B! for BlackBerry

BlackBerry is a line of mobile e-mail and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research in Motion (RIM) since 1996. BlackBerry functions as a personal digital assistant with address book, calendar, memopad and task list capabilities. It also functions as a portable media player with support for music and video playback and camera and video capabilities. BlackBerry is primarily known for its ability to send and receive (push) Internet e-mail wherever mobile network service coverage is present, or through Wi-Fi connectivity. BlackBerry has the ability to use wireless data efficiently while using less power than other phones, three BlackBerrys use the same wireless spectrum as only one other smartphone.

What i realize nowadays,lot of people carrying BlackBerry devices. There seemed to be a lot of youger people carrying BlackBerry devices. I also saw a lot of the middle age crowd rocking BlackBerry devices.  I noticed a lot of BlackBerry Curve 8530′s and Bold 9700′s.  And now they come out with BlackBerry Torch!

For people who wish or expect to have the BlackBerry devices, i may suggest u start with the BlackBerry Bold 9700 or Curve 8530..(these models are recommended for 'under' budget user like me)..here are some details of the devices..

BlackBerry 9700 (RM1680)

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Size Dimensions 109 x 60 x 14 mm
Weight 122 g
Display Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 480 x 360 pixels, 2.44 inches
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- Touch-sensitive optical trackpad
Sound Alert types Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Yes
Internal 256MB storage, 256 MB RAM
Card slot microSD, up to 16GB, 1GB included, buy memory
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Image stabilization
Video Yes
Secondary No
Features OS BlackBerry OS; 5.0
CPU 624 MHz processor
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, IM
Browser HTML
Radio No
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Black
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
- BlackBerry maps
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+
- Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp
- Organizer
- Voice memo/dial
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Stand-by Up to 408 h
Talk time Up to 6 h
Misc SAR US 1.55 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 1.36 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body)

 

 

BlacBerry Curve 8530 (RM 990)

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Size Dimensions 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
Weight 106 g
Display Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 320 x 240 pixels, 2.46 inches
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- Touch-sensitive optical trackpad
Sound Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes- Dedicated music keys
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Yes
Internal 256 MB
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G No
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB
Camera Primary 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Video Yes, QVGA
Secondary No
Features OS BlackBerry OS
CPU 512MHz processor
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, IM
Browser HTML
Radio No
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Black
GPS No
Java Yes
- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- Organizer
- Voice memo/dial
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1150 mAh
Stand-by Up to 408 h
Talk time Up to 4 h 30 min
Misc SAR US 1.22 W/kg (head) 0.83 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 1.02 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body) 

 

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