BlackBerry 9720

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

1
Average:

1
Bad:

6

Pros:

Goodold QWERTY keypad, Offers both touchscreen and trackpad, Straghtforward UI, Long battery life.
Excellent call quality, Lightweight, Great battery life

Cons:

Dated OS 7.1 platform, Paltry internal storage, Backpanel feels cheap, Camera is disappointing, Lacks frontfacing camera
Outdated OS, Unattractive design, Overpriced

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Last revision on August 7, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Goodold QWERTY keypad, Offers both touchscreen and trackpad, Straghtforward UI, Long battery life
Excellent call quality, Lightweight, Great battery life

Reviewers Didn't Like

Dated OS 7.1 platform, Paltry internal storage, Backpanel feels cheap, Camera is disappointing, Lacks frontfacing camera
Outdated OS, Unattractive design, Overpriced

Expert reviews and ratings

The sturdy build and the iconic QWERTY keypad are the high-point of the 9720. On the other hand, now that BBM is available on Android and iOS platforms, there's one less reason for users to stick with the Canadian manufacturer. Furthermore, its BIS...

By TechTree on November 20, 2013

The BlackBerry 9720 delivers on its stated aim. It offers a mild upgrade option for enterprise customers still tied to BlackBerry services and not ready or willing to upgrade to BlackBerry 10. As a budget competitor for a wider audience, we're less...

By TechRadar on November 12, 2013

The BlackBerry 9720 is an unfortunate reminder of just how far we’ve come in the last few years. There’s little to no reason to aspire to this, an operating system even BlackBerry has moved on from, when you could get more apps and a bigger screen...

By gadgetshow.channel5.com on November 07, 2013

What's this, BlackBerry has release the new 9720 into the wild, which sports BBOS 7.1 and a design we became accustomed to until everything changed at the end of 2012, but why is it here now? Let's take a look.Haven't we been here before? Apparently not,...

By Recombu on October 02, 2013

At a price tag of Rs. 15,990, the BlackBerry 9720 is not only the cheapest BlackBerry smartphone with a touchscreen, but also a good phone for first time BlackBerry users. Instead of going for a non-touch entry-level BlackBerry Curve phones, people...

By FoneArena on December 10, 2013

The device fails to impress with its processing capability. It has neither a front camera nor enough internal memory to lure users. The rear camera is okay and nothing outstanding, which would have at least negated its other demerits. The absence of a...

By TheMobileIndian on November 07, 2013

BlackBerry OS 7.1 is not dead, not by a long shot. Smartphones running the OS will very much be around, and the 9720 is just one of the many that the company says will be launched in the coming months. At Rs. 15,990, the 9720 does test your love for...

By Digit on October 16, 2013

The biggest drawbacks are definitely the fact that it has low RAM and the processor power is less too. They could have added more internal memory. You cannot really depend on having megabytes at this age when all competitors are dealing in Gigabytes. If...

By thetechy.com on September 27, 2013

The BlackBerry 9720 is a decent hardware QWERTY keypad smartphone, but unlike its BlackBerry 10 siblings, it does not deliver when it comes to multimedia consumption, and offers a primitive operating system compared to Android, BB10, iOS and Windows...

By Gadgets360 on September 23, 2013

BlackBerry 9720 is available in India for Rs 14,500 (Best buy price) which makes it a mid range smartphone. The phone has good design and battery life but at the same time it comes with an outdated OS and lack some of the most famous apps. The device is...

By GadgetDiary on November 17, 2013

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