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Visit RIM Storefront Tweet Find Coverage: Release Date: Q3 2007 Released For: AT&T - Discontinued T-Mobile - Discontinued Released for AT&T and T-Mobile, the BlackBerry 8820 is the first BlackBerry to combine EDGE/GPRS/GSM cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity for data access and voice support through UMA (unlicensed mobile access). Featuring RIM's thinnest smartphone design with a full QWERTY keyboard, large and bright display (320 x 240 px), trackball navigation system, the BlackBerry 8820 also includes built-in GPS (Global Positioning System), RIM's latest media player enhancements, and a microSD / microSDHC (microSD High Capacity) expandable memory slot that can support microSD memory cards up to 32 GB. Supporting 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi standards, BlackBerry 8820 users can access data through public hotspots and wireless home networks. Allowing carriers to offer a fixed-mobile convergence service for both business and home use, with a UMA solution in place, the BlackBerry 8820 can switch voice calls between a wireless carrier's cellular network and a Wi-Fi network.

• Advanced noise cancellation for enhanced audio performance and easy-to-use phone features including Speaker Independent Voice Recognition for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD), smart dialing, conference calling, speed dialing and call forwarding
• High-quality, low-distortion speakerphone and Bluetooth 2.0 for use with hands-free headsets, car kits and other Bluetooth peripherals
• Built-in GPS to pinpoint its location and provide support for a wide variety of location-based applications and services, including BlackBerry Maps
• Expansion Memory Slot to support both microSD (up to 2 GB) and microSDHC (4 GB to 32 GB) memory cards
• BlackBerry Internet Service, giving users the ability to manage up to 10 supported personal and corporate email accounts, as well as BlackBerry Enterprise Server, enabling advanced security and IT administration features within IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise environments
• Bluetooth stereo audio profile (A2DP/AVRCP) and BlackBerry media player refinements, allowing users to play music and search by simply typing the title, genre, artist or album name
• Videos can also be played in full screen mode
• Roxio Media Manager for BlackBerry introduces a new level of simplicity by allowing users to easily search for media files on their computer, view and organize them, create MP3 music files from CDs, add audio tags, create playlists and automatically copy or convert pictures, music and videos for optimal playback on the smartphone
• Ultra-thin, high-capacity, removable battery that further extends the exceptional battery life

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Technical
Network:	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Form Factor:	Block / BlackBerry OS v4.5
Dimensions:	114 x 66 x 14 mm
Weight:	134 g
Antenna:	Internal
Navigation:	Trackball / QWERTY Keypad
Battery Type:	Li-Ion
Talk Time:	5 hours
Standby Time:	22 days
Memory:	64.0 MB
Expandable Memory:	microSD / TransFlash / microSDHC
Safety
Radiation (SAR):	(1.28 W/kg)
Imaging
Main Screen:	TFT / Landscape / Light Sensor 65,000 colors (320 x 240 px)
External Screen:
Camera:
Audio
MP3 Player:	MP3 / AAC
FM Radio:
Speakerphone:
Push-To-Talk:	AT&T-Only
Multimedia
Wallpapers:	320 x 240 px
Screen Savers:	320 x 240 px
Ring Tones:	MP3
Themes:
Games:	J2ME
Streaming Multimedia:	MPEG-4 / H.263
Messaging
SMS:
EMS:
MMS:
Email:	POP3 / IMAP3 / SMTP
Chat:	AOL / ICQ / Windows Live / Yahoo
Predictive Text:	SureType
Applications
Phonebook Capacity:
Calendar:
To-Do List:
WAP:	2.0 (BlackBerry Browser)
Voice Commands:	Speaker Independent Voice Recognition
Calculator:
Connectivity
Bluetooth:	2.0 (A2DP / HFP / HSP)
Infrared Port:
High-Speed Data:	GPRS (Class 10) / EDGE
Wi-Fi:	802.11 a/b/g
GPS:	BlackBerry Maps
PC Sync:	USB 2.0
More Information
Website:	Product Website
Discussion:	Smartphone / PDA Forum

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