Blackberry 8800 vs Blackberry 8700g


The cell phones, Blackberry 8800 and Blackberry 8700g are differentiated on the basis of their type and broad characteristic. You can buy Blackberry 8800 at around Rs. 30,000 ($714) and Blackberry 8700g comes at around Rs. 14500 ($345)
- Mobile Type
Blackberry 8800 and Blackberry 8700g, both are Bar type mobile phones and has QWERTY as input parameter.
- Display Properties
Blackberry 8800 and Blackberry 8700g have a display resolution of 320 x 240 and contains 65K colours. Majority of Blackberry phones are 65K coloured.
- Battery Talk Time / Standby Time
Blackberry 8800 is supported by Lithium Ion batteries and has a talk time of 300 minutes against a 528 hours of standby time. This is in contrast to, Blackberry 8700g’s talk time is 240 minutes and a standby time of 284 hours. Blackberry 8700g operates on Lithium Ion battery.
- Memory / Expandable Memory
Blackberry 8700g has a Inbuilt memory of 64 MB and expandable memory is supported. Blackberry 8800 also has the same configuration.
- Camera / Flash
Blackberry 8800 and Blackberry 8700g both have no camera and has no flash either for image ready pictures. A minimum of 3.2 MP camera with flash is required to have a clear pirntable picture, digital zooms are not that effective.
- Connectivity / Network Details
| Feature | BB 8800 | 8700g |
| WiFi | No | No |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared | No | No |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes |
| USB | Yes | Yes |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes |
| WAP | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Dual Band | Yes | Yes |
| Tri Band | Yes | Yes |
- Music / FM Radio Details
The models do not support FM Radio functionality. Both the models support Music player and multiple format play.
- Mobile Dimensions / Weight
BB 8800 – 66x14x114 (WxDxL) – 134 grams
Blackberry 8700g – 69x19x110 (WxDxL) – 134 grams.
PS: Mobile rates are subject to change with different markets. Currency rates are taken at $1= Rs. 42