An Inside Look at the Blackberry 8820 Mobile Phone

Among the more robust web-ready phones we find the Blackberry line, there have been several models designed to provide easy access to multimedia files, text messaging and the web, a good example is the recently launched Blackberry 8820. This is said to be the very first Blackberry which has Wi-Fi capabilities which makes it a very convenient mobile phone for business people. It also has a built in GPS system along with support for T-Mobile's Hotspot @ HomeSM. The physical appearance of this mobile phone is quite stylish, it features a midnight blue finish which is greatly coupled with a thin look.

The 8820 is basically the 8800 which is a business blackberry with the WiFi feature added, however it is said that the Wifi doesn't help that much, the WiFi is very easy to setup using the built-in wizard and it can be used on many networks including VPN and WA protected networks but since the Blackberry system is so nicely optimized for slower networks you won't fell much of a boost in speed if you are reading your emails or browsing the web.

The 8820 features a sculpted keyboard which is easy to use during web browsing or text messaging. This blackberry version doesn't have a built in camera which helps it keep it's thin look, some business owners might consider this a disadvantage if their business requires some sort of visual record keeping that can be accomplished by using a camera.

This device also features a built-in media player which is capable of playing back music formats such as MP3, AAC and WMA, it has a powerful HTML web browser. There is no Bluetooth audio in the 8820 however it wasn't intended to have such feature because it is aimed mostly at business owners who try to get their email messages and stock quotes in places where it is not common to find a web service.

As far as navigation, the 8820 supports Blackberry maps which is always a plus for people who are constantly traveling to new places within the US, it also features a TeleNav GPS Audible navigator which can provide turn by turn instructions while driving to a certain place.

Overall, this is a very solid version of the Blackberry 8800 with added Wi-Fi capability which is mostly intended for business use, those who want more out of their Blackberry should check the 8320 model which has a built in 2 megapixel camera as well as all of the features found in the 8820.