As with the other BlackBerry devices, holding down the Menu key will bring up a list of recently used applications so you can switch between them easily. As we mentioned earlier, we solved this by using the optical touch pad for increased accuracy, but we wish it wasn't necessary.īelow the display are the usual Send, Menu, Back, and End/Power keys along with the familiar optical touch pad in the middle. However, we did encounter the occasional hiccup where we had to tap repeatedly at something before it registered. We had no problems for the most part, and we loved how fluid the swiping was. OS 7's aforementioned Liquid Graphics is supposed to improve the responsiveness of the touch screen, which works in conjunction with the Bold 9930's 1.2GHz processor to give a smooth and zippy navigation experience. We also appreciate the pinch-to-zoom gesture on the touch screen.
It's much easier to scroll through long Web pages just by swiping the touch screen, for example. But we soon found that we could use the touch screen for quick scrolling and tapping, and then switch to the optical touch pad if we wanted more precision. Indeed, we found that we had to be a lot more accurate when selecting certain tiny icons. At first we were rather skeptical about this, as we generally like our touch screens to be a lot bigger so that our fingers have enough room to move around. What makes the Bold 9930 especially interesting however, is that it is the first Bold to have a touch-screen display. The Bold 9930's display certainly looks better than any of its predecessors. OS 7's new Liquid Graphics technology that promises improved graphics and animations also comes into play here, and we were impressed by the results. RIM pumped up the resolution to 640x480 pixels, which might not seem like much, but cram that into a small display like this and the result is really smooth and sharp images with nary a pixel in sight. The Bold's 2.8-inch display is another triumph. More importantly, RIM has wisely decided to widen the Bold 9930 back to the original BlackBerry 9000 size, which allows for a larger display and a roomier keyboard (which we'll discuss later). Its slender profile makes it the thinnest BlackBerry yet, which really does add to the phone's sleek and elegant aesthetic. Measuring 4.53 inches long by 2.6 inches wide by 0.41 inch thick, the Bold 9930 could maybe lay claim to being a sports car as well. The BlackBerry Bold 9930 has a luxurious feel in the hand.
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