BlackBerry Bold 9900 Unboxing Video!

By Kevin Michaluk on 9 Aug 2011 05:14 pm

First Unboxing Video of a Commercially-Purchased BlackBerry Bold 9900!

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W00t!!!! Here it is CrackBerry Nation, the first unboxing of a commercially-purchased BlackBerry Bold 9900. While it's looking like tomorrow is the official Rogers launch of the new touchscreen Bold, some stores already have been selling their stock and I managed to pick up four units from a local store in Winnipeg. When we caught wind that Bolds were to be had early, we started calling every store we could. Most were either not selling yet or had already sold out (and some stores had waiting lists - go RIMPIRE!), so when I found a store with inventory I went into a CrackBerry craze. There was some dangerous driving involved to get to the store, but I made it I got the Bolds, and I rushed home to record up this frantic unboxing.

This is one cut, no excuses as I dive into the box for the first time and fire up the Bold (which it seems of the four units I bought, this one was the one they played with in the store as device had already been turned on at least once from what I can tell - Setup Wizard didn't appear immediately). Watch the video above as I dig through the accessories that come in the box, fire it up, and even compare it quickly to some other phones including the Bold 9780, original Bold 9000 and Apple iPhone 4. I gotta go spend some time now playing with my new Bold, but you're going to want to keep it locked to CrackBerry. The crazyiness on CrackBerry is only going to ramp up from here. Enjoy the show!!

Topics: Unboxing BlackBerry Bold 9900 News & Rumors Devices

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196 comments

clint128 Aug 9, 2011 at 5:16 pm

cool

Jaredius Aug 9, 2011 at 10:41 pm

Grats. Does the trackpad glow around the edges as seen in all other pics and vids? In your video it looked chrome and no illumination.

Pr3ston27 Aug 10, 2011 at 7:12 am

It does glow take a closer look when he says " woo it booted up so fast" its glowing ftw (:

Abrante Aug 9, 2011 at 5:30 pm

I am still excited about the phone. The 188.9mb free app space from the supposed 768mb is kind of disappointing but hopefully that will be addressed in the future. As of today I have used only 40 or so extra MB on my 9780 so w/e :o)

feldmen01 Aug 9, 2011 at 5:58 pm

188MB might seem like a small amount of space, however apps on the app world are generally small in size, and I don't foresee any massive applications hitting the phone until QNX, at which time RIM will introduce a lot more application storage space.

This is very smart of RIM, it keeps costs down for the consumers.

Darlaten Aug 9, 2011 at 7:42 pm

No, it is extremly dumb for RIM to keep doing this. The reason why there are no "massive applications" is because RIM has continued to live in the era of 1.44 meg floppy disks and hasn't adapted to the times. Also, memory is extremly cheap so there is no massive savings for consumers to not include it. There would, or could, be greater apps if RIM actually included true storage capabilities on their phone.

mustangv8 Aug 10, 2011 at 12:43 am

I agree, great post. Nobody should believe RIM is doinganyone a favor by skimping on their products.

Do you enjoy buying small pizzas for the pricce of a large? Oh wait, the pizza place is doing me a favor by charging me more, for less product.

zeDuffMan Aug 10, 2011 at 8:30 am

But to buy the phone unlocked in the UK, it is more expensive than an iPhone. They haven't really kept costs down at all. Same with the non-autofocus camera.

Gkins3 Aug 10, 2011 at 6:25 am

189 megs free is EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING! On my 9780 is have over 35 apps installed and still have 191 megs free now. That's enough to make me rethink the purchase. I would hate to go back to the era of needing to delete apps just to install a new theme.

redk Aug 9, 2011 at 5:18 pm

hell fuccken yeah!!! how about shipping one if those over to the good ole U S of A kevin??? lol congrats on your official bold!!! It'll be sweet we get it here at T-Mobile.

diegonei Aug 9, 2011 at 5:22 pm

U S of A haha priceless Borat quote!

Xader Aug 9, 2011 at 9:05 pm

Yeah, "US of A" predates Borat by about 225 years...

CrackersB21 Aug 9, 2011 at 5:19 pm

a bit many?

sergesc Aug 9, 2011 at 5:31 pm

Are you sure you don't want to give away the last (more specifically, to me)? lulz

Congrats on your new phone, fearless CB Nation leader.

Wait wait wait, ONLY 128MB of RAM available??? The OS takes 640MB??? Ouch...

Innerchild Aug 9, 2011 at 5:35 pm

It was 188, not 128! Still... expected more.

sergesc Aug 9, 2011 at 6:33 pm

thanks for correcting me, my eyes "typo'd" lol. But still, I've been hearing all this deal about the amount of RAM these devices have, and I had hope for 1GB of which 768MB were available, or at the very least 768MB and around 400-500ish available, but nowhere near less than 200MB!!

jjetson Aug 9, 2011 at 5:41 pm

There also looks to be pre-installed software on there. Which will take up room.

Babybananaa Aug 9, 2011 at 5:26 pm

Yayy! There is hope that it may appear in the UK ever so soon!

Shlooky Aug 9, 2011 at 5:27 pm

Hehe Kevin, you are such a kid, never seen anyone this excited about anything as you demonstrated in this video.

TheAmazingHarold Aug 9, 2011 at 10:16 pm

Omg you should see me at a Metallica show :p I go into 11yo girl mode. It's totally embarrassing.

On topic though... I am pretty pumped for this phone! Too bad I've only had my 9780 for like 4 months.

leontam Aug 9, 2011 at 5:28 pm

The boot up time is sure fast! Good for you Kevin

big_time2 Aug 9, 2011 at 5:51 pm

I thought so too. It didn't seem fast on previous leaked videos, as well as videos from BB World back in May. I'm glad it's faster than older phones.

jsn204 Aug 9, 2011 at 5:30 pm

6gb card? cmon kevin.. lol :p

Kevin Michaluk Aug 9, 2011 at 5:32 pm

HAHA. Yeah.. that was dumb. I really wasn't thinking.. zoned out... CrackBerry drunk! Talking built-in storage there (Rogers doesn't ship it with a microsd card apparently).

i guess 8gb of onboard storage, though only 6.1 free on first bootup from rogers. have barely used it yet to see what's preloaded.

Connor83 Aug 10, 2011 at 1:02 am

I thought the 8gb would be for apps too. What gives?

MrsD. Aug 9, 2011 at 5:32 pm

Come on AT&T. I'm ready for my upgrade!!!

mnhockeycoach99 Aug 10, 2011 at 12:05 am

Sounds like us AT&Ters are gonna be waiting until late November to get our hands on anything other than a Torch 2.

anguuusss Aug 10, 2011 at 12:18 am

i kno!! it sucks! damn att has to be one of the last carriers to get it

Innerchild Aug 9, 2011 at 5:32 pm

Just confirms that these new BB7's are awesome!!! Thanks for sharing your excitement... will have to hold me over until I can unbox my own 9850!

jinxednuance Aug 9, 2011 at 5:33 pm

188M free app space on a clean install? that's sad. :(

ibcop Aug 9, 2011 at 5:33 pm

Very nice......I wanna get my beaters on one!!

BBMale Aug 9, 2011 at 5:34 pm

Hell yeah, you're a lucky guy! You know, that you made 3 other people mad about getting their device later cause your so crazy to buy a whole bunch of it. But that's ok. Congratz to the best deal for weeks. An please drop that damn failPhone4 away!!! ;-)

SnoopTodd Aug 9, 2011 at 5:35 pm

looks so sweet! But i actually think i am going to get the 'fiddy'. But this looks so good! Should I get all of them? Can someone loan me $1500??

vx1 Aug 9, 2011 at 5:35 pm

wooo! its alive

hahaha , awesome its out go get one, get 4 ROFL :)

the touch screen is definitely useful to have when you cant get the key right away love it!

ofutur Aug 9, 2011 at 5:35 pm

Time to take a picture of the manual to see if the camera is as bad as the ones on the PlayBook when it comes to shooting something close.

Donnee Aug 9, 2011 at 5:37 pm

roll on the uk launch :)

even if i am stuck in a contract for the next 3 months i may consider buying out of it for one of these :D

big_time2 Aug 9, 2011 at 5:53 pm

I'm buying it at full price too.

BewitchedWitch21 Aug 9, 2011 at 5:38 pm

I don't even use bb anymore, but this video is so funny. And all the contents..."blah bah blah blah".

longtail Aug 10, 2011 at 10:56 am

troll

akimm911 Aug 9, 2011 at 5:39 pm

HOW MUCH DID IT COST KEVIN ???? 549?

Kevin Michaluk Aug 9, 2011 at 6:00 pm

i upgraded three of them on contracts...

the fourth one i bought outright - was $615.99 after tax.

gods84 Aug 9, 2011 at 6:11 pm

i can upgrade mine 6mths prior on works contract which isnt until may 2013... i don't think i can wait that long!! it looks way to awesome. might just have to buy outright and sell the 9800 to make some money back.

akimm911 Aug 9, 2011 at 6:22 pm

thank you! will buy mine tomorrow from one of these Rogers here in Waterloo :)

teclarke Aug 10, 2011 at 12:19 pm

Im in Waterloo too buddy! I called Conestoga and they were like "we have them is store but we can not release until Saturday" Let me know if you get your hands on one! Also pricing information, specifically on a 3 yr contract. Email me - t.e.clarke89@gmail.com!

teclarke Aug 10, 2011 at 12:17 pm

How much for a 3yr contract. Bell has it apparently for 169.99. So im wondering if Rogers is about the same :S i hope soooo 249.99 on a 3 yr is nutss

shankeith Aug 9, 2011 at 5:39 pm

ahhh Kevin! you beat me to it!

heres my unboxing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq2m92EzgJw&feature=youtu.be

Abrante Aug 9, 2011 at 5:44 pm

congrats! the responsiveness of the touch seems priceless.

big_time2 Aug 9, 2011 at 5:55 pm

Haha, almost got in an accident. Gotta get your fix no matter what.

Marc_Paradise Aug 9, 2011 at 5:59 pm

I posit "no matter what" should exclude putting lives of other people at risk ;)

Kevin Michaluk Aug 9, 2011 at 6:01 pm

good job shankeith!

longtail Aug 10, 2011 at 11:08 am

That was a great unboxing vid, Thanks

JMarshall123 Aug 9, 2011 at 5:39 pm

any news bout the other phones for this year

Siiid Aug 9, 2011 at 5:43 pm

you lucky man....

aNYthing24 Aug 9, 2011 at 5:45 pm

188 MB for applications? Wow...really small.

DIPPYNA2 Aug 9, 2011 at 5:50 pm

Thx for posting Kev!!!

Jon Seals Aug 9, 2011 at 5:50 pm

This is the first time I've looked at a blackberry since getting an iPhone and actually wanted one. When Verizon gets this I'll probably open another line for it, though I really hope they can reduce the amount of RAM being used for the OS.

luna9698 Aug 9, 2011 at 5:50 pm

Damn you are lucky!!! Still waiting on Big Red...

mavsguy842 Aug 9, 2011 at 11:52 pm

VZW shows 6 Results for BlackBerrys, but is only showing 3 Curves (2 pre-owned) and a Storm 2...which means the Bold 9650s (camera and no camera) are not for sale, with at least the new Bold coming soon. You don't stop selling a product before its replacement is ready.

mjs416 Aug 10, 2011 at 7:44 am

Seemed to recall seeing a list of phones set to be discontinued and I believe the 9650 was one of them. While I am hopeful - I dont think the removal of these phones from the site has anything to do with the new 9900's.

mavsguy842 Aug 10, 2011 at 9:19 am

Previously, the site said there were 8 Results, but only showed 6 phones, the 4 that are showing now, + two Bold 9650s. Now it says there are 6 Results but shows only 4.

It's the persistence of those 2 missing phones even after they took the Bold off the website that I think means the new Bold is coming.

bowledbybold Aug 9, 2011 at 5:53 pm

finally......!! thank you lord

J09GTSGraphite Aug 9, 2011 at 5:53 pm

Kevin, I'm in Wpg! Share the Crackberry love.... :P

Kevin Michaluk Aug 9, 2011 at 6:04 pm

phone around! should be able to get at some future shops tomorrow

igotberryfever Aug 9, 2011 at 6:15 pm

hey kev, dose rogers use the same bands as att?

mnhockeycoach99 Aug 9, 2011 at 8:48 pm

Share the love with a friendly neighbor to the south (Minnesota) and send me an unlocked 9900. ;-)

big_time2 Aug 9, 2011 at 5:56 pm

Congratulations, Kevin. I am just jealous I can't get one.

Thanks for the video.

MXBerry Aug 9, 2011 at 5:58 pm

I'm in loveeeeee!!!!!

jussimple Aug 9, 2011 at 5:58 pm

Love the enthusiasm Kevin. I'll be just as stoked when I get mine. Just got to get Verizon on the same team. I guess that's what happens when a carrier runs to another platform, they don't get the RIM love. Well, enjoy and please put it through the standard stress tests. I'm eager to see what this bad boy can do.

djfawbz Aug 9, 2011 at 6:00 pm

Did you get any of them off contract?

bowledbybold Aug 9, 2011 at 6:01 pm

only 180mb of application memory ??? are we sure about this ?

Kevin Michaluk Aug 9, 2011 at 9:37 pm

yep. at least on this OS build anyways. GF's 9900 is the same, as is bla1ze's

UnknownError507 Aug 9, 2011 at 6:01 pm

awww lucky you Kevin !!! now i have to w8 for my torch by august 12 !, BTW Kevin your Lord what do you think about the APP space ?? good or bad ?