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Features Available

BlackBerry 8800 Thumbnail
BlackBerry 8800 Series 		BlackBerry 7520 Thumbnail
BlackBerry Curve		 BlackBerry Pearl Thumbnail
BlackBerry Pearl		 BlackBerry 8700 Series Thumbnail
BlackBerry 8700 Series		 BlackBerry 7100g Thumbnail
BlackBerry 7100 Series		 BlackBerry 7100 Series Thumbnail
BlackBerry 7130 Series		 BlackBerry 7200 Thumbnail
BlackBerry 7200 Series
Wireless Email  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes yes
Corporate Data Access1  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes yes
Connected Organizer  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes yes
Wireless Calendar1  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes yes
Phone  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes yes
SMS  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes4  yes yes
MMS  yes2  yes2  yes2  yes2 BlackBerry 7100i2  yes2  
Wireless Internet  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes yes
Long-Range Digital Walkie-Talkie         BlackBerry 7100i    
GPS-enabled for Location-based Services  yes       BlackBerry 7100i    
BlackBerry® Maps  yes  yes  yes        
Digital Camera    yes  yes        
Media Player 5  yes  yes  yes        

Device Specifications

BlackBerry 8800 Series BlackBerry Curve BlackBerry Pearl BlackBerry 8700 Series BlackBerry 7100 Series BlackBerry 7130 Series BlackBerry 7200 Series
Size and Weight
Length 4.49" / 114mm 4.2" / 107mm 4.2" / 107mm 4.3" / 11.0cm BlackBerry 7100g: 4.6" / 11.7cm
BlackBerry 7100i: 4.7 / 11.9cm		 BlackBerry 7130e: 4.6 / 11.7cm
BlackBerry 7130g: 4.5 / 11.5cm		 4.5" / 11.3cm
Width 2.60" / 66mm 2.4" / 60mm 1.97" / 50mm 2.7" / 6.95cm 2.3" / 5.9cm 2.2" / 5.6cm 2.9" / 7.5cm
Depth 0.55" / 14mm 0.6" / 15.5mm 0.57" / 14.5mm 0.77" / 1.95cm BlackBerry 7100g: 0.8" / 2.1cm
BlackBerry 7100i: 0.9 / 2.3cm		 BlackBerry 7130e: 0.9 / 2.3cm
BlackBerry 7130g: 0.7 / 1.8cm		 BlackBerry 7230/BlackBerry 7280: 0.8" / 2.0cm
BlackBerry 7250/BlackBerry 7290: 0.9" / 2.2cm
Weight BlackBerry 8800: 4.73 oz/ 134g
BlackBerry 8830: 4.6 oz/ 132g 		3.9oz / 111g 3.1oz / 89g BlackBerry 8700g: 4.7oz / 134g
BlackBerry 8703e: 4.7oz / 1.35g 		BlackBerry 7100g: 4.2 oz/ 120g
BlackBerry 7100i: 5.1oz / 145g		 BlackBerry 7130e: 4.7oz / 133g
BlackBerry 7130g: 4.2oz / 120g		 BlackBerry 7230/BlackBerry 7280: 4.8 oz/ 136g
BlackBerry 7250/BlackBerry 7290: 4.9 oz/ 139g
Data Input/Navigation
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY Combined phone & QWERTY layouts QWERTY Combined phone & QWERTY layouts Combined phone & QWERTY layouts QWERTY

Keyboard backlighting

 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Thumb-operated trackwheel       yes yes yes yes
Trackball yes yes yes        
Voice Input/Output
Headset jack yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Stereo headset capable yes yes yes        
Bluetooth® Headset, hands-free and serial port profiles supported Mono/stereo headset, hands-free and serial port profile supported. Bluetooth stereo audit (A2DP/AVCRP) Headset, hands-free and serial port profiles supported Handsfree headset and car kit support Handsfree headset and car kit support Handsfree headset and car kit support BlackBerry 7250/BlackBerry 7290: Handsfree headset and car kit support
Integrated earpiece/ microphone yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Built-in Speakerphone yes yes yes yes yes yes  
Display
Font size (user selectable) yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Color display yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Backlighting yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Light sensing screen yes yes yes yes      
Notification
Vibrate mode yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
LED indicator yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Polyphonic ring tones yes yes yes yes yes yes  
MP3 ring tones yes yes yes yes   BlackBerry 7130g  
Battery Type
Removable/
rechargeable Lithium		         BlackBerry 7100g   yes
Removable/
rechargeable Lithium (C-S2)		       yes BlackBerry 7100i yes  
Removable/
rechargeable Lithium (900 mAhr)		     yes        
Removable/
rechargeable Lithium (1100 mAhr)		   yes          
Removable/
rechargeable Lithium (1400 mAhr)		 yes            
Memory
Flash Memory 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB BlackBerry 7100g: 32 MB
BlackBerry 7100i: 64 MB		 64 MB BlackBerry 7230/BlackBerry 7280: 16 MB BlackBerry 7250/BlackBerry 7290: 32 MB
Expandable Memory MicrosSD6 MicrosSD6 MicrosSD6        
Modem
RIM® wireless modem yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Tethered Modem capability2 yes yes          

Email Integrations2

BlackBerry 8800 Series BlackBerry Curve BlackBerry Pearl BlackBerry 8700 Series BlackBerry 7100 Series BlackBerry 7130 Series BlackBerry 7520
Works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for Microsoft® Exchange  yes yes  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes
Works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for IBM® Lotus® Domino®  yes yes  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes
Works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for Novell® GroupWise®  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes
Integrates with existing business email account  yes yes  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes
Integrates with existing personal email account  yes yes  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes
Integrates with optional new device account  yes yes  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes
Includes desktop software  yes yes  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes

Accessories Included3

BlackBerry 8800 Series BlackBerry Curve BlackBerry Pearl BlackBerry 8700 Series BlackBerry 7100 Series BlackBerry 7130 Series BlackBerry 7520
Holster        yes  yes  yes  yes
Travel charger          yes  yes  yes
Wall charger  yes  yes  yes  yes      
Handsfree headset  yes    yes  yes BlackBerry 7100g  yes  
PC Connection and Synchronization
USB cable  yes yes  yes  yes  yes  yes  yes

Roaming2

BlackBerry 8800 Series BlackBerry Curve BlackBerry Pearl BlackBerry 8700 Series BlackBerry 7100 Series BlackBerry 7130 Series BlackBerry 7520
Enabled for roaming between North America and Europe/Asia Pacific  yes yes  yes  yes  BlackBerry 7100g  BlackBerry 7130g  

Wireless Network

BlackBerry 8800 Series BlackBerry Curve BlackBerry Pearl BlackBerry 8700 Series BlackBerry 7100 Series BlackBerry 7130 Series BlackBerry 7520
North America: 1900MHz GSM®/GPRS networks   BlackBerry 8800  yes  yes BlackBerry 8700g BlackBerry 7100g BlackBerry 7130g  
Europe/Asia Pacific: 900MHz GSM/GPRS networks   BlackBerry 8800  yes  yes BlackBerry 8700g BlackBerry 7100g BlackBerry 7130g  
Europe/Asia Pacific: 1800MHz GSM/GPRS networks   BlackBerry 8800  yes  yes BlackBerry 8700g BlackBerry 7100g BlackBerry 7130g  
North America:
850 MHz GSM/GPRS networks		 BlackBerry 8800    yes  yes BlackBerry 8700g BlackBerry 7100g BlackBerry 7130g  
800/1900 MHz CDMA2000® 1X networks       BlackBerry 8703e   BlackBerry 7130e  
EDGE networks   BlackBerry 88002  yes2  yes2 BlackBerry 8700g2      
Ev-DO networks     BlackBerry 8703e   BlackBerry 7130e  
900 MHz Nextel® network         BlackBerry 7100i    
800 MHz Nextel® network         BlackBerry 7100i   yes
Dual-band 900/1800 Mhz GSM/GPRS networks BlackBerry 8830            
Dual-band 800/1900 Mhz CDMA2000 1X Ev-DO networks BlackBerry 8830            
1 Requires a minimum version of BlackBerry Enterprise Server software.
2 Check with service provider for availability, roaming arrangements and service plans. Certain features outlined herein require a minimum version of BlackBerry software
3 May vary. Check with your service provider for details
4 The BlackBerry 7100i smartphone supports incoming SMS only.
5 All audio and video files must be transferred to the smartphone before playing. Files can be transferred via USB cable, smartphone browser application or Bluetooth.
6 This BlackBerry smartphone accepts microSD cards; the amount of storage is determined by card capacity.

Specifications subject to change