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 pros

Cons

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)
Design features:
- Full keyboard
Side Keys:
Side Keys - Buttons on the side of the phone, designed to be used by fingertips while holding the phone - one-handed operation.
- Left: Other Right: Other

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)
Stand-by time:
- 8.0 days (192 hours)
  the average is 16 days (391 h)
Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1100 mAh
Type:
Type - Refers to the battery type. Three major battery typesare used: Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, Ni-MH
- Li - Ion

Hardware

Processor:
- Single core, 312 MHz, Intel PXA901
System memory:
- 16 MB RAM / 64 MB ROM
Built-in storage:
- 64 MB

Multimedia

Music player:
Music player - Audio support such as MP3
- Supported formats:
  - MP3

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
Instant Messaging:
- - AOL, Yahoo!, ICQ
Games:
- - Yes

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
- Profiles:
  - Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP)
USB:
- - Yes
- Connector:
  - miniUSB
Headphones connector:
- 2.5mm
- Computer sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Service lights, Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Hearing aid compatibility:
- - M4, T4
- TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
FCC approval - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. Every wireless phone device that that is sold in the U.S. has to be tested and approved for sale by the FCC.
- Date approved:
  Date approved - Shows the date when the particular phone is approved by the Federal Communications Commission
  - 23 Aug 2006
- - FCC ID value:
    FCC ID value - Shows the FCC Identifying value of the particular phone
    L6ARBF20CW link
FCC measured SAR:
FCC measured SAR - The exposure standard for mobile devices employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit stated in the international guidelines is 2.0 W/ kg*. Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value.
- Head:
  - 1.55 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz
- Body:
  - 1.44 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz

Availability

Officially announced:
- 12 Sep 2006

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