Experience the ultimate balance of performance, design and function with the BlackBerry 8700 from Research in Motion (RIM). This BlackBerry model continues with the BlackBerry tradition of focusing on email and wireless features. However, there are other amazing features this device has to offer with its design and ergonomics, calling features, and its astonishing vital statistics.
The BlackBerry 8700 is available in several different carrier versions and minor versions.
Design and Ergonomics of the BlackBerry 8700
The classic BlackBerry form is used with RIM’s BlackBerry 8700. The model flaunts a relatively slim, yet broad shape. With a large display, it is ideal for having a larger keyboard and more lines of text. The colour screen supports over 65,000 colours, with a 320 x 240 landscape-oriented resolution. The 8700 exhibits new technology with a sensitive screen light feature; the screen automatically senses ambient lighting conditions and adjusts the backlight to suit. Furthermore, keyboard lighting is automatically turned on when ambient levels fall below a certain amount of illumination. This not only saves battery life, it prevents you from wasting energy to press a button.
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 BLACKBERRY 8700 UNLOCKED MOBILE SMART PHONE QWERTY KEYBOARD EMAIL INTERNET HANDY  £27.99
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The 8700 model sports the conventional QWERTY keyboard of RIM BlackBerry models. Due to the phone’s rather large shape the keyboard makes for a very decent size. Thus, typing is made easier. Moreover, the keyboard has a subtly different appeal. With slightly smaller key size and shape they still are in popular demand. Other than the elegance and chic design of the BlackBerry 8700 it has many other features to offer including its calling features.
Calling Features
The BlackBerry 8700 has the same calling capabilities as with other BlackBerry series. With the Bluetooth 1.2 version, it has the ability for hands-free talk. The phone is equipped with a vibrating alert, speed dial and a 64MB memory limit address book.
Email and Other Wireless Features of the BlackBerry 8700
One reason as to why the BlackBerry 8700 is sought after is due to its impeccable email functions. RIM has achieved the instant email access technique with the BlackBerry 8700 series known as “Push Email”. You do not have to waste your energy on going to your computer, logging online, and sending or receiving emails. The BlackBerry 8700 remains connected and communicating with your email account. The phone also manages to remain in synchronization with your desktop.
The 8700 series is designed to remain in synchronization with your email account. Once you have sent or read any of the emails you receive on your BlackBerry, the updates would show on any computer. There are many other useful wireless features the phone has to offer.
There is a plethora of web browsing capabilities with the BlackBerry 8700. Through its continuous access to an internet server you have the ability to receive the latest news, weather reports, and more. Similar to other BlackBerry series, the 8700 model supports the wireless text message service.
Desktop synchronization is also available on your BlackBerry 8700 series due to wireless features. With this technology, your calendar events are automatically changed or updated. This allows your desktop calendar and BlackBerry calendar to consist of identical information. Now you do not have to go all the way to your desktop to change your calendar events. Invite new attendees to meetings, cancel meetings, set up appointments and more with your Blackberry whilst on the go. How convenient!
Vital Statistics
The BlackBerry 8700 accommodates several GPRS frequencies: 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHZ GSM. It is quite a light-weight phone at 4.7 ounces. Its removable lithium-ion battery allows up to 4 hours of talk time and 16 days of standby. The phone can be purchased with a one year limited warranty.
Additional Accessories
The BlackBerry 8700 comes with the following accessories:
- BlackBerry 8700 handset
- Travel Charger
- USB cable
- Battery holster
- Hands-free headset
- BlackBerry Desktop Software
The major advantage of the BlackBerry 8700 series is that they are the first to do mobile and Push email. This technology is not available in the previous BlackBerry phones. Do not be discouraged by the phone’s initial complexity. As with all smart phones, give yourself sometime to get adjusted to it. If you would like to do more when you are away from your office, without carrying a laptop, the BlackBerry 8700 series is the ideal device for you. If these are all the characteristics you are searching for, then you have found your phone.