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RIM BlackBerry Bold - black (AT&T) comparison

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Product name	RIM BlackBerry Bold - black (AT&T)	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile)	Motorola Droid (Verizon Wireless)	Apple iPhone 3GS - 32GB - black (AT&T)	RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 (T-Mobile)
Price	$99.99	$199.99	$199.99 to $599.99	$299.00 to $299.99	$149.99 to $649.99
CNET editors' rating	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars	4.5 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	4.0 stars
Release date	November 04, 2008		October 28, 2009	June 19, 2009	February 11, 2009
The Bottom Line	For those who waited, the RIM BlackBerry Bold won't disappoint. The Bold impresses with its brilliant display, enhanced productivity tools, and excellent multimedia performance to deliver a more powerful and well-rounded smartphone to mobile professionals.	The RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 brings T-Mobile its first 3G BlackBerry and improves on its predecessor with a sleeker design and more power. We only wish it had a better browser to complete the package.	Despite some design issues and a couple of missing features, the Motorola Droid is the most powerful and fastest Google Android device to date. It fully embraces the openness of the Android platform and offers Verizon customers a smartphone that certainly rivals the other touch-screen devices on the market.	The iPhone 3GS doesn't make the same grand leap that the iPhone 3G made from the first-generation model, but the latest Apple handset is still a compelling upgrade for some users. The iPhone 3GS is faster and we appreciate the new features and extended battery life, but call quality and 3G reception still need improvement.	We're disappointed by the lack of 3G, but the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 is a solid update to the Curve series, bringing a better design, improved features, and faster performance and is one of T-Mobile's top smartphone offerings.
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Cellular technology	WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM	WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM	CDMA2000 1X	WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM	Info unavailable
Weight	4.8 oz	4.3 oz	6 oz	4.8 oz	3.87 oz
Talk time	Up to 270 min	360 min	385 min	Up to 600 min	Info unavailable
Wireless Interface	IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Bluetooth 2.0	IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Bluetooth 2.1 EDR	IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Bluetooth 2.1 EDR	IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Bluetooth 2.1 EDR	Info unavailable
Service Provider	AT&T	T-Mobile	Verizon Wireless	AT&T	Info unavailable
Band / mode	WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900	WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900	CDMA2000 1X 1900/800	WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900	Info unavailable
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	AT&T Wireless $99.99 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	T-Mobile USA $199.99 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	Verizon Wireless $199.99 In stock: Yes Best Buy $599.99 In stock: See Site Prices from 2 CNET Certified stores	AT&T Wireless $299.00 In stock: Yes Best Buy $299.99 In stock: See Site Prices from 2 CNET Certified stores	T-Mobile USA $149.99 In stock: Yes Best Buy $649.99 In stock: See Site Prices from 2 CNET Certified stores
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