RIM BlackBerry 8820

Last update: Review by PC World (05 May’08)

RIM BlackBerry 8820 smartphone features quad-band GSM and EDGE, Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g), XM radio, Integrated GPS supports navigation, MicroSD card slot and bluetooth.

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BlackBerry Pearl 8820 Reviews

PC World reviews the BlackBerry Pearl 8820 and writes;

“In our lab tests of the phone’s talk-time battery life, the 8820 was still running at the 10-hour mark–our test-time ceiling. We tested the battery life when connected via a cellular network only–not when using voice over Wi-Fi…If you’re in the market for an excellent messaging phone that has strong business features, this one is worth considering”
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CNET reviews the BlackBerry Pearl 8820 and writes;

The good: The RIM BlackBerry 8820 is the first BlackBerry to offer integrated Wi-Fi. The smart phone continues to offer Bluetooth, GPS, and push e-mail capabilities as well as push-to-talk and multimedia functions. We were also impressed by the long talk-time battery life. The bad: There’s no 3G support and no option for a camera version. The QWERTY keyboard can be slippery, and the device uses a proprietary instant messaging client.
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IT Reviews reviews the BlackBerry Pearl 8820 and writes;

Verdict: The 8820 is not a huge leap forward from the 8800 and may appeal more to businesses than consumers because of its black colouring and relatively large size. But it is a very competent device and the addition of Wi-Fi will matter to some.
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Brighthand reviews the BlackBerry Pearl 8820 and writes;

Internet browsing is quite fast over the Wi-Fi connection on the 8820, and with a solid connection reaching load times above faster EV-DO cellphones. Being near an accessible access point made all the difference between a lagging Internet connection over EDGE, or a peppy experience over WIFI.
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RIM BlackBerry 8820 PRESS RELEASE

RIM Announces the BlackBerry 8820 Smartphone

The First Dual-Mode Cellular and Wi-Fi BlackBerry Smartphone

Waterloo, ON - Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq:RIMM; TSX:RIM) today announced the BlackBerry® 8820 smartphone. Featuring RIM’s thinnest smartphone design with a full and highly tactile QWERTY* keyboard, large and bright display (320 x 240), user-friendly trackball navigation system and best-in-class voice and data functionality, the BlackBerry 8820 also includes built-in GPS (Global Positioning System), RIM’s latest media player enhancements, and a microSD / microSDHC (microSD High Capacity) expandable memory slot that can support current and future generations of microSD memory cards up to 32GB. The BlackBerry 8820 is the first dual-mode BlackBerry handset, combining EDGE/GPRS/GSM cellular and Wi-Fi® connectivity for data access and voice support through UMA (unlicensed mobile access) for fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) service offerings from various wireless carriers around the world.

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