RIM BlackBerry 8820 (AT&T)

This is another phone of the editor’s choice. This set has achieved an excellent rating from the editors of the cell review site getting 8.0 on 10, while from the users it has been capable of getting very good rating. The phone is quite slim but is too wide which sometimes poses a problem in holding it to the ears. The screen of the phone is 2.5 inches wide. The navigation keys are well designed and functions can be easily understood. The phone has good memory which allows it to store each entry with 8 phone numbers, email addresses, work and home address, job title and much more. The SIM allows the storage of 250 more contacts. Groups can be formed in contact and each group can be supported with a photo. The BlackBerry has a good music player.

It has a media player which can play different files like MP3, AAC, MIDI, WMA, AMR-NB, and few such other files. It can also support video files like MPEG4, WMV and H.263. The music player is very easy to operate; it also supports to create a play list. The set has a flash memory included within it. This phone does not have a camera. But photos can be obtained with the help of multimedia messaging. This phone is just like a mini computer. Emails can be received and sent. Work on Microsoft Word, Corel Word Perfect, Excel and PowerPoint can be carried out. File formats like JPEGs, PDF, and GIF can also be opened. The other features of the phone include a speakerphone, conference calling, voice activated dialing and so on. It has consists of memo pad, alarm clock, calendar, calculator, task list.

The best thing about the phone is that it has an integrated WI-Fi. The battery has a long talk time life. It has a Bluetooth, push email a GPS facility.

The phone lacks 3 G support and the keypad is bit slippery.