List of BlackBerry products
The following is a partial list of BlackBerry products. BlackBerry is a line of wireless handheld devices first introduced in 1996[1] and manufactured by the Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM).
Early pager models
These two-way pager models had thumb keyboards, with a thumbwheel for scrolling its monochrome text display. The first model, the Inter@ctive Pager, was announced on September 18, 1996.[1] Within a year, Yankee Group was estimating that devices like the Inter@ctive Pager were in use by fewer than 400,000 people and expected two-way wireless messaging services to attract 51 million users by 2002.[2]
They provided e-mail and WAP services, with limited HTML access provided via third party software such as WolfeTech PocketGenie or GoAmerica browser.
They were built for use with two 1G data-only packet switched networks: Mobitex and DataTAC. They did not support Java without the use of a Java Virtual Machine add-on.
Network | Model | Screen | Notes |
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DataTAC | 850 | 132 × 65 pixels | |
857 | 160 × 160 pixels | ||
Mobitex | 900 | 132 × 65 pixels | |
950 | 160 × 160 pixels | 4MB of flash memory[3] | |
957 | 160 × 160 pixels | Also known as the "Proton" | |
962 | 132 × 65 pixels | 2MB version of the Model 950[3] |
Monochrome Java-based models (5000 and 6000 series)
Most of these models were the first BlackBerry models that had a built-in mobile phone, were the first models that natively ran Java, and transmitted data over the normal 2G cellular network. RIM began to advertise these devices as email-capable mobile phones rather than as 2-way pagers. At this time, the primary market was still businesses rather than consumers.
The 5810 was released on March 4, 2002.[4] An aberration in this list, the 5790, was released at a much later date as a niche model in 2004 after many color BlackBerry models were out. This non-phone BlackBerry was made available due to the demand for a Java-based model that could run on the Mobitex data-only network.
Family | Model | Screen | Network | Notes |
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Specialty | 5790 | large 160x160 pixel monochrome | 900 MHz Mobitex | e-mail services only |
Early Java-based | 5810 | large monochrome screen | 1900 MHz GSM/GPRS | phone but headset required |
5820 | large monochrome screen | 900/1800 MHz GSM/GPRS | phone but headset required | |
"Quark" | 6210 | medium 160x100 pixel monochrome | 900/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS | integrated phone |
6220 | medium 160x100 pixel monochrome | 900/1800 MHz GSM/GPRS | integrated phone | |
6230 | medium 160x100 pixel monochrome | 900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS | integrated phone (blue case) | |
6280 | medium 160x100 pixel monochrome | 850/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS | integrated phone | |
65XX | 6510 | medium monochrome | iDEN | integrated phone, integrated two-way radio |
67XX | 6710 | large monochrome | 900/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS | integrated phone |
6720 | large monochrome | 900/1800 MHz GSM/GPRS | integrated phone | |
6750 | large monochrome | 800/1900 MHz CDMA2000 1xRTT | integrated phone |
First color models (7000 series)
The monochrome models were revised to include a color screen, while retaining the same form factor and casing. Early color models, such as the 7230, typically used a dim electroluminescent backlight, leading to an initial reputation of poor image quality. Later color models, such as the 7290, typically used a LED backlight, yielding much better screen quality. The color LCD screens used in these series were either reflective or transflective, so these screens yielded better image quality in direct sunlight even with the backlight turned off.
Nearly all models in this list were 16 MB models with no Bluetooth. The only model with 32 MB and Bluetooth is the 7290, which was the last model released in the early BlackBerry form factor, and was the first BlackBerry model with Bluetooth. The 7290 was also the first quad-band BlackBerry.
An aberration in this list is the 7270, the first Wi-Fi BlackBerry, released later. It is built into the old form factor in the same vein as the 7200 series.
Family | Model | Screen | Network | Notes |
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72XX | 7210 | medium 240x160 pixel colour | 900/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS | integrated phone |
7220 | 900/1800 MHz GSM/GPRS | integrated phone | ||
7230 | 900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS | integrated phone | ||
7250BlackBerry 7250 | 800/1900 MHz CDMA2000 1x (EVDO-capable w/firmware update) | integrated phone, Bluetooth | ||
7270 | corporate WLAN 802.11b networks for data and VOIP | |||
7280 | 850/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS | integrated phone | ||
7290 | 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS | integrated phone with Bluetooth | ||
75XX | 7510 | medium 240x160 pixel colour | iDEN | integrated phone with speakerphone, integrated two-way radio |
7520 | integrated phone with speakerphone, integrated two-way radio, GPS and Bluetooth | |||
77XX | 7730 | large 240x240 pixel colour | 900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS | integrated phone |
7750 | 800/1900 MHz CDMA2000 1x | |||
7780 | 850/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS |
First SureType models (7100 series)
RIM expanded the market by introducing the first BlackBerry models without a discrete QWERTY keyboard, in the candybar form factor. They developed a predictive text technology called SureType with a QWERTY-like layout, using two keys per button. By using only two letters per button, rather than three letters per button as in T9 using ten-digit keypads, predictive text accuracy could be improved dramatically. The use of a QWERTY-like layout took advantage of people's memory of the computer keyboard, since each button was roughly relative to each key. At the same time, the size of the BlackBerry could be dramatically reduced, as keyboards only needed to be 5-buttons wide rather than 10-buttons wide. These BlackBerries became more popular with the mass market as they became similarly sized to competing consumer-market cellphones.
These models were among the first BlackBerry models to be aggressively marketed to consumers, rather than to businesses. RIM continued to manufacture QWERTY models, to give the market a choice between the traditional QWERTY thumb keyboard, and the compressed SureType keyboard.
Family | Model | Screen | Network | Notes | Carriers |
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"Charm" | 7100tBlackBerry 7100t | large 240x260 colour | 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS | with integrated phone with speakerphone, Bluetooth | Airtel, Vodafone, T-Mobile |
7105t | |||||
7100r | |||||
7100v | |||||
7100g[5] | |||||
7100x | O2 (UK), O2 (Ireland) | ||||
7100i | iDEN | with integrated phone with speakerphone, Bluetooth, Push-to-talk, GPS, 64MB | Nextel and Telus and SouthernLINC | ||
7130 | 7130e | large 240x260 colour | 800/1900 MHz CDMA2000 1x and EV-DO | with integrated phone with speakerphone, Bluetooth | Verizon Wireless, Sprint, Telus, Alltel, and Bell Mobility |
7130c | 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE | AT&T | |||
7130g | O2 (UK), O2 (Ireland), Airtel | ||||
7130v | Vodafone |
Consumer models (8000 - 9000 series)
Beginning with the 8700-series models, RIM began to aggressively add consumer features to BlackBerry models, in an aim to capture more of the consumer market from competitors such as Treo and Motorola Q. In this progression of models, the additions include better quality screens, more memory, built-in chat software, first cameraphone, microSD memory card slot, built-in mapping software, and other consumer-specific features. The BlackBerry Pearl 8100 was the first BlackBerry without a trackwheel, which was replaced by a miniature trackball to enable full 4-way and mouse-style navigation on a BlackBerry. The look of the new trackball gave the "Pearl" its name.
Family | Model | Photo | Screen | Network | Notes | Carriers |
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"Electron" | 8700c | BlackBerry 8700c | large 320x240 pixels (QVGA) and 65K colors depth | 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE | integrated phone with speakerphone, Bluetooth | AT&T |
8700r | Rogers Wireless | |||||
8700f | Orange | |||||
8700g | Many GSM providers including T-Mobile, O2 (UK), O2 (Ireland), and Telefonica Moviles | |||||
8703e | BlackBerry 8703e | 800/1900 MHz CDMA, CDMA2000 1X and EVDO | Verizon Wireless, Sprint, Alltel, Bell Mobility, Telus, US Cellular | |||
8707g | 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS 2100 MHz UMTS | O2 (UK), O2 (Ireland) | ||||
8707h | 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS 2100 MHz W-CDMA | NTT Docomo (Japan) | ||||
8707v | 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS 2100 MHz UMTS | Vodafone (UK), Vodafone Smartone (Hong Kong), Vodafone (Italy), M1/Vodafone (Singapore) | ||||
"Pearl" | 8100 | BlackBerry 8100 | 240x260 with 65K colors | 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE | new trackball interface, 1.3 MP camera, speakerphone, Bluetooth, microSDHC (to 8 GB with handheld code 4.5), polyphonic ringtones, media player | Rogers Wireless, Cincinnati Bell, AT&T, Vodafone, Orange (UK), T-Mobile (UK/US), O2 (UK), O2 (Ireland) and Vodafone (Ireland), Telcel (Mexico), Vodafone and TIM (Italy), Vodafone and Essar (India), Airtel (India), Mobily (Saudi Arabia), Mobilink (Pakistan), MTN (Nigeria) and Ufone (Pakistan). |
8110 | trackball interface, 2 MP camera, speakerphone, Bluetooth, external microSDHC (to 8 GB with handheld code 4.5), polyphonic ringtones, media player, GPS | AT&T, Vodafone, O2 (UK), O2 (Ireland), and T-Mobile. | ||||
8120 | trackball interface, 2 MP camera, speakerphone, Bluetooth, external microSDHC (to 8 GB with handheld code 4.5), polyphonic ringtones, media player, Wi-Fi | O2 (UK), AT&T Mobility, and T-Mobile. | ||||
8130 | 800/1900 CDMA/EVDO | Trackball Interface, 2 MP camera, speakerphone, Bluetooth, microSDHC (to 8 GB with handheld code 4.5), polyphonic/MP3 ringtones, media player, GPS | Bell Mobility, Telus Mobility, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, Alltel, US Cellular | |||
"Pearl Flip" | 8220 | Internal Display: 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) 65K colors. External Display: 128 x 160 pixel 65K colors | 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE | trackball interface, 2 MP camera, speakerphone, Bluetooth, external microSDHC (up to 16 GB), polyphonic ringtones, media player, "Clamshell" form factor, 128 MB flash memory Wi-Fi | O2 (UK), T-Mobile (USA), TIM (Italy), and Rogers Wireless (Canada). | |
8230 | 800/1900 MHz CDMA2000 1xRTT/EVDO | trackball interface, 2 MP camera, speakerphone, Bluetooth, external microSDHC (up to 16 GB), polyphonic ringtones, media player, "Clamshell" form factor, 128 MB flash memory | Verizon (USA), Alltel (USA), Telus Mobility (Canada). | |||
"88XX" | 8800 | BlackBerry 8800 | 320x240 pixels (QVGA) with 65K colors | 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE | trackball interface, GPS receiver, speakerphone, Bluetooth, external microSDHC (to 8 GB with handheld code 4.5), polyphonic ringtones, media player | AT&T, T-Mobile, Rogers Wireless, T-Mobile (EU), Vodafone (EU), TIM (Italy), O2 (UK), Orange (EU), Proximus (Belgium), Bouygues Telecom (France), SFR (France), Telefónica Móviles (Spain), LUXGSM (Luxembourg), Telenor (Pakistan), Turkcell (Turkey), Sure Mobile (Isle of Man), BeeLine (Russia) |
8820 | 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WiFi a+b/g +WMM Multiple IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi standard support (a/b/g) | Orange (EU), AT&T, T-Mobile (USA), Mobistar (Belgium), SFR (France), British Telecom (UK), M1/Vodafone (Singapore), Telcel (Mexico), Vodafone (Netherlands), Ufone (Pakistan), O2 (UK) | ||||
8830 | 800/1900 MHz CDMA, CDMA2000 1X and EVDO, 900/1800 MHz GSM/GPRS | Bell Mobility, Telus, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, Alltel, US Cellular, Iusacell (Mexico) | ||||
"Curve" | 8300 | BlackBerry 8300 | 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE | trackball interface, 2 MP camera, speakerphone, Bluetooth, internal microSDHC (to 8 GB with handheld code 4.5), polyphonic ringtones, media player | Airtel (India), Vodafone (India), Etisalat (UAE), AT&T, Mobilink (Pakistan), Rogers Wireless, O2 (UK), O2 (Ireland). | |
8310 | trackball interface, 2 MP camera, GPS receiver, speakerphone, Bluetooth, internal microSD, polyphonic ringtones, media player | Vodafone (Germany, The Netherlands), AT&T, SFR (France), Rogers Wireless, M1/Vodafone (Singapore), Bouygues Telecom France, Vodafone (UK), O2 (UK), O2 (Ireland), T-Mobile (Slovakia). | ||||
8320 | 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE/Wi-Fi | Trackball interface, 2 Megapixel camera, speakerphone, Bluetooth, internal microSDHC (to 16 GB with handheld code 4.5.0.81), polyphonic ringtones, media player, Wi-Fi, Hotspot@Home compatible. | T-Mobile (USA), Orange (Slovakia) | |||
8330 | Dual-band 800/1900 MHz CDMA2000 1X EV-DO networks | Trackball interface, 2 Megapixel camera, opeakerphone, Bluetooth, internal microSDHC (to 8 GB with handheld code 4.5), polyphonic ringtones, media player, GPS. | Telus Mobility, Bell Mobility, Alltel, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, US Cellular. | |||
8350i | iDEN, Wi-Fi | Trackball interface, 2 Megapixel camera, opeakerphone, Bluetooth, internal microSDHC (to 8 GB with handheld code 4.5), polyphonic ringtones, media player, GPS, WiFi, next generation OS (4.6) | Sprint Nextel | |||
8900 (Javelin) | 480x360 pixels @ 65K | 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE | Trackball interface, 3.2 MP camera with flash and autofocus, speakerphone, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, UMA, GPS, external microSDHC (to 16 GB), 3.5 mm stereo audio jack | T-Mobile (USA & Germany), AT&T, Rogers (Canada), Orange (UK), O2 (UK). | ||
8520 (Gemini) | 320x240 pixels @ 65K | 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE | Optical Trackpad,2.0 MP camera with video recording, speakerphone, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi 802.11 b/g, UMA, 3.5 mm stereo audio jack | T-Mobile (USA), Vodafone (Europe).[6] | ||
"Bold" | 9000 | 480x320 pixels (HVGA with 65K colors | 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE, UMTS/HSDPA (DoCoMo model features additional 800 MHz WCDMA frequency),[7] WiFi | Trackball interface, 2 MP camera, speakerphone, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g, GPS, external microSDHC (to 16 GB), 3.5 mm stereo audio jack | AT&T, Rogers, Turkcell, Telenor (Pakistan), Airtel DoCoMo, O2 (UK) | |
"Storm" | 9500 | 360x480 pixels @ 262K | GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS HSPA 2100 | Clickable Touchscreen interface, 3.2 MP camera, Bluetooth, 1 GB Internal Flash, 3.5 mm stereo audio jack, external microSDHC (to 16 GB) | Vodafone | |
9530 | BlackBerry 9530 | CDMA EV-DO 800/1900, GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS HSPA 2100 | Verizon, Telus (Canada), Bell (Canada) | |||
"Tour" | 9630 | 480x360 pixels @ 262K | Trackball interface, 3.2 MP camera, speakerphone, Bluetooth, GPS, external microSDHC (to 16 GB), 3.5 mm stereo audio jack | Verizon, Sprint, Telus (Canada), Bell (Canada) |
Future models
The trend of diversification of BlackBerry form factors continue, with additional consumer friendly features added, to compete with new devices such as iPhone. A BlackBerry touchscreen device,[8] Storm, is currently released on Verizon Wireless in the United States.
Future Blackberrys, such as the Onyx and Driftwood, are speculated to do away with the classic trackball in favour of optical, solid-state touchpads.
Other references
References
- ^ a b "RIM and RAM Mobile Data Announce Inter@ctive Pager". Research In Motion. September 18, 1996. Archived from the original on 2001-01-18. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
At the PCS '96 conference today, RAM Mobile Data [renamed to BellSouth Wireless Data, March 18, 1998] and Research In Motion announced the Inter@ctive Pager for the RAMfirst interactive paging service. The Inter@ctive Pager uses new technologies evolving out of a close cooperation between Intel Corporation and RIM, also announced today.
- ^ Steven V. Brull (November 24, 1997). "Pagers Aren't Just For Paging Anymore". Business Week. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
Yankee Group Research Inc. estimates that two-way wireless messaging, now used by fewer than 400,000 people, will explode to 50.9 million by 2002. If so, there will be little excuse for missing E-mail messages, no matter where you are.
- ^ a b "Reload this Page RIM 962 - Does it work in the US?". Forum. PDAStreet.com. 2002-11-07. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
The 962 is a 2MB version of the 950. 950's have 4MB.
- ^ http://www.blackberry.com/news/press/2002/pr-04_03_2002-01.shtml
- ^ http://katalogmobilu.cz/img/blackberry-7100g-1.jpg
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- ^ "Blackberry Bold Launching in Japan". NTT DoCoMo. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121087480469495889.html