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For a while now I’ve been browsing the market thinking of getting a Smartphone/PDA. First and foremost I filter out Windows Mobile phones. That basically leaves me with the Blackberry, Palm Treo, and Nokia’s OS. I have stayed clear of the Blackberry and Treo because of their massive size (I’m use to my RAZR). I didn’t have much luck with a Nokia phone I had earlier so I really am in a mist of what to do. Yesterday I came across the next series release of the Blackberry, 8800.

This is a very nice looking package and it’s a GSM/WiFi phone. The specs look nice. I will have to go see one in a store before I decide to buy.

Blackberry 8800

• Quad-Band: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS, EDGE + Wi-Fi
• Email
• Phone and SMS
• Corporate Data Access
• Organizer
• Wireless Internet
• BlackBerry Maps
• Trackball, ESC key and Menu key
• Integrated earpiece and microphone
• Integrated speakerphone
• Bluetooth v2.0; headset, hands-free and serial port profiles supported
• Polyphonic, MP3 & MIDI ringtones, vibrate, on-screen or LED indicator
• Embedded RIM wireless modem
• Supported by version 4.2 or higher
• Ultra Thin
• Full QWERTY keypad
• Large 320 x 240 screen
• Full multimedia feature set
• Possible on some versions of the 8800 (Camera - 1.3 mp, 5x digital zoom, flash and maybe even video recording)
• Media Player - audio and video playback (Built-in streaming*) stereo headset compatible.
• 64 MB Flash, expandable memory (Micro SD)
• Great phone experience w/ Advanced noise and echo cancellation
• Voice activated dialing, speakerphone, Bluetooth 2.0