Blackberry Bold 9700Mobile tech site Moby1 has recently confirmed that the new RiM BlackBerry Bold 9700 is not just a sleek mobile device, but a powerhouse of a 3G smart phone. The Bold 9700 sports a new TI core processor and stands as one of the most powerful messaging smart phones to be released. No confirmations about the actual processor speed, while hoping for 1 GHz may be too much, we can assume that this phone will be clocking speeds of up to 768 MHz. Still above all other things the Bold 9700 is a messaging device. If you want a mobile phone for its camera or media player capabilities, the Bold 9700 has those, but there are alternatives.

If you like messaging on the other hand I cannot see what other phone you would want more than this. The physical keyboard is very reminiscent of the BlackBerry curve and that is a great thing. The original Curve physical keyboard was both small and really easy to use. Speaking of the Curve, the design influences from other BlackBerry devices such as the Tour, and the original Bold are pretty noticeable in this new phone. It is a subtle detail, but fans of BlackBerry will appreciate the nostalgic feel as well.

Features are where this device shines best and I have to say, the hardware and software features are truly worth looking forward too. Aside from the usual 3G fare of quad band network support, HSDPA and WiFi, A-GPS and other features. It is interesting to note that the internal memory will be a tight 256MB. It’s more than enough for small files, but hardly the size for media fans, so better whip out those microSD cards for this device. The Bold 9700 will also be featuring some impressive web integrated applications as well.