BlackBerry RIM 7280

The BlackBerry RIM 7280 comes in a royal blue casing flecked with a shiny finish. It is an attractive device weighing in at 4.7 ounces and is equipped with a QWERTY keyboard. Its dimensions are 4.4 x 2.9 x 0.8 inches. The user gets a talk time of four hours total and a decent amount of standby time at ten days. The screen resolution is of picture perfect quality with a resolution of 240 x 160. Even with 65,000 colors the quality of the picture the display emanates is very high.

There is 16 MB of memory built right into the BlackBerry RIM 7280. There is no expandable memory, however. Messaging via email, instant, and text messaging is a breeze. The email system of this cellphone is very advanced allowing the caller to send messages all while making calls on the phone. A search function capability makes it possible to retrieve an email the user is looking for. The trackwheel makes scrolling through messages easy as pie.

The phone gives users the option to choose among four profiles: discreet, loud, quiet, and default. There is also the ability to Answer, Answer and Hold, or Ignore incoming calls for busy people that have a lot going on. Users can manage contacts by barring phone calls, logging, and forwarding. It really puts the user in control of who gets through to them via the phone.

The data applications of the BlackBerry RIM 7280 are up there with any other BlackBerry product. Emails can be sent with attachments. A WAP Browser allows easy connectivity to the Internet. Calendar, Tasks, Memo, and Calculator keep people with crazy schedules completely organized. Some additional goodies that come with the BlackBerry RIM 7280 are: earbud headset, mini USB cables, a desk cradle, and a swiveled holster.

Pros

Attractive and stylish are words to best describe the BlackBerry RIM 7280. It is a fully functional BlackBerry product with all the bells and whistles one comes to expect from this line of products. Messaging as well as calling are state of the art experiences.

• Beautiful royal blue casing with shiny appearance
• QWERTY keyboard for easy typing
• Lovely display resolution that is clear and crisp
• Fully loaded with data applications and Internet access
• Additional organizational applications
• More goodies that come with the phone such as USB cables, desk cradle, earbud, and holster

Cons

The phone is so great that it's almost easy to forget that there would be anything negative to say about the BlackBerry RIM 7280. At best, the negatives are negligent.

• Doesn't have a camera
• Only uses WAP browser

Overall

This phone is a great choice for anyone interested in BlackBerry products. It gives the user many applications to choose from. Also, it comes with additional niceties other phones would omit.