Blackberry 8700V Review

The trend in mobile market is that phones are getting more and more intelligent, such as the output from the Blackberry. One of the series is the Blackberry 8700, which is a good start especially for users of BlackBerry beginners.

Design The design of the device adopts classic Blackberry form factors. Shown with silver color and dominated with the black on some parts of the body the BlackBerry 8700V looks very stylish and simple. Many buttons on the keypad usually cause mistakes when typing if users are still not used to QWERTY keypad. But as long as you accustomed to it you can't deny the convenience and fast speed when typing it for email.

Email For people especially businessmen for whom emails are their thing the Blackberry phones are the gift from the gods. Blackberry is always connected to the Internet if there is no interruption of service and network provider. If there are any incoming emails they can be read directly because there are features such as SMS notification.

Chatting For your regular use the facility to chat with Yahoo Messenger can be installed directly through the BlackBerry Help with icons plus yellow. In addition there is also a link to download BlackBerry Messenger, Google Talk v2.0, Maps, News and Fun Games.

Connectivity Blackberry 8700V in series does not mean that there is a change in network connectivity. This device is still using the facilities such as Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE, data cable, USB, and also Internet data connection using the other facilities. Results and also the speed at the time we open the pages of many sites that do t require image loading time is no too long. So if you want a fast connection and stable, likely Blackberry 8700V can be your choice.

Batteries A powerful and durable resource also is very important for a device. With a battery of 1100mAh, this Blackberry 8700V series is able to survive up to 17 days in standby, while the time to talk about 4 - 5 hours. However, if we use for the application that is too heavy, such as browsing the Internet, and sending email, the battery's performance is less optimal.

Conclusion Since it is strictly business phone oriented, it is understandable that the blackberry 8700V doesn't possess a media player. Anyway, it is a nice emailing handset with ideal web browsing speed. by Jerry Smith

The Blackberry mobile phones are worldwide popular for their outlandish features and functionality. The BlackBerry 8310 is provided with the Quad band technology having formats like GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM1900 which provides the users with worldwide roaming facility. A user can easily communicate the message by typing the messages on the full QWERTY keyboard. The handset has the security password question in it so that no else can misuse the handset. The facility is also provided for the keyboard lock so that, if the phone is in the pocket, there is no pressing of an unwanted key. Along with these features, the common features present in any other mobile are also present in this device like phone book, calendar, alarm clock and many more. The device is also possessed with feature of the BlackBerry maps with which one can easily find a lost direction. For the fast Internet connection, one can connect through connectivity like GPRS and EDGE. It is not necessary for the users to open a laptop or his PC to access the Internet he can easily access the Internet through his handset and search his favourite websites through HTML browser.

The BlackBerry 8310 has 2.0 MP camera with the feature of zoom and flash and many interesting camera features. The feature of viewfinder display is also present in the handset. The viewfinder feature can realize superimpose having good visibility without giving uncomfortable feeling to the user. The device is embedded with the MP3, MIDI, Polyphonic ringtones . The facility of voice dialing is also present in the device. One can speak the name, without looking at the screen, without using his fingers, and the phone will respond immediately and will put that contact on to dial. The 111 gm weighing phone has the capacity to store files in the space of 64 M bytes and the device also has the option of flash memory plus MicroSD memory. The Blackberry mobile phones have maintained the hierarchical dignity. The handsets are usually business oriented phones, same is the case with the Blackberry 8310 mobile phone. One can control the business and the personal lives with the handset. by Stephen George

BlackBerry Pearl 8110 Red

BlackBerry 8110 Red has a refreshing display with a resolution of 320 x 3240 pixels. It comes with a flash memory of 64 MB and has a microSD (TransFlash) card slot. It comes with high-speed and advanced features such as GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP and miniUSB. The 2.0 megapixel camera of this BlackBerry device allows the users to click high and print-alike quality still images with a resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixels.

The integrated GPS functionality of this phone allows the users to find travel routes and directions, even if they are visiting an unknown place. The BlackBerry Maps help the mobile users to use the route maps in case they forget the routes. The media player of BlackBerry Curve 8310 Red delivers exceptional audio/video solutions, so that the users can always remain occupied without any hassles. The complete QWERTY keyboard of this phone allows the users to type easily with devoted keys on the keypad. Battery life is a reliable affair with its standard Li-Ion 1100 mAh battery, which offers an exceptional standby and talktime of 408 and 4 hours, respectively.

The BlackBerry 8110 Red, on the other hand, is a mobile phone with a unique functionality. This BlackBerry device has a lightweight of just 91 grams, which is unusual with the BlackBerry devices as they often come with heavy weights. The QWERTY keyboard of the 8110 Red allows the users to think beyond complex keypads as it offers devoted keys for every single mobile performance. The phone comes with a flash memory of 64 MB and has a microSD (TransFlash) card slot for facilitating any future phone memory expansion plans of the mobile user. It also comes with GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP and BlackBerry operating system to allow uninterrupted, speedy and reliable mobile solutions, without any hassles. As far as messaging options are concerned, this BlackBerry device has SMS, MMS, Email and Instant Messaging; when Internet connectivity is talked of, it comes with a HTML browser.

Blackberry Curve 8300

A Sleek and Powerful Design

With clean lines and soft edges, BlackBerry® Curve™ 8300 Series smartphones are one of the smallest BlackBerry® smartphones to feature a full QWERTY keyboard.

BB Storm Hardware

* Touchscreen: The Storm uses a "SurePress" glass capacitive touchscreen which provides haptic feedback - clicks physically depress the screen into the phone. The screen's settings can be adjusted so that double tapping can be employed as an alternate method to select and navigate the phone.

* Display: 3.25 in (8.3 cm) TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive scratch-resistant screen with 360 X 480 pixel resolution and able to display 65,536 colours. The touchscreen eliminates the need for use of a stylus as it uses a capacitive touchscreen. The touchscreen also provides haptic feedback when it is used.

* CPU: The Storm utilizes the MSM7600 from Qualcomm[11] a dual core CPU with ARM11 400 MHz and ARM9 274 MHz.

* Battery: The Storm features a user-replaceable, rechargeable DX-1 Li-ion battery stated to be capable of providing up to 5.5 hours of GSM talk time, 6 hours of CDMA talk time, or 360 hours of standby.

* Text Input: The Storm implements a virtual keyboard on its touchscreen. Using its accelerometer allows the user to switch between a virtual SureType keyboard when held in portrait mode, and in a full QWERTY keyboard in landscape mode. Newer versions of the operating system also allow for a full QWERTY keyboard while in portrait mode. The device has an automatic spell check correction, and predictive text.

* Camera: The device features a built-in 3.2 megapixel camera located on back which features a flash, autofocus, and has video recording capabilities with a maximum resolution of 480 x 352 pixels.

* Memory: The device features 1GB of onboard memory and an expandable memory slot support for a microSD card of up to an additional 16GB. Verizon Wireless includes a preinstalled 8GB microSD card onboard.