Black Berry 8820 Review

30Oct/080

The BlackBerry 8820 is a chic smartphone with the addition of Wi-Fi making it great communication tool for its users especially those in business. The Wi-Fi has various mobile data application such as email, instant messaging, organizer and web browsing. The smartphone can also switch between cellular networks with its BlackBerry Enterprise server and BlackBerry Internet Service making traveling a whole lot smoother. The Internet Service gives you the capacity to have a maximum of ten email accounts- personal and corporate. The Enterprise Solution assists you to access company information over Wi-Fi networks with its enhanced security and IT administration features within IBM, Microsoft and Lotus to mention a few.

It features an ultra-thin high capacity removable battery that provides you with a chance to make the most of your smartphone. It has a screen with high resolution. Besides the built-in memory of 64MB, there is also an expandable memory slot for both microSD and microSDHC memory cards. The light-sensing technology it has gives one the opportunity to view the screen in any environment as it automatically regulates its lighting. The smartphone boasts a QWERTY or AZERTY keyboard allowing easier and effortless typing for text and email composition as well as a modem capability. The keys are convenient and user-definable with send, end and mute keys. Its modem capability implies that one can use the BlackBerry 8820 as a wireless modem on a computer or laptop. It allows you to send texts and images through its SMS and MMS. With the touch of a button you can stay in touch with the instant messaging using Yahoo! Messenger and Google TalkTM.

The smartphone also boasts wireless email and allows you to view with popular file formats such as Word. To stay in touch with the world, the BlackBerry 8820 features the browser, the organizer, the Corporate Data access and to top it all the GPS. You can navigate with the GPS to give you your geographical location, and location-based applications and services. There is also the unique pre-loaded BlackBerry Maps feature which lays directions and allows you to view maps whilst traveling on the road. The browser gives you access to websites keeping you informed using the trackball.

The Corporate Data access allows one to entrée essential databases and applications. With the organizer, one has calendar data, memo pad and address book. One can conveniently use the Bluetooth feature for hands-free dialogue even when on the road. The BlackBerry 8800 is also a fun phone when it comes to multimedia. It supports the Bluetooth stereo audio profile. The media player allows users to search media files by typing the album name, title, artist or genre and watch videos in full screen mode. The memory guarantees that there is enough space for all your media files. There is voice activated dialing with speaker independent voice recognition. The speakerphone has exceptional quality with low distortion.