BlackBerry 8820 review

Blackberry 8820

IT Pro Verdict

With the 8820, RIM has kept much of what is good about the BlackBerry -- the full QWERTY keyboard, large screen, and a shape that allows one-handed typing - and added a much-requested feature, in the form of WiFi. Styling is sharper than the Curve, but if you want multi-media features such as a camera, look elsewhere.

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Verdict

With the 8820, RIM has kept much of what is good about the BlackBerry -- the full QWERTY keyboard, large screen, and a shape that allows one-handed typing - and added a much-requested feature, in the form of WiFi. Styling is sharper than the Curve, but if you want multi-media features such as a camera, look elsewhere.

Size: 114 x 66 x 14 mm

Weight: 134 g

Battery type: Li-ion

Talk time (mfr): 300 min

Standby time (mfr): 528 hours

GSM frequencies: Tri-band 900, 1800, 1900

GPRS: Yes

3G: No

Screen size: 50 x 38 mm

Resolution: 320x240 pixels

Colour depth: 16 bits

On-board memory: 64 MB

Memory card type: microSD

Connectivity

Infrared: No

Bluetooth: Yes

WiFi: Yes

USB: Yes

GPS receiver: Yes