RIM BlackBerry Bold 9930 (Verizon Wireless)

The BlackBerry Bold 9930 measures 4.5 by 2.6 by 0.4 inches and weighs 4.6 ounces.

The 9930 is slightly wider and thinner than earlier Bolds, which is a good thing, because it allows for a bigger screen: 2.8 inches, to be exact, with an ultra-sharp 640-by-480-pixel resolution.

The Bold 9930 is a true world phone; it's a dual-band EV-DO Rev A (800/1900 MHz), quad-band EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), and dual-band HSDPA (900/2100 MHz) device, meaning it can hit 3G data speeds both here and overseas with the right data plan.

The Bold 9930's 5-megapixel auto-focus camera sports a single LED flash and a 720p HD camcorder. Test photos were just average, with good detail and resolution, but muted colors and poor flash performance.

The Bold 9930's backlit QWERTY keyboard is just fabulous. The keys still aren't separated like on a Curve. But they're even larger than before, and their well-tuned feel and response makes messaging about as close to a pleasure as it could be on a phone.

Microsoft Exchange Server sync is problematic on the Bold 9930 unless you have a BlackBerry Enterprise Server at your company.