How much difference can the network it runs on, make to a device? Well, a whole lot, as we discovered while using the BlackBerry 9630, also known as the Tour. We have used a number of BlackBerry devices in the past, but this is the first to have performed at such a blazing rate of knots, thanks mainly to the CDMA network on which it runs, which is markedly faster than the EDGE/GPRS networks provided by the likes of Airtel, Vodafone and Idea. In fact, thanks to the network, browsing the Net, which has never been a forte of BlackBerry devices, suddenly seemed a pleasure with pages loading up in a snap. Accessing the App World and downloading apps was also so much easier. Voice clarity was of course, a no-brainer, as CDMA networks are so much better than GSM in that department. Top that off with the fact that the Tour is in fact a magnificent device with the best camera (3.2 megs) that we have seen on BlackBerry and a terrific screen that is so reminiscent of the Bold, and you will understand why we rate it so highly.
Yes, we know that the new Bold, the 9700, has been launched in India today (we will be getting a review across soon). But if you ask us right now which is the best BlackBerry in India, and we would go with the Tour.
