The BlackBerry 8310 Curve is an excellent value at $199 with a two-year contract. The Curve may lack the Motorola Q9h’s built-in document editing and high-speed data radio, but superior e-mail handling, a responsive OS, and a sleeker design make the Curve a great alternative.
Music playback through the device’s speakers was good for a cell phone, with plenty of volume and good balance. Video clips were smooth with synchronized audio and images, but as expected, there was some pixelation of the picture during action sequences.
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Main Features:
* Smallest, lightest BlackBerry with full QWERTY keyboard in exclusive red color–weighs just 3.9 ounces
* Internal GPS receiver with support for TeleNav software; AT&T exclusive push-to-talk (PTT) walkie talkie-style communication
* 2.0 megapixel camera with flash and 5x digital zoom; Bluetooth wireless connectivity with with stereo headset support
* 1100 mAh rechargeable battery provides 240 minutes of talk time, 408 hours of standby time
* Includes: Battery, Charger, Handsfree Headset and USB Cable
Audio and video were synchronized, but as expected there was some pixelation of the picture during action sequences. Web browsing was swift over Wi-Fi, while a bit poky using T-Mobile’s EDGE network.
While voice quality over Wi-Fi was only passable, the capability itself is still impressive. And combined with the 8320’s sleek design and awesome e-mail handling, it makes for a winning package.
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Press Release:October 10, 2007—Sprint announced the BlackBerry Pearl 8130, a smartphone with new multimedia and communications capabilities for both personal and business use.
The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone is designed to help you do everything you want with your life. It comes complete with advanced phone features, multimedia, digital camera, video recording, built-in GPS* and expandable memory.
And it offers the full BlackBerry experience — email, browser, text messaging (SMS and MMS), instant messaging, organizer applications and more. Small, smart and stylish.
Considering it to be a business-centric device, RIM decided not to include a camera on the BlackBerry 8820. This will be a joy to those who work in corporate environments that ban the use of camera phones.
zdnet Reviewed BlackBerry 8820 and gave out ” * The good: The RIM BlackBerry 8820 is the first BlackBerry to offer integrated Wi-Fi. The smart phone continues to offer Bluetooth, GPS, and push e-mail capabilities as well as push-to-talk and multimedia functions. We were also impressed by the long talk-time battery life.—* The bad: There’s no 3G support and no option for a camera version. The QWERTY keyboard can be slippery, and the device uses a proprietary instant messaging client.— * The bottom line: The addition of Wi-Fi makes the RIM BlackBerry 8820 an even more powerful communication device for business users, taking it beyond just e-mail and phone calls…”
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The 8820 seamlessly tunnels through any Internet connection to deliver your e-mail just as if you were connected to the cellular network. So even though you were not able to make phone calls because there’s no cell signal, you’d still be able to communicate via e-mail.
PCmag Reviewed BlackBerry 8820 and gave out “The BlackBerry 8820 pumps up the businesslike BlackBerry 8800 with largely useless Wi-Fi. We’d rather have had 3G, but, hey, we’re not going to turn down free Wi-Fi, and neither should you.The Pros:Great combination of e-mail efficiency, GPS, media, and no camera (that’s a plus for business folks). Wi-Fi…”
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the 8320 can make phone calls over Wi-Fi using the T-Mobile HotSpot @Home service. The carrier offers specialized routers along with this service that do a good job of prioritizing calls over other types of data traffic, but because they use the older 802.11g technology.
Wi-Fi does seem to take one toll on the Curve 8320: It is generally a touch less responsive than AT&T’s non–Wi-Fi model, with menu options taking a little longer to register. It still feels livelier than Windows Mobile, though.
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