Review: BlackBerry 8220

BlackBerry 8220 Review

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BlackBerry 8220 Consumer Reviews

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Average rating from 7 reviews:

Reviewed by joyce taylor from england on 11th Dec 2008
nice fone
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Reviewed by Guess Who from Québec, Canada on 5th Dec 2008
hi i just purchased this phone and i love it, all my freinds say it ugly, however love it, easy to use, love the browser really fast, but i guess it depends on the wireless provider, love the games, video & music player, ringtone are sucky but overall a great phone, camera works amazing like when the flash knows when to come on & not, and there is so many options to explore, the back piece is a lil cheap but the phone it self is great, clear reception also.
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Reviewed by Petar G. from Chicago IL on 11th Nov 2008
I retain my four star rating from previously HOWEVER, be advised that the screen is NOT scratch resistable and will get scratched easily. Took me about 2 weeks to find that out.
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Reviewed by John from uk on 8th Nov 2008
This is a good phone, the keyboard is great, which I am using to type this, without any problems. Also the screen is bright and the Os is really easy to use, there are many good options. On the badSide I would say that the internet browser is abit slow, but if you disable java script then it runs abit quicker. The other great thing is the media player, and the roxio software that comes with it, it allows you to convert videos to view landscape on your phone to a really nice quality, and works with open source music as well as itunes Feels abit plastic and light, but very comfortable to use, some people say they thought it was to big, but really its a good size, and the low weight makes it sit in your pocket you won't know its there. The sure type system is great. I like it, I think its a keeper.
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Reviewed by Ben H. from UK on 5th Nov 2008
Just got it (as a replacement for my lost Curve) and I'm sending it back! it I like the interface, which is just like the Bold, but it feels SO cheap, when it's opened, it looks silly and the menus are too wordy/texty just like normal BB's even though this is trying to look like a phone.
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Reviewed by Petar G. from USA on 1st Nov 2008
After being a blackberry pearl user for so long I decided to switch and I stopped myself on this because the curve was too much money. This phone is beautiful to look it and very much the same as any other blackberry. The large screen is awesome for browsing the the familiar keyboard is really easy to type with because it is so large. One nice thing about this phone is that when u get an sms,,the front dispay shows u the sender and first line of the text, immediately followed by the whole thing. If you get a text and u flip it open immediately, the message will open and u don't need to scroll to it. Another nice feature is that, you can be in the middle of texting or browsing and if u close the flip, the phone does not stop it's action. All the other features on the phone are typical blackberry ones. On the down side, the battery life isn't so good, I'm not sure what it is advertised to be but I find that heavy use (texting and browsing) can drain the battery in one full day. If you use your blackberry for nonstop messaging this might not be for you. Also, the browser is somewhat slow. Overall, I love my pearl flip and wouldn't trade it, at least not for the time being.
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Reviewed by Alex Newman from United Kingdom on 4th Oct 2008
At first glance... It looks terribly like those old Panasonic Megapixel phones... And the only further similarity it has is it's plastic feeling. But do not judge it yet! It is brilliant! The huge display and the gigantic keypad make it extremely easy to navigate! The "pearl" is snuggled into a very comfortable fitting instead of springing out the middle of the phone, which I always hated with the liked of the 81xx, 83xx and 88xx blackberrys. My only concern is the lack of 3g. You would think that after releasing the Bold, RIM wouldn't go back to it's "GPS or wifi" nonsense, and include what is now the minimum standards... So yes, without 3g this phone is still quite slow on the web browsing... The new OS and being able to navigate a "mouse" while surfing make up for this though! 8/10
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