9 Iconic Handsets That Defined BlackBerry

#4 Blackberry 8800

The BlackBerry 8800, announced in February 2007, was the as it first BB device to include GPS, making accurate real-time mapping a possibility for the first time, and a companion for travelers in unfamiliar cities.

The display was a 65K colors, 320 x 240 pixels, 2.5 inches screen, and it had full QWERTY keyboard and a trackball for navigation.

The device came with 64 MB in built storage; 16 MB RAM, and ran on BlackBerry OS powered by 32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz.

#3 Blackberry Curve 8300

BB Curve 8300 continued the "consumer-oriented" philosophy of the BlackBerry Pearl and 8800 series, including robust multimedia features and a high-resolution built-in camera. The device was introduced in May 2007 and opted for the now-staple BlackBerry QWERTY rather than the SureType.

It is also the first Curve to have video recording at 240 x 176 resolution in 3GP format.

The display type was 65K colors, had resolution of 320 x 240 pixels, 2.5 inches. Under hood it had 64 MB of internal memory, and a microSD option to expand memory up to 4 GB. The device ran on BlackBerry OS powered by CPU 32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz. By this time, Wi-Fi was making its way onto more BlackBerry handsets and RIM was starting to capitalise on its gains in the consumer market.

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