The guys over at the BGR have been spending their time getting to know the latest flagship BlackBerry smartphone, the BlackBerry 9700 and have now graced the smartphone with an in-depth review.

The BlackBerry 9700 replaced the BlackBerry Bold as Research In Motion’s flagship handset even before it is released which should come between mid Oct to mid Nov depending where in the world you are.

Apparently the BlackBerry 9700 is the most advanced QWERTY handset to date, and their review is so in-depth it is in two parts. In the first part they cover the hardware and design, the display, the operating system, the QWERTY keyboard, the browser, speaker, and battery, so hit up the link for that lengthy full review.