RIM BlackBerry 8703e
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- Posted: 13 Sep 2006 Announced: 12 Sep 2006
- Market Status: Released
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- US carrier availability: U.S. Cellular - Discontinued Alltel - Discontinued Verizon - Discontinued Sprint - Discontinued
- Links: RIM BlackBerry 8703e manual BlackBerry 8703e Official Page U.S. Cellular phones
8703e is the CDMA phone from the 8700-series of BlackBerry, and so exchanges EDGE for EV-DO. It has the same design with QWERTY keyboard and landscape QVGA display with light sensor and features Bluetooth v2.0 and internet browser
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RIM BlackBerry 8703e specifications
Pros
No prosCons
- The huge dimensions allow it to be used as a brick replacement
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.80 inches)
- Slow processor (312 MHz)
- Too little RAM memory (16 MB RAM)
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
Design
- Device type:
- Smart phone
- OS:
OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc
- BlackBerry OS
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.30 x 2.70 x 0.80 (110 x 69.5 x 19.5 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 4.70 oz (135 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 4.70 oz (135 g)
Display
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 320 x 240 pixels
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 65 536
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 3.30 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 3.30 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 8.0 days (192 hours)
the average is 16 days (391 h)
- 8.0 days (192 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1100 mAh
Hardware
- Processor:
- Single core, 312 MHz, Intel PXA901
- System memory:
- 16 MB RAM / 64 MB ROM
- Built-in storage:
- 64 MB
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- HTML Browser
- Supports:
- WAP 2.0
Technology
- CDMA:
CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access. A technique of multiplexing, also called spread spectrum, in which analog signals are converted into digital form for transmission. For each communication channel, the signals are encoded in a sequence known to the transmitter and the receiver for that channel. The foremost application is digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800MHz band and 1.9GHz PCS band. CDMA phones are noted for their excellent call quality and long battery life.
- 800, 1900 MHz
- Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- EV-DO
- Satellite system:
- GPS
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Memo
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS
- E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Blackberry Connect
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- 2.0
- USB:
- Yes
- Connector:
- miniUSB
- Computer sync
Other features
- Notifications:
- Service lights, Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Hearing aid compatibility:
- M4, T4
- TTY/TDD
Availability
- Officially announced:
- 12 Sep 2006
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