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RIM Blackberry 8820
BlackBerry 8820 held a record in BlackBerry history for being the first unit of its kind to have an integrated Wi-Fi. 8820 retained a number of features that were present already in previous BlackBerry units and what emerged was a smartphone targeted to corporate users who valued performance more than entertainment values. 8820 is released under AT&T.
BlackBerry 8820 is reminiscent to the design of its predecessor, the BlackBerry 8800. With the following measurement: 4.5 x 2.6 x 0.5 inches, the black and sleek 8820 weighs 4.7 ounces. The phone being somewhat wide as compared to a majority of smartphones makes phone calls and texting a bit uncomfortable for users. Its 2.5 inch screen features 65K colors at a resolution of 320 x 20 pixels. Texts and images look vibrant and automatic backlighting adjustments are also included in the unit.
Below the screen is a full QWERTY keyboard that is identical with the BlackBerry 8800. It also includes the Talk and End Keys, Menu and Escape buttons and the trackball navigator. The right portion of the phone is where the volume controls are located, while in the left are the mini USB port, 2.5 millimeter headset jack and a pre-defined key that launches the PTT or Push-to-talk services of AT&T. A microSD expansion slot is located behind the battery.
The top portion is where the power and mute buttons are located. As mentioned earlier, the BlackBerry 8820 doesn’t include a camera. What will always remain as the best feature of the BlackBerry 8820, or any BlackBerry phones for that matter, is its excellent e-mail features. The e-mail application is very easy to set up and users can load up to ten e-mails accounts.
Synching the phone to users of IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange or Novell GroupWise is possible with a BlackBerry Enterprise Server subscription. A preloaded BlackBerry Messenger is also included and users can easily download versions of AIM, Google Talk and Yahoo Messenger for every user’s instant messaging needs.
The 8820 supports Wi-Fi connectivity and T-Mobile HotSpot. Thanks to EDGE connection, loading with sites such as ESPN and CNN using the 8820 is faster. Viewing web sites with 8820 is possible with Page View or Desktop View options, although its always recommendable to use the Desktop. A built-in GPS support is also included that is very helpful for drivers.
Even without the camera, the 8820 still walks up a notch in mobile technology by featuring multimedia features. It includes a media player that can play MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC+, and eAAC+ music formats and MPEG-4 P2, H.263, and WMV video formats. It also offers music streaming via XM Radio although BlackBerry asks for extra charge for such features.