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RIM BlackBerry 8700g marked the reborn of BlackBerry in 2006 after almost a year of not releasing a new line up of products. Released by T-Mobile, BlackBerry 8700g is also known as 8700c under Cingular, exceeded a number of expectations since the release of BlackBerry 7290. Among BlackBerry 8700g’s cool features are the QWERTY keyboard, EDGE and Bluetooth 2.0.

One of the biggest improvements of the BlackBerry 8700g is its more sleek and compact package, although its square design could still be a little bulky and uncomfortable at times. It has a dimension of 4.3 x 2.7 x 0.7 inches and a weight of 4.7 ounces. This black-silver gadget features a bright, 2.5-inch QVGA display with 65K colors at a 320 x 240 pixel resolution that surely make texts and images look sharp and clearly-defined. A light sensing technology is also included to automatically adjust the brightness and contrast of the screen according to the environment. A small LED is also installed above the screen. It will flash various colors depending the nature of an alert: network activity, message notification, low battery or Bluetooth connectivity. 8700g’s spacious QWERTY keyboard below the screen have resulted to mix reviews. Some have commented with its slippery feel it while others claimed that they had no problems especially with sending e-mail messages.

Aside from the QWERTY, the phone also includes a dedicated Call, End and soft keys. A USB Port and headset jack is located on the left side while the mute button is on the top edge of the device. Connectivity options with 8700g are one of its greatest assets. It supports T-Mobile EDGE which results to a better and faster web browsing and downloading.

BlackBerry’s e-mailing capabilities have always been fantastic and have become better with the inclusion of the push e-mail technology for bringing and sending messages in real time, as well as supporting Yahoo Web mail accounts. 8700g also accommodate ten e-mail accounts and supports Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes, IMAP and POP3 e-mail accounts. An attachment viewer for popular file formats, like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and JPEG is also included. 8700g also includes the following applications: calendar, web browser, tasks list, memo pad, alarm, and calculator. Multimedia capabilities with 8700g are limited as it lacks audio and video player. Only one game is also included in the unit: Brick Breaker.

Calling with 8700g is never disappointing as the call quality has always been good. It can get about four hours of talk time and five days of standby time. Its lack of pre-installed instant messaging software may appear disappointing at first, although users can choose to download Oz’s instant messenger client which also supports AIM, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ and MSN.

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