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BlackBerry 8800 SmartPhone Overview

Expected UK Release Date: Available

Key Features
Full QWERTY Keyboard with Backlight
Light Sensing 65k Colour Screen
GPS Services with BlackBerry Maps™
EDGE Technology
Quad Band Technology (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
Media Player

Design
86%
Usability
74%
Features
85%

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BlackBerry 8800 SmartPhone Review

The BlackBerry 8800 is a stylish Smartphone which comes with all the relevant Smartphone features a business user could desire. The Smartphone features include a capable phone, built in organiser, web browsing, instant messaging & a mobile email service. The 8800 handset comes with a black & metal effect silver finish which measures 114mm in height, 66mm in width & 14mm in depth. The BlackBerry 8800 weighs 134 grams including the fitted battery & feels solid to hold & operate in the user's hand. The handset comes with a full QWERTY keyboard, dedicated access keys & a trackball navigation control. The dedicated keys include a send, end & mute keys. The Smartphone comes with a large colourful screen which has a high screen resolution & provides a crystal clear display in brighter conditions. The phone has a light sensing screen that adjusts lighting levels automatically which provides the user with a perfect viewing experience in all environments.

The user can use their stylish new BlackBerry 8800 to send & receive emails complete with documents attached. The email service on the Smartphone works like the user email service on their office PC or laptop but the BlackBerry 8800 can fit in the user coat or jacket pocket. The user can enjoy & experience a fully mobile email service which allows the user to work when they are on the move. The phone supports an instant messaging service which allows the user to have a online chat with their contacts who have an instant messaging service & are online. The instant messaging conversation works like an online chat between compatible contacts using text & symbols. The user can create, send, receive & store text messages & multimedia messaging on their BlackBerry 8800. The user can select their phone to simply vibrate with no ringing tone when in a meeting or in an environment where a ringing handset will disrupt others. The vibrating alert can be set with or without a ringing tone & will let the user know of activity by a subtle movement of the whole handset. The BlackBerry 8800 comes with a handsfree speaker phone facility which allows the user to hear their contacts talking over the phones built in speaker system, this allows the user to rest their handset on their desk & continue to work whilst talking without holding the handset to their ear throughout the call. The user can set their voice activated calls to their favourite contacts which allow's the user to simply make a call with voice activated commands.

BlackBerry 8800 SmartPhone Front View
BlackBerry 8800 SmartPhone Angle View
BlackBerry 8800 SmartPhone Side View

The BlackBerry 8800 comes with built in GPS which provides the user with enhanced access to location & map applications which includes BlackBerry map application. The GPS provides the user with an easy to use route finder & map information on their highly capable Smartphone. The phone is a quad band network Smartphone which allows the user to experience international roaming between North America, Europe & Asia Pacific. The user can connect their 8800 to a compatible PC, laptop, printer, speakers & headsets using either a headset jack connection, Bluetooth® technology or a USB connection between the two devices. The phone supports EDGE which is a fast & efficient technology which allows the user to experience high speed data transfers between devices. The user can experience a full mobile Web browsing experience on their BlackBerry 8800 & gain information & services from the Web. The phone comes with 64 Mbytes of built in Flash memory & the memory capacity can be expanded using a hot swappable MicroSD™ memory card. The handset comes with all the security a Smartphone user requires which includes a password protection feature & a keyboard lock to ensure the keys are not activated when the handset is in the user bag or pocket. The 8800 comes with a high capacity battery which provides up to 5 hours talk time & approximately 528 hours standby battery time.

The 8800 is not all work, work, work as it comes with a fun element which is in the form of a built in media player. The media player allows the user to play music & video on their handset which can be for work reasons or simply for pleasure & entertainment. The media player can play a selection of music & video formats which includes all the popular formats. The BlackBerry 8800 supports ringing tones in polyphonic, MIDI & MP3 format. The user will become extremely organised with the 8800 as their new companion as it includes an easy to manage phone book, organiser, task list, calendar, memo pad & support Personal Information Management (PIM) software.


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BlackBerry 8800 Specifications & Features

Screen
65k Colour Screen (320 x 240 Pixels)

Imaging
Light Sensing Screen
Video Player

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Email
Instant Messaging

Sound
Media Player
MP3 Ringtones
MIDI Ringtones
Polyphonic Ringtones
Vibrating Alert
Handsfree Speaker
Voice Dialling

Entertainment
Downloadable Games
Organiser
Phone Book
Calendar
Wireless Calendar
Alarm Clock
Memo Pad
Task List
Organiser
Personal Information Management (PIM) Software
Full QWERTY Keyboard
Keyboard Backlight
Document Viewer
GPS Services
BlackBerry Maps™
Security Password Protection
Security Keyboard Lock

Connectivity
Bluetooth™
USB
GPRS
EDGE
Headset Jack

Network
Quad Band Technology (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)

Internet
HTML
Embedded RIM® Wireless Modem

Memory & Talk Time
64 Mbytes Flash Memory plus MicroSD™ Memory Card
5 Hours Talk Time
528 Hours Standby

Weight & Size
134 g
114 x 66 x 14 mm



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Reviewer: Grant - South Africa
Date: 3rd Apr 2008

What a fantastic phone! At last a serious piece of equipment without all the gadgets that never get used. This is not a teenage toy like so many phones have become, but an intelligent & well thought product that increases productivity. My work efficiency has increased dramatically from having this phone. Every time I wonder if I can dial a number contained within an SMS message with one click of the wheel or jump to a specific item somewhere else on my phone the answer is always, yes! A design masterpiece in both concept & style. To those people complaining about not being able to use the small keyboard because they have sausage fingers, you're obviously not working hard enough.

Design
100%
Usability
95%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Colin Mcauley - Lisburn, UK
Date: 6th Dec 2007

The Blackberry 8800 is great. It is easy to use although.

- The keys are very close for my sausage fingers.
- Bluetooth not working with another phone is a REAL PAIN.
- The voice dialling button is too convenient & can be presses by accident when unit is not locked.

The case is very nifty.

Design
75%
Usability
65%
Features
75%

Reviewer: Anne-marie - UK
Date: 24th Oct 2007

My mum recently purchased this phone & she loves it. There have been a few problems however:

The Bluetooth would not work between other mobile phones & after complaining about this found out that Blackberries cannot receive data unless it is sent from another Blackberry (very annoying).

There are no spaces between the keys which makes any typing rather difficult, but manageable after a few days.

Overall the phone seems very good & is very pleasing on the eyes (the cool little cover is also a nice touch).

Design
90%
Usability
75%
Features
60%

Reviewer: Andy - Leeds, UK
Date: 23rd Oct 2007

I got this phone last Wednesday & I think it rocks. I was put of by it having no camera but looked at my old phone & saw I only had 1 pic on it so no real loss. Email set up was a walk in the park no shock there. The bb maps was not working at first but then noticed I needed to type in my tcp works fine now. I found the menus were a bit boring past the first two main ones. But I soon found software to jazz them up. I think as time go's on there be more & more apps for the 8800 & for the gps. Garmin is now out for the bb which looks good as it has all the maps on so no data downloads. There is talk of tomtom been reformatted for the bb so hope that comes out soon. All in all this is my first bb I have had htc, Nokia, Sony/Ericsson, moto the lot & I cant see my self changing from blackberry now. The 8800 has speed & power & endless battery life. The phone works in harmony at end of the day rim hardware rim software. Typing is easy after learning to trust the keys. I could go on & on but to sum it up SPOT ON!

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Daniel - UK
Date: 17th Oct 2007

This phone is great, it rocks, it is perfection re-defined & it is a mobile office.

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Sushil - West London, UK
Date: 23rd Sep 2007

Well I have this phone, I only got it on Friday. It's so good the fact that it has an Internet but the sad thing is that it doesn't have an integrated camera which is a real shame really because I love phones which have camera.

Design
90%
Usability
80%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Larry Watson - London, UK
Date: 12th Sep 2007

Some people think the Blackberry 8800 is a move forward from the 8700 (size, features etc). I have extensively used the following Blackberry's: 7290, 8700, 8800, 8100 & 8300. The company policy at my organization prevents the camera from working so having a camera (or not) is not an issue for me.

Out of all the Blackberry's I listed I must state that the 8800 is the worst Blackberry that I have used to date. Yes, it has an updated browser & capabilities from the 8700 & is leaps 'better' than the 7290, but it just plain loses it when it comes to usability.

The main purpose of a Blackberry is to quick & easy typing! The 8800 does not have any space between the keys which makes it very difficult to type compared to any other Blackberry on the market. This is something that was 'corrected' in the 8300.

Take a pass on the 8800. Why else would you be getting a full keyboard mobile if you we're going to be using it for a lot of emails? Stick with the 8700 or go for the 8300.

Design
30%
Usability
5%
Features
80%

Reviewer: Mini - UK
Date: 21st Aug 2007

I have to travel loads so I need to have a Blackberry.

Design
85%
Usability
75%
Features
95%

Reviewer: A Happy User - UK
Date: 14th Aug 2007

This phone has a good design but it's a let down with no camera! Everything else rocks though :)

Design
100%
Usability
90%
Features
60%

Reviewer: Mini - UK
Date: 25th Jul 2007

I have to say I need a new BlackBerry & would not consider any other handset or manufacture for my business needs, this 8800 is a very well equipped Smartphone but I may wait & get the Wi-Fi model which is the 8820 & it will be very popular in my London office. I travel far too much with my work & I have to have a BlackBerry as they have never let me down before. Don't get me wrong I have to have a BlackBerry for business needs but I am a Moto & Sony Ericsson fan for my weekend phones.

Design
85%
Usability
95%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Terry - US
Date: 12th Jul 2007

This phone is great.

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Tanya Bolden - Atlanta, GA, US
Date: 12th Jul 2007

I bought this phone for my husband, & he just loves it! The built in GPS features are awesome. It is indeed worth every penny. Only minus, no camera. But who really buys a phone for the camera features?

Design
100%
Usability
95%
Features
95%

Reviewer: Mobitique - Ashkala, Barbados
Date: 10th Jul 2007

Perfection re-defined!

Design
80%
Usability
15%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Kristy Macdonald - Fraserburgh, UK
Date: 29th May 2007

This phone rocks!

Design
100%
Usability
85%
Features
75%

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