BlackBerry 8830 World Edition is a GSM mobile phone that comes with full QWERTY keyboard and trackball navigation system. The dimension of this handset is 114 x 66 x 14 mm and it weighs around 132 g. With 64 MB storage space it ensures plenty of phone book entries. The internal memory can be expanded also using a micro SD card slot. Every BlackBerry 8830 is equipped with a mini USB for high speed data transfer. But for wireless data transfer the handset has got Bluetooth connectivity as well.

Other advantages you can enjoy using this smart phone include sending and receiving SMS, MMS, instant messaging, email etc instantly. The HTML browser facilitates access to various websites via this handset. It also incorporates various features like BlackBerry map, Media player, Organizer, Document viewer and Voice dial facilities. But some people may get disappointed as it does not have any FM radio. The current market price of this smart phone is Rs.19300.

BlackBerry Magnum is a latest handset which is compatible with a Marvell PXA930 624 MHz processor. The TFT capacitive touch screen of this stylish mobile phone is approximately 2.4-inch wide with 480 x 360-pixel image resolution. The users will surely enjoy taking good quality snaps with the 3.1 mega pixel camera in this device. This mobile phone is GPS enabled and practically very useful to as it has a unique tracking system that can load the maps directly to the device.

BlackBerry Magnum is equipped with USB port to ensure speedy data transfer. But you can plug in the wireless Bluetooth device as well. Its Trackball feature has been integrated with the handset for easy navigation where as QWERTY keypad provides effortless and quick typing of the messages. The handset measures 114 x 66 x 14 mm and its weight is merely 133 grams. BlackBerry Magnum comes with both 2G and 3G network support. The mobile browser facilitates fast internet browsing.

BlackBerry Curve 8520 is a smart phone device which comes with of multiple useful features. It is a perfect combination of style with performance. The cell phone features a 2 mega pixel digital camera which is not only useful to take beautiful still photographs but also can be used to capture videos in it. The handset has included 256 MB flash memory to store unlimited contact information, images, video files.

For the corporate users this phone serves as a mini palmtop with high speed internet connectivity. If you are out of your office you can still remain in touch with your colleagues by communicating to them through this handset. It supports sending or receiving SMS, MMS as well as emails. The phone runs on 3G networking system. You can surf internet and download useful data into the device as well. The Bluetooth connectivity ensures fastest data transfer to another mobile or computer from this cell phone. This unique handset is priced approximately at Rs. 15,990.

Blackberry Thunder and Storm puzzle got resolved when Thunder bolted out and Storm remained. RIM’s work of art comes with a brilliant touchscreen user interface. The screen size is massive and the 3.25 inches and its high resolution makes viewing web pages, photos and videos a delightful experience. The virtual QWERTY keyboard comes in two forms – the full and the SureType and switches depending on portrait or landscape positioning of the display screen. The touchscreen responds to the finger with such ease that one can’t help wondering if the phone is intuitive.

Storm uses a new innovation called “ClickThrough” which makes the screen respond to pressure allowing the feel of a real keyboard. The font sizes are user adjustable – a feature the user would love. Its multitasking feature, a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, video recording, a media player, 3.5mm audio jack, GPS navigation, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, 3G with HSDPA and 1GB of built-in memory plus the ability to expand the memory with a microSD card makes it a delight to have in the hands. But then when you feel the 155g weight in your hands, you feel a bit weighed down. This is said to be the heaviest smartphone currently on sale in the UK. The Battery life is quoted to be 5.5 hours talktime and 360 hours standby.

The Blackberry Storm 9500 and 9530, share similar features and specifications except that The 9530 supports 3G with HSDPA 2100 and CDMA2000 1x EV-DO while 9500 supports 3G with HSDPA 2100 alone.

The Storm launched in the UK at the beginning of November 2008. It is exclusive to Vodafone and is available free on a £35 per month tariff in the UK.

Blackberry Curve 8330 in its World Edition was released in India in collaboration with Reliance Communications. 

The Blackberry Curve 8330 is a “feature-rich” handset and because it is released in its World Edition means that Indian users can operate on both the GSM and CDMA technology from anywhere in India.

Blackberry Curve 8330, presented in a silver case, comes with a full QWERTY keyboard, advanced Web and e-mail capabilities. The Curve 8330 comes with a trackball navigation system, Instant messaging and organiser. 

The other features include media player, MMS capabilities, a 2M camera with flash, video recording and digital zoom.  The Curve 8330 comes with a TFT display of 320×240 pixels resolution, Blue tooth 2.0, speaker phone and noise cancellation technology along with a host of other features. The USB and micro-SD card support upto 8GB memory.

The Blackberry Curve 8330 is being retailed in the Indian markets by RIM for 25,990 INR, an equivalent of $610 or 390 Euros.

Blackberry Bold 9000 will be released in Canada in July, atleast a month before it enters the US markets.  Slated as one of the best smart-phones from RIM stables it is all set to take on Apple’s i-phone in the high-end mobile segment.  Bold will be made available through Canada’s largest mobile operators, Rogers Wireless. 

 Blackberry Bold comes in a well designed case and measures 114×66x14 millimetres.  It weighs 133 gms.  It has a wide TFT display with a 480×320 pixel resolution and comes with an expandable memory of 1 GB. 

Bold comes with the RIM’s trackball navigator, a quad-band GSM plus tri-band HSDPA connectivity and a full QWERTY keypad. Among other features the phone will also have a built-in GPS, WI-FI, Blackberry maps, advanced e-mail capabilities, a full HTML browser and Music and video players.

The 624MH3 processor and the powerful 1500 mAh battery will provide a talk time of upto 5 hours and a stand by time of upto 310 hours.

The exact pricing of the Blackberry Bold has not yet been revealed by Rogers.

Latest blackberry ‘bold’

Research In Motion Ltd is launching a new high-end version of the Blackberry aimed at its core base of business users, but it hopes the sleek device will also catch on in the broad retail market. The Blackberry Bold, as the new smart-phone is called, is the first Blackberry to support high-speed HSDPA cellular networks with integrated GPS, Wi-Fi and lot of multimedia features.

“It’s really a step up in function in many core aspects of the system,” RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie said in an interview.

The smart-phone rolls out globally this summer and will cost between $300 and $400. AT&T will be its lead carrier in the United States.

“We had expected a 3G device later this year,” he wrote. “We estimate the Bold could increase RIM’s quarterly shipments by 200,000 to 400,000.”

While Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM hopes the Bold will entice corporate users to upgrade the handsets they currently use, Balsillie said he “wouldn’t be surprised if it gets picked up by the consumer.”

The device will be a test of whether the shaky U.S. economy is making corporations less willing to spend on new wireless hardware. Some analysts have expressed concerns that companies will delay upgrades or cut back on spending on items such as the Blackberry.

UBS analyst Jeffrey Fan wrote in a note to clients he expects the company to launch between three or four new devices this year.

“We believe RIM’s broadening portfolio should widen its appeal to the mass market,” he wrote.

The Bold features the most vivid display ever on a Blackberry, a 2-mega-pixel camera with video recording capability, and a media player for watching movies and managing music collections.

This isn’t the first time a Blackberry has been loaded with multimedia features to catch the eye of the retail customer. RIM has actively worked at diversifying its client base away from the executives, lawyers and other professionals who use the Blackberry for sending secure wireless e-mail.

More than a third of RIM’s 14 million subscribers are now classified as non-government and non-corporate.

This pursuit of consumers has put RIM in increasingly direct competition with devices such as Apple’s iPhone which target the broad consumer market.

source: reuters

Its now available in America for a retail price $599 or $ 179 with sprint contract.

You can read more about the phone in our last review, Blackberry curve 8330.