BlackBerry 8830 Reviews - This sleek and performance–driven smartphone has been redesigned with trackball navigation and a new backlit QWERTY keyboard. It also offers support for Verizon’s high-speed EV-DO data network and built-in GPS so you can take advantage of Verizon’s optional VZ Navigator turn-by-turn direction service. And it continues to offer all the communication features that you’ve come to expect from Blackberry smartphones, including email served up by the BlackBerry Internet Service and a full menu of messaging options (SMS, MMS, and IM). Other features include Bluetooth for communication headsets, MicroSD memory expansion up to 4 GB, and an integrated digital audio player.

Phone Features

BlackBerry 8830 Reviews - The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition features a large high-resolution color display and intuitive trackball navigation to help you easily view e-mails, attachments, videos, and Web sites, and a back-lit QWERTY keyboard that makes it easy to send e-mail responses or instant messages with Mobile IM. The improved BlackBerry Browserhas a new “Page View” option that displays a full web page on the screen along with a magnifying glass that allows the user to quickly and accurately point and zoom in on a specific area of the web page.

• Dual-network Blackberry for access to Verizon’s CDMA network in the US, and GSM networks when travelling abroad
• Fast 3G access using Verizon’s EV-DO data network; GPS for VZ Navigator turn-by-turn direction service
• Bluetooth for communication headsets, MicroSD memory expansion up to 4 GB, integrated digital audio player
• Up to 220 minutes (3.7 hours) of talk time, up to 216 hours (9 days) of standby time; measures 4.5 x 2.6 x 0.55 inches (HxWxD)
• Includes: handset, rechargeable battery, travel charger, international travel charger adapters, USB cable, VZAccess Manager CD, printed documentation, quick start guide
• Phone as Modem Capable: Use the included USB cable to connect to laptops for a wireless modem, or choose to run this capability via Bluetooth with no USB cable requirement.
• Bluetooth version 2.0 with the following profiles: HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP (communication headsets), DUN (dial-up networking), OPP (object push for business cards, calendar items, and pictures), PBA (transfer contacts)
• Dual–band 800/1900 Mhz 1xEV–DO networks
• Dual–band 900/1800 Mhz GSM/GPRS (outside North America)
• 64 MB Flash Memory/32 MB RAM
• BlackBerry 4.2 Desktop Software
• Ringtones: Polyphonic (MP3, MIDI) + vibrate
• Password protection and keyboard lock
• 2.5mm headset jack
• Hearing Aid Compatibility = M4/T4

The BlackBerry 8830 weighs 4.6 ounces and measures 4.5 x 2.6 x 0.55 inches. Its 1400 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 220 minutes of talk time, and up to 216 hours of standby time on CDMA networks. When on international GSM networks, the phone provides up to 300 minutes of talk time and up to 384 hours of standby time. It runs on the 800/1900 MHz CDMA frequencies and is compatible with the EV-DO data network when on the Verizon network in the US; in international territories, it's compatible with 900/1800 MHz GSM/GPRS networks.