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The Pearl was just the start. RIM knew they would have to put all their Blackberries on a diet to compete with all the other thin models, but it took them a while to do it. The 8800 is the exact same thickness as the Pearl, which is to say about half as thick as the 8700 series.

The 8800 has both a bigger keyboard and a bigger screen than the Pearl, but the interface and most the features remain the same. It even has the same media player. However the 8800 swaps the Pearl's camera for GPS, a fact we're sure many corporations are pleased with. This integrates with the Maps application that also shipped with the Pearl.

The 8800's keyboard feels much more solid than that of the Pearl, and probably ties the E61i for second best keyboard of all the new smartphones shown off at 3GSM. The q9 was his top pick.

Blackberry 8800

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CTIA 2007

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Nokia Hits High End Hard

Feb 12, 2007
Nokia today announced 5 new high end handsets as well as their first mid-range smartphone with built in GPS. None of the phones are initially bound for a US carrier because they each feature HSDPA 2100, however all are quad-band GSM/EDGE, and may appear on our shores in a modified form later. E90: Nokia has shed the touch screen Series 80 interface of the communicator, using S60 inside and out.

Nokia E61 Update Shows Up On FCC

Jan 24, 2007
An update to Nokia's E61 QWERTY smartphone cleared the FCC today. The E61i will be a quad-band GSM/EDGE phone with Wi-FI, and Bluetooth, like its predecessor.

Nokia E65

Display: 240 x 320 pixels
950 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot

Nokia E61i

Display: 320 x 240 pixels
1,500 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Hardware Text Keyboard