IPhone 3GS or upcoming Blackberry Bold 9700?

The worst kept secret from T-Mobile is the launch of the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700, also known as the Bold 2. We have been waiting for T-Mobile to officially announce the launch of the new handset, until we learned that they had quietly put the device up on the T-Mobile.de website.

The phone is not a touchscreen smartphone, but the 9700 will still have to go up against the iPhone 3GS, the latest smartphone from Apple. The new Bold device will now offer UMA and Wi-Fi calling; this is part of the HotSpot@Home service from T-Mobile.

The Apple iPhone 3G S has received a number of upgrades to its hardware and software. The new iPhone OS now allows the handset to do what the cheapest of cell phones can do, send MMS to friends. The greatest difference is in its performance.

The 3GS now has a more powerful processor, more RAM and a bigger hard drive. The design has not changed at all, which some customers were unhappy about, but this is still a great all round smartphone, even if it does lack a physical keyboard.

Both handsets are good in their own way, but both are still lacking in the looks department.

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