BlackBerry 8800 Review

Look and Feel

The glossy black, silver edged BlackBerry 8800 is certainly a fashionable take on the business device. It's quite cumbersome but then it accommodates a large screen and a QWERTY keyboard.

Features

Mobile email is, of course the shining light of this phone, but the BlackBerry 8800 features a host of other goodies including a trackball and QWERTY keypad, a large screen, instant messaging and GPS satellite navigation. But the lack of 3G or Wi-Fi lets it down.

Ease of Use

The BlackBerry 8800 is simple to set up and use. We got everything up and running with just the Getting Started for company and we only really needed that to show us how to remove the battery case cover. The famous push-email is as easy as ever too.

Performance

The BlackBerry 8800 is the mobile emailer's weapon of choice, and it doesn't disappoint. The email functions are sterling. The user interface is clear and speedy too. The sat nav may not be as comprehensive as some rival packages, but it is certainly good eough for us.

Battery Life

300 minutes of talktime and 528 hours of standby put the BlackBerry 8800 in the top end of smartphones.