsets.