The BlackBerry Bold 9000 is a line of smartphones developed by Research in Motion.

The family includes the 9000 (released in 2008), the 9700 (released in 2009), the 9650 and 9780, both of which were released in 2010, and the 9900/9930, the first touchscreen Bold, released in August 2011..

The Bold family is known for its distinctive form factor; efficient, pianolike QWERTY keyboard, typical BlackBerry messaging capabilities with a distinct, more premium keyboard than the Curve series. The Bold series is usually more expensive and have more premium materials (ex. leather, soft touch, carbon fiber, metal) unlike the curve (plastic, glossy.) They also have much better specs.

Specifications Size: 123mm 69mm 14mm Weight: 4.7 ounces (136 grams) Display: Half VGA resolution 480 320 pixel color display backlit transmissive High-Definition TFT LCD Camera: 2.0 MP camera (JPEG encoding) with flash, 4x digital zoom Battery: 1600 mAhr removable/rechargeable cryptographic lithium cell GPS capable with extended ephemeris and maps Input: Backlit QWERTY keyboard, trackball Video format support: DivX 4, DivX 5/6 partially supported, XviD partially supported, H.263, H.264, WMV3 Ringtones: MIDI, SP-MDI, MP3, WAV Connectivity: 3G; Bluetooth 2.0; 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g; 3.5mm stereo headset, Mini-USB

All the familiar BlackBerry applications are available on the Bold: WordToGo, PowerPointToGo, BrickBreak er and WordMole. The Bold also offers new or updated applications for BlackBerry Messenger, WHERE GPS, and Mobi4Biz.

The BlackBerry Bold 9780 is a high-end mobile phone data device (smartphone) developed by Research In Motion. Released globally in November 2010.On September 7th 2011 China Mobile and RIM announced a variant known as the Bold 9788. The 9788 variant is identical to the 9700 except that the 9788 uses a Chinese 3G standard known a TD-SCDMA.