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Get smarter, the BlackBerry 8800 is here
Blackberry 8800 smartphone from RIM now
available in India at a price of Rs 32000.
22 March 2007: Look who is here, finally.
The wait has ended. The much awaited BlackBerry
8800 smart phone from Research in Motion (RIM) has
arrived on Indian shores.
Reports that heralded the arrival said that the
14mm long BlackBerry 8800 is the thinnest
Blackberry handset ever and comes with a full
Qwerty keyboard, multimedia features, a microSD
expandable memory and trackball navigation system.
RIM has also ensured that it features built-in
Global Positioning System, said one report. The
BlackBerry 8800 is expected to be available this
month at a price of Rs 31,990 from major telecom
players.
Showering laurels on the new entrant, a report
said that the new handset promises to deliver
best-in-class performance with smoothly integrated
support for voice and data applications, including
phone, email, text messaging, web browser,
organiser, multimedia, and more. It is powered by
an ultra-thin, high-capacity battery.
The feature-rich smart phone is considered as a
great choice for mobile professionals in India,
who want to stay connected and achieve more in
their business and personal lives, said a report
quoting professionals in the field. The BlackBerry
800 has a large, ultra-bright, high resolution
landscape screen. The built-in light sensing
technology also automatically adjusts the screen,
keyboard, and trackball brightness depending on
the environment, said a report.
Among the innovative features that have been
incorporated into the new gadget are advanced
phone features that include noise cancellation,
speaker independent voice recognition for voice
activated dialing, intuitive call management
functions such as smart dialling, conference
calling, speed dialling, and call forwarding; as
well as dedicated send, end, and mute keys. It
also features a high quality, low-distortion
speakerphone and Bluetooth 2.0 for use with
hands-free headsets, car kits, and other Bluetooth
peripherals, and supports polyphonic, mp3, and
MIDI ring tones, a report added. It can also
operate on BlackBerry's internet service. The
features missing are camera, Wi-Fi, and infrared,
it pointed out.
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