Blackberry 9930 No Camera Review
By Richard Patterson on November 1st, 2011
The 9930 is, of course, a great phone for all use – but the no-camera option has the additional attraction of not being misused by employees in the work place. Otherwise, the no-camera subtraction does not really make any difference to the weight of the phone, nor does it have any impact on the phones other features.
The 9930 offers an array of features and performance improvements. Overall, it is a phone that is characterised by its sleek design and for bringing to fruition some of the best aspects of the new Blackberry OS 7. The interface is largely similar to OS 6, which will be welcoming to those who have used the previous models and unwelcoming to those who found the past interface awkward. Otherwise, OS 7 brings with it improved graphics, faster web-page loading and full HTML 5 support. In addition, it has voice-activated universal search, a sometimes gimmicky feature but nevertheless useful to some.
The phone also has a Micro-USB port, located on the left spine, which is great for easy data transfer. The phone contains a modest 8GB of internal memory, with a microSD card slot which allows for an additional maximum of 32GB.
The other functions that the new operating system improves on include speakerphone, conference calling and multimedia messaging (using threaded conversations and group chat). Otherwise you have what you would typically expect from your Blackberry handset, including GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. As with previous models in the 9000 series, the 9930 comes fully supporting all corporate e-mail systems. Again this draws on its best qualities as a business phone, which is the characteristic trademark for the Blackberry handsets.
Everything else is suitably done. It has good multi-media capabilities and its performance allows for smooth operation when working through apps or browsing the net. Without the camera, however, it does lose some of its appeal to the commercial, non-business user.
