Reviews of the Blackberry Bold praise its large, vibrant screen and its rapid connectivity. Negative reviews tend to focus on the operating system and battery life.Boy Genius Report: BlackBerry Bold Review... (July 15, 2008) The BlackBerry Bold's official American release date is November 4, 2008.CrunchGear: Officially official: BlackBerry Bold on November 4 (October 22, 2008) It has been available for sale in various other countries since mid-August.

Jeff Bradley, Senior Vice President of AT&T, said "The BlackBerry Bold is the best BlackBerry smartphone ever."eFluxMedia: RIM's Best BlackBerry Ever (November 6, 2008) Om Malik praised the Bold, calling it "beautiful" and the "ultimate networker."GigaOM: Review: Blackberry Bold is Beautiful (November 5, 2008) PC World also admired the Bold's looks, saying it is "the most stylish BlackBerry yet."PC World: Review of the RIM Blackberry Bold Smart Phone (October 29, 2008)

However, Malik was disappointed with the phone's browser and AT&T's poor service.GigaOM: Review: Blackberry Bold is Beautiful (November 5, 2008) PC World complained of bad call quality and background noise, saying that as well as high price would "make competing for consumers' attention even harder for the Bold."PC World: Review of the RIM Blackberry Bold Smart Phone (October 29, 2008)