Blackberry 8700c Review, Screenshots, Price

Calls themselves are crisp and clear, with or without headphones. As long as you keep the earpiece located precisely at your ear, there is plenty of volume controlled conveniently by the familiar Blackberry all-purpose jog wheel. The rear-mounted speaker also produces generous volume for a quiet conference room or office with only a slight hint of speakerphone gurgle, but positioning may be a problem. You have to lay the 8700c on its face if you want to hear anything, but this position blocks the front microphone.

Thanks to the EDGE connection and the new powerful Intel XScale processor, email downloads and replies transmit nano-swiftly and Web pages fill swiftly most of the time; only network glitches hold things up, not the 8700c.

The 8700c’s rated 16 day standby time is the most robust of all the Blackberrys, but the four hour talk time is about an hour shorter than other models.

There may be times where you will need to take actual screenshots of your Blackberry, perhaps to prove your high score in Brickbreaker or if you need to send a picture of your Blackberry problem to your Blackberry administrator.

Features and Specifications

Telecom :
Data services E-Mail, WWW, SMS, MMS
Modem Integrated Wireless cellular modem
Service provider Cingular Wireless
Cellular enhancement protocol EDGE, GPRS, GSM

General :
Multi-use / PDA phone Yes
Built-in devices Display
Dimensions (W x D x H) 2.6 in x 0.8 in x 4.3 in
Band / mode 1800, 190, 850, 900
Weight 4.7 oz
Packaged contents Holster, Hands-free headset
Standby time Up to 384 h
Vibrating Alert Yes
Bluetooth enabled Yes

Operating System / Software :
OS provided BlackBerry Handheld Software

Memory :
Installed RAM 16 MB
RAM technology SDRAM
Installed ROM 64 MB Flash
Flash memory installed 64 MB

Phone :
Vibrating Alert Yes
Voice Dialing No
Speakerphone Yes
Polyphonic Ringer Yes

Processor :
Processor Intel 312 MHzXScale PXA901

Input Device :
Input device type Keyboard

PDA Features :
Flash memory installed 64 MB

Messaging / Data Services :
Short Messaging Service (SMS) Yes

Audio :
Digital audio standards supported MP3
Audio input type Microphone
Audio output type Speaker

Display :
Color support 16-bit (64K colors)
Max resolution 320 x 240

Power :
Battery installed 1 Lithium ion
Talk time 240 min
Power supply device Power adapter
Power device type Power adapter

Expansion / Connectivity :
Wireless connectivity Bluetooth
Port / Connector Type:Interface 1Headset, 1USB
Connector Provided 4 pin USB Type A
Expansion slot(s) total (free) None

Cellular :
Phone style PDA

Physical Characteristics :
Width 2.6 in
Depth 0.8 in
Height 4.3 in

GPS :
GPS System / GPS Navigation None