| Design | 3.5/5 |
| Display & Interface | 3.5/5 |
| Calling | 4.5/5 |
| Talk time | 5/5 |
| Messaging | 4/5 |
| Music | 2/5 |
| Video | 2/5 |
| Camera | 0/5 |
| Memory | 2/5 |
| Web browsing | 2.5/5 |
| Connectivity | 3.5/5 |
| Productivity | 2/5 |
| Scheduling | 3/5 |
| Laptop sidekick | 3/5 |
| Navigation | 3.5/5 |
| Gaming | 2/5 |
| Mobile services | 3/5 |
| Accessories | 4/5 |
| Value | 3.5/5 |
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Pros:
Classy look of the BlackBerry 8800, now with Wi-Fi. Great call quality, excellent battery life. |
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Cons:
Wi-Fi doesn't help much. Aging interface. Faster cellular networking would have been nicer. |
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| The BlackBerry 8820 is certainly a welcome update, but we'd be hesitant about paying more for the Wi-Fi privilege. For messaging, the BlackBerry does a nice job using the slower EDGE network. If you're really interested in faster Web browsing, the RIM's browser on the BlackBerry is not the best choice. Perhaps if the phone had enhanced calling options, like UMA, we could see the purpose of Wi-Fi, but there were other improvements to the BlackBerry interface, scheduling and productivity tools that we would have liked to see first. |
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