also known as RIM BlackBerry Niagara 9630

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Published:
8 May 2008
Market Status:
Released
US carrier availability:
Sprint - Available
    (Since Jul 2009 )
U.S. Cellular - Available
    (Since Nov 2009 )
Verizon - Available
    (Since Jul 2009 )
Alltel - Available
    (Since Aug 2009 )
Links:
RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 Official Page
RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 Review (Verizon Wireless)
RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 Review (Sprint)
RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 Manual
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Description:

BlackBerry Tour 9630 is a CDMA/GSM hybrid that uses CDMA/EV-DO network for home usage and GSM/EDGE for Europe/Asia. It has 480x360-pixels display, 3.2-megapixel camera and GPS.

User rating
Excellent
8.8
out of 10
based on 33 reviews
Editor's rating
Good
8
out of 10
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RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 specifications

RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 specifications

  • Announced
    • Date
      • 16 Jun 2009
  • Network
    • Type
      • GSM Quad-band phone capable of global roaming (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
        CDMA dual band (1900/800 MHz)
        UMTS European/Asian 3G (2100 MHz)
    • Data
    • 3G Capable
      • Yes
  • Size
  • Battery
    • Type
      • Li - Ion, 1400 mAh
    • Talk
      •    5 hours (300 mins) of Talk time
    • Standby
      •    336 hours (14 days) of Stand-by time
  • Main Display
    • Resolution
      • 480 x 360 pixels
    • Type
      • 65 536 colors, TFT
    • Physical Size
      • 2.40 inches
  • Camera
    • Resolution
      •    3.2 megapixels Resolution
    • Features
      • Flash: LED; Auto focus, Image stabilizer, Digital zoom, Geo tagging
  • Multimedia
    • Video Playback
      • MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV
    • Music Player
      • MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA
  • Memory
    • Memory Slot
      • microSD/microSDHC
  • Software
    • Smartphone
      • BlackBerry OS
    • Memory
      • 256 MB RAM / 256 MB ROM
  • Input
    • Predictive Text Input
      • Yes
    • Keyboard
      • Full keyboard (QWERTY)
  • Connectivity
    • Internet
      • BlackBerry Browser, RSS
    • USB
      • microUSB
    • Bluetooth
      • 2.0, Stereo Bluetooth
    • Headphones connector
      • 3.5mm
  • Other Features
    • PhoneBook
      • Capacity depends on system memory; Ring ID, Picture ID, Multiple numbers per contact
    • PIM
      • Alarm, Calendar, To-Do / Tasks, Calculator, Notes
    • Voice
      • Dialing, Commands, Recording, Speaker Phone
    • Email
      • IMAP/POP3/SMTP/Microsoft Exchange/Lotus Domino/Blackberry Connect
    • GPS
      • A-GPS
    • FCC Approved
      • Yes

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I'd Still Pick a BB Over Anything Else!

27 Dec 2009 Alan

9.7 out of 10

I've had my Sprint BB Tour for 3 months now love it more and more each day! This is my first BB so it was a bit fustrating to learn at the very beginning. I've had my bb mobile 'network technology' option set on '1XEV' during the first two months because I heard that this would increases battery life. But I was experiencing lots of freezing up on screen especially if I navigate too fast by clicking the trackball and downloads were slow. I noticed that by adjusting the trackball sensitivity to lower value (slower) helps keep the screen from freezing as often.

Last month I added a 4GB micro sd memory card to my bb and decided to switch my bb mobile 'network technology' option to 'global' instead. Since then the battery life is half of what it use to be when set on '1XEV'. The screen no longer freezes up. If it does, it's just for a few seconds (not noticeable). But I do clear my browser cache, history, and cookies quite often. My trackball was having problems scrolling up recently which became annoying. I didn't have time to take it back to Sprint at the time so I turned off my bb, took out the battery, sim card, memory card and gave it a thorough cleaning; especially around the trackball area. Well, the cleaning paid off. The trackball is good as new. Maintenance is necessary and no different than a home pc. 

Other than the above mentioned quirks, this bb Tour is incredibly amazing! The navigation, the texting, the browser search, the camera, the videos, the music, the photos! photos! photos! It all works BEAUTIFULLY! This is one fast powerful tool...my co-worker and friends with iPhones envy my bb's reliable keyboard, video, and photo camera (3.2MP w/zoom & image stabilizer).





Speed, very fast, easy to learn, can do just about everything except cook, best phone camera available!
Trackball takes getting used to.


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tour is the best

27 Dec 2009 joe momsphone

10 out of 10

i have the tour and it puts any other phone to shame. its dirty smooth and has great features. the operating system is easy to use and does everything u need it to.  the phone is soo fast as well anyone who doesnt like this phone doesnt know what good is thats why they keep bouncing from phone to phone cuz they are not smart enough to use blackberry





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blackberry tour

17 Nov 2009 britthammondn

9.7 out of 10

I've had the Pearl and the Curve, and now the Tour. I was skepitcal because I heard rumors about the trackball not working properly and several other issues. I will admit that yes, a few times the trackball has been sticky and it freezes, but nothing that drives me nuts. Now that I've actually 'broken in' the phone, it works fine! The camera takes GREAT pictures and the sound quality during phone calls is good too. One small complaint is the that the battery life isn't great at all, but it isn't any worse than any other smartphone. This is why car chargers and extra batteries were made, and are ALWAYS a good idea. Overall, I'd reccomend this phone. But not to the person who expects perfect... that hasn't been made yet.





camera, call quality
battery life


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