BlackBerry 8830, BlackBerry 8800, and BlackBerry 8820 Information
Anyone ever wanted to know the difference between the GSM/GPRS/EDGE BlackBerry 8800 (currently on AT&T, T-Mobile, Vodafone, Rogers and a number of other carriers) and the upcoming CDMA/EV-DO BlackBerry 8830 World Phone (soon to be found on Verizon, Sprint, Telus, and others)?
According to this leaked AT&T document obtained exclusively by BGR, the BlackBerry 8800 device has almost twice the processing speed and a substantial 35% advantage on talk time but lacks in data speeds (EDGE vs EV-DO). 312MHz vs. 225MHz, wow!
Granted, this is nothing more than propoganda promoting the Baby Bell BlackBerry North American Championship match, pitting Verizon versus AT&T – the champion versus the top contender – in the title bout, but the hard facts don’t lie.
Oh yeah, there is also a little blurb about some new device called the BlackBerry 8820, which includes Wi-Fi functionality, seeing a release date on AT&T in Q3 this year.
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thats good to see but i thought the 8830’s would have GPS? I have the 8800 from Cingular and this all looks good to me except the 8820 in the third quarter. Guess I’ll have another decision to make.
Ridiculous that they cannot release a 3G version for Cingular. I wanted to buy the 8800 so badly but I bought the Treo 750 instead. I live and work in 3G areas and find it difficult to leave 3G.
If Blackberry released a 3G phone, I would buy it in a heartbeat.
I think the need for 3g is of the utmost need but from what I have had to deal with a BB their speed is decent enough, although using the a 3g BB with Wifi would seem like the end all device. Lets see how long it takes.
Performance increase is good, also wi-fi techonology implemented to it.
That sheet isn’t correct.
The 8830 does have gps integrated into the handset….
can’t wait for the phone. finally there’s a phone out there that will compete with the iphone.
GSM FTW.
I really like the VZW network but am probably going to jump ship. They just can’t won’t keep up with the phones. I am tired of waiting and waiting and waiting and then being disappointed by what they actually release.
The Press Release from Bell Mobility (Toronto, ON) and RIM (Waterloo, ON) dated April 25, 2007 re BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smartphone clearly states, “Built-in GPS (Global Positioning System)with support for a wide variety of location based applications and services; includes BlackBerry Maps to provide users with turn-by-turn driving directions and the ability to track the route via the GPS.”
Just so you know.
CarBob
Still waiting for 83xx release dates.
If Bell Mobility is your carrier, the Official Release Date for the BB 8830 is June 5, 2007.
Rumour/speculation has it that release date for BB 8300 varies between May 7/07 and May 25/07.
CarBob
CarBob,
Is that for AT&T or TMobile?
Thanks!
OGHowie,
Bell Mobility is a Canadian carrier so the June 5, 2007 date applies to the BB 8830.
The May 7 to May 25/07 dates apply to BB 2300, and is rumour/speculation ONLY, so no one knows for sure which U.S. carrier.
CarBob
CarBob
camera please
no cameras in the 88xx series.
you will have to go with the pearls or wait for the 83xx series for cameras.
88xx is cameraless for those corporate environments where camera phones are not allowed.
OGHowie,
Correction of typo on post sent at 4:33 a.m. on April 29/07.
BB 2300 should read BB 8300. Sorry.
CarBob
RIM BlackBerry 8830 to Debut on Verizon Wireless May 14
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/blackberry-8830/rim-blackberry-8830-to-debut-on-verizon-wireless-may-14-255054.php
Has anyone heard when AT&T/Cingular will introduce the BlackBerry Curve 8830?
July 12th is the date for 8830 on Telus in Canada
What about a release date for the 8820? Anywhere to compare it to the 8830?
I would really like to have some concrete information on the Verizon BB 8830’s gps functionality.
Specificially, what gps chipsets do the 8800 and 8830 use. That would answer a lot for me.
is finally here. Well, almost. We will have to wait til the end of summer to get it from at&t.
stupid verizon has deactivated all gps/navigation funtionality to the blackberries!
Does anyone know if the AT&T 8820 when unlocked will give both voice and data on the Verizon US network?
Is the 8830 available with T-Mobile? Will they support the GPS with their service?