Blackberry 8800 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Cingular's Blackberry 8800 widens the appeal of the popular Pearl with a full keyboard.

Review summary: Despite some minor issues, the RIM BlackBerry 8800 offers mobile professionals a well-rounded smart phone with added multimedia functions, GPS, and push-to-talk capabilities. That said, messaging remains its forte.

Pros: Sleek and sexy design; integrated GPS; push-to-talk capabilities; multimedia features; Bluetooth; QWERTY keyboard; long talk-time battery life.

Cons: No 3G or Wi-Fi; call quality a little muffled; wide design is awkward to hold; media player could use some refinements; instant messaging is limited to the BlackBerry Messenger client.

Review summary: RIM is on a roll with another new BlackBerry that leans more toward a consumer construct than the previous devices.

Review summary: - Research in Motion's latest BlackBerry borrows its style heavily from the company's more consumer friendly BlackBerry Pearl, but does that mean mean BlackBerry have dumbed down its business offering? We take a closer look.

Pros: Styling, Built-in GPS, QWERTY keyboard

Cons: No Wi-Fi, no 3G, no camera, GPS software not great

Verdict: This might be the best looking BlackBerry to date, and at its core job it works a treat, however RIM are missing quite a few tricks here

Review summary: Despite some minor issues, the RIM BlackBerry 8800 offers mobile professionals a well-rounded smartphone with added multimedia functions and GPS navigation. That said, messaging remains its forte.

Pros: Sleek and sexy design, Integrated GPS and multimedia features, Quad-band smartphone with Bluetooth, push email, a full QWERTY keyboard and long talk-time battery life

Cons: Lacks 3G support and integrated Wi-Fi, Phone is quite wide and awkward to hold, The media player could also use some refinements, and instant messaging is limited to the BlackBerry Messenger client

Verdict: Despite some minor issues, the RIM BlackBerry 8800 offers mobile professionals a well-rounded smartphone with added multimedia functions and GPS navigation. That said, messaging remains its forte...