BlackBerry 8700g review summary
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RIM BlackBerry 8700g
Score: 50% When: April 2006 (T-Mobile) Worth: $100 What: Business phones, T-Mobile phones
With its bright screen, full-QWERTY keypad, EDGE and Bluetooth support, and characteristically superb e-mail handling, the 8700g is a strong choice for anyone looking to take the BlackBerry plunge. That said, T-Mobile customers who want a BlackBerry device that fits in a pocket might be better off with the slightly smaller (if tougher to use) 7105t, which features a pseudo-QWERTY thumbboard, while bargain hunters may want to scoop up the 7290 for just $100 (or the similarly priced 7105t, for that matter). More...
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BlackBerry 8700g first look
T-Mobile and Research in Motion made headlines this week as they announced the arrival of the 8700g (similar to the 8700c for Cingular) to T-Mobile’s U.S. lineup. We tracked down the new smartphone in T-Mobile’s surprisingly modest CTIA booth for a quick look.
Design
The 8700g’s overall design isn’t much different than your garden-variety BlackBerry: at about 4.3 by 2.7 by 0.8 inches and weighing about 4.7 ounces, the 8700g’s size and heft are about par for the RIM course. We were quite impressed, however, by the 320 x 240-pixel, 65,000-color LCD, which looked eye-poppingly vivid for a BlackBerry display. The 8700g also steers away from the standard RIM crowd with its dedicated “send,” “mute,” and “end” keys. As expected, our fingers had no trouble navigating the roomy keypad.
Features
The 8700g comes with a juiced Intel XScale processor under the hood, making for speedy and smooth performance. The device also packs in a speakerphone, access for up to 10 e-mail accounts, and quad-mode GSM/GPRS and EDGE support.
Pricing and availability
Look for the 8700g to appear in T-Mobile’s lineup later this month; pricing details have yet to be released.
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