Blackberry 8800 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: With the exception of its difficult-to-use keypad, the 8800 is an excellent smartphone with all the messaging features a business user needs, plus a few nice extras.

Pros: Sleek, slim; full QWERTY keypad; multimedia, GPS, and push-to-talk extras

Cons: Keypad buttons are tiny, cramped; incompatible with Cingulars 3G service

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Review summary: The business email device gets a sleek makeover and some added GPS and video functions. Prepare for a whole new dose of Crackberry.

Verdict: The 8800 is a gorgeous device. RIM has taken the business-style Blackberry, given it a swanky makeover and some multimedia hoops, opened up email access to the masses then put it out through standard retail channels. This makes it a great purchase for sma

Review summary: The BlackBerry 8800 offers several improvements to its predecessor, including GPS and the Pearl trackwheel, although it doesn't support 3G.

Review summary: Among this phone's impressive features are excellent e-mail options, built-in GPS, and a sleek design.

Pros: Great e-mail device, Includes integrated GPS

Cons: Lacks a camera, Lacks consumer IM clients

Review summary: RIM's full-sized BlackBerry finally scored a new look! Gone is the last generation with its thick, chunky body and the utilitarian look. The new BlackBerry 8800 has an updated modern design with shiny and chrome surface and most of all a much slimmer body

Pros: Sleek, modern design that will turn heads. The device is light by BlackBerry and smartphone standards. You get the great push email experience with attachments, filter and searching functions. You also get a good set of software including messaging (IM in

Cons: We wish it had 3G support. With Bluetooth v2.0 implementation it begs for more profiles such as A2DP for playing music via stereo headsets, DUN and file transfer to and from desktop machines.

Verdict: The BlackBerry Pearl may have been the first to have a sexy, modern look; but for the very large full-QWERTY BlackBerry user base, the BlackBerry 8800 is the first hard core BlackBerry with the new look. While the push email, messaging and PIM functions r