Blackberry 8820

Advantages: greate multimedia features
Disadvantages: battery life is not so good

It is the first BlackBerry to offer integrated Wi-Fi. The 8820 supports 802.11a/b/g standards and is compliant with Wi-Fi security protocols, giving users another avenue to connect to the Web--a good thing since the device shows no love for 3G just yet. It also continues to offer Bluetooth and GPS support like its older sibling, the RIM BlackBerry 8800, as well as push e-mail and multimedia. It's a device built with the business user in mind and ...
...or BlackBerry Curve. There's not even a camera option. That said, for the intended audience the 8820 will certainly deliver the goods and performance. The RIM BlackBerry 8820 will be available starting on September 20 for $299.99 with a two-year contract and after rebates. Design The RIM BlackBerry 8820 shares a very similar, if not identical, look and feel to the BlackBerry 8800. It sports a classic but sleek all-black casing and measures 4.5 inches ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent
Disadvantages: No disadvantage

...audience and top-of-the-shelf features, the BlackBerry 8820 is undoubtedly a third generation mobile phone. It has an exceptionally wide TFT with a support for 65K colours and a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels, a full QWERTY keyboard and trackball navigation. It also comprises of a 64 MB flash memory, 16 MB SRAM and the new microSDHC (TransFlash) card slot. Its key feature is the Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wireless LAN for internet. Bluetooth v2.0 and miniUSB ...
...BlackBerry Operating system is behind the excellent performance of the BlackBerry 8820. It is also endowed with a built-in GPS navigation with BlackBerry Maps so that you never get lost. The Document viewer reads Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Corel WordPerfect and Adobe PDF files to allow you manage your files even on a move. With dimensions of 114 x 66 x 14 mm, the BlackBerry 8820 has an inimitable appearance which stands out in crowd. To ... Read review

Advantages: trackball, QWERTY keyboard
Disadvantages: not touchscreen

...phone! I have owned 2 BlackBerry phones and were very pleased with this upgrade to one with the addition of new wireless. Some 8820 owners have problems with the Wi-Fi connection, but I have no trouble connecting to a wireless network. I've successfully my phone in my house, at work and the networking of schools, none of them exactly the authentication protocols. Mine has WEP, WPA, WPA-2, with WEP and LEAP / PEAP authentication without worry. General ...
...expect. In relation based on BlackBerry functions, the phone is as easy and convenient to use as other BlackBerry phones. My account is currently 8820 BlackBerry OS 4.2.2 (169) on them and there are some new features and some minor improvements in comparison to before BB OS. I really have no complaints in the field of ergonomics and comprehensive implementation of the other side the need to update the Web browser and e-mail HTML skills. These two ... Read review