VC’s Techie CockTail

Recently one of my friends got a blackberry 8900 and i got to play with it a few times and here are some of my thoughts on it…

• The first thing that impressed me was the solid build and the refined finish which when you hold makes you feel good
• I was surprised by its weight which felt lighter than my nokia 5530 and the back battery cover lid with patterns was cool
• The 2.4″ 480 x 360 screen was excellent and the user interface was nicely designed but still somewhat confusing when delving deeper into the sub menus and stuff
• The 3.5mm audio jack coupled with  a nice media player and memory card slot makes it a fun phone for entertainment needs too
• The blackberry app store was a nice way to extend the phone with lots of free apps and easy to use features
• The qwerty keypad was easy to use even though i haven’t had lots of experience with those type of keypads
• The chat messages of messenger like gtalk getting integrated with the messages list and way of notifying and accessing them becomes a whole lot easier
• The browser didn’t support youtube or flash videos was a major downer
• There was no FM radio which would have been a nice addition

At 18,500 INR (395$) its a excellent business phone with a nicely complemented 3MP camera and multimedia qualities.

written by Vignesh \\ tags: 8900 curve, blackberry, blackberry 8900, curve 8900

A few days back I got to play with my friend’s Blackberry Bold 9000 smartphone. This is my 2nd encounter with a blackberry after the Pearl . And here are some of my thoughts on it,

• It looks and feels like a premium device with its leather laden black and solid construction and svelte black finish
• The size is also pretty ok and the heft is also acceptable
• The first thing that hit me was the amazing screen resolution @ 480 x 320, pictures and videos looks great
• The optical ball was still some way off for me but it was pretty fast and easy to get around
• The User Interface is now much cooler than the pearl but being a newbie I was somewhat confused by the various as some icons seem same
• The keyboard was very nice to type.
• The various multimedia features impressed me plus the 3.5 mm audio jack but the only downer was the 2 MP camera

It is almost a perfect business phone without a touchscreen.

written by Vignesh \\ tags: blackberry, blackberry bold