BlackBerry 8700 Reviews and Deals

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7.0 out of 10 based on 10 reviews.

BlackBerry 8700: with , QWERTY keypad and 240 x 320 display. See full product description

Overall rating	7.0
Ease of use	7.6
Features	7.6
Battery life	7.2
Design	8.2
Value for money	6.5

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Score 1.0/10

Good points:: none
Bad points:: the product is very poor value for money

Overall rating	1.0
Value for money	1.0

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Confirmed purchase: 22 Sep 2008

Samuel, London I like handheld computers

Score 4.0/10

Good points:: Price
Bad points:: No Wi Fi
No Expandable Memmory
No Camera
No GPS
No touch Screen

Overall rating	4.0
Value for money	10.0

Was this review helpful? 4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 20 Sep 2008

Dean, Newport

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Ease of use, design and value for money
Bad points:: Not using Microsoft Software.

Overall rating	9.0
Ease of use	10.0
Features	10.0
Battery life	8.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0

Was this review helpful? 39 of 39 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 19 Jan 2007

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Product Features

Operating system	BlackBerry OS
Software on which the device runs
Screen Resolution (pixels)	320x240
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Shape of phone	bar
Mobile phones come in a variety of shapes: the most common is the bar (or ‘candy bar’) a rectangular block shape. Other common forms are the ‘slider’, which elongates when one section is slid out from the other and ‘flip’, where the two sections of the phone are hinged.
Touchscreen or keypad	QWERTY keypad
Touchscreen phones do not have physical buttons, instead you can dial numbers and type texts using equivalent numeric and QWERTY keypads on the screen. Numeric and QWERTY keypad phones have buttons to allow you to dial number and write texts.
Connections	Bluetooth

Connections	WiFi

Connections	USB

Extra functions	Camera

Extra functions	Email

Extra functions	Instant messaging

Band	Quad
Different frequency bands are used in different countries. Most phones can be used across Europe as they are Tri Band. You will need a quad band phone if you plan to travel to the USA.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	240

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	320

Talk time (Hours)	4
Talk time dictates how long your phone’s battery will last if you were to talk continuously on it from a full charge.
Stand-by time (Days)	15.8

Depth in cm	1.95

Height in cm	11
The distance from the very top of the product to the very bottom.
Width in cm	6.95

Weight (g)	134
The weight of the product in grams.
EDGE	Yes
A precursor to 3G, this technolgy allows improved data transfer rates allowing features such as video streaming. Read more about EDGE on Wikipedia
HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)	No
Java	Yes
A software platform allowing 3rd party applications such as games to be loaded. Read more about Java on Wikipedia
Release date	2007-04-01
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: BlackBerry 8700v, BlackBerry 8700v, T-Mobile BlackBerry 8700

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Manufacturer's Description

The BlackBerry 8700v Wireless Handheld™ makes it easy to stay connected while on the go. You get uncompromising email, browsing and voice performance in one thin, stylish, lightweight handheld with a full QWERTY keyboard.