Blackberry 8800: A Review

Blackberry 8800

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The fame and reputation of Blackberry in the field of Smartphones is not hidden from anyone and the reason being that Blackberry handsets have always been developed by aiming to build revolutionary technologies and give unmatchable capabilities. Earlier the blackberry handsets were considered to be the business mobiles only but now the company has also brought some really exciting entertainment facilities in their handsets which can capture other customers apart from the business users. In this article a review of one very fantastic handset of blackberry the ‘blackberry 8800’ has been provided. This handset has come with an exciting sleek and sexy design with some really remarkable functionality.

The RIM blackberry 8800 features an included GPS facility and the email function have been more enhanced in this handset. The shape of blackberry has changed the trend of early blackberry designs which have curved shaped body.  One really huge lack of this Smartphone is that it doesn’t carry a camera which definitely makes it lack behind the other handsets in the competition. The desktop manager software is available in this phone which ensures easy transfer of files from your computer. Some other goodies which you can enjoy with this Smartphone are: 2.4 inch clear display, bigger battery for longer talk time and a very comfortable QWERTY keyboard.

Features:

1. It brings a very advance and enhanced wireless email function which lets you send, receive, forward and reply to messages in some very popular formats and thus keeps you connected to your personal and professional life at a time.
2. The instant messaging is also improved in this handset and it connects you with your IM contacts using popular applications like yahoo messenger and Google talk.
3. The web browsing with this Smartphone is really enjoyable because you can surf throughout the internet with a roll and click of trackball.
4. The integrated GPS facility works as your perfect guide throughout you travelling in some unknown place as it gives you directions to reach your destination.
5. The 2.4 inch color screen with more enhanced brightness and contrast gives you more enhanced view of controls and thus managing them in no matter what light conditions.
6. The Blackberry Enterprise solution provides corporate strength functionality which includes enhanced security features and easier access to company’s information.

Specifications:

• Length: 114mm
• Width: 66mm
• Depth: 14mm
• Weight: 134g
• Battery Standby time: 528 hours or 22 days
• Battery Talk time: 300 minutes or 5 hours
• Email:
  • Works with BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange
  • Works with BlackBerry Enterprise Server for IBM Lotus Domino
  • Works with BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Novell GroupWise
• Memory: Expandable memory – support for microSD card 2 64 MB (Flash memory)

Thus this one is a really enhanced version of blackberry Smartphones with some capabilities far better than the predecessors. The design of this handset has also been changed from that of the conventional curved shaped body of the blackberry handsets. Though some very important facilities are lacking in this mobile yet the one it includes are quite good.