Blackberry 7100x
Discontinued 12th
January 2005
O2
is the second European-based carrier to launch a Blackberry
7100 series handset, the first being Vodafone with the
7100v.
O2's version, the 7100x is almost identical to the 7100v
in every sense, but for O2 it's a significant handset.
Of course, O2 and Vodafone aren't the
only carriers using the 7100 series (codenamed "Charm").
The first carrier to announce a handset based on this
platform was T-Mobile with the 7100t,
currently available in the US with Europe to follow,
along with the Blackberry 7100r for Rogers in Canada,
and the anticipated Blackberry 7100g on Cingular in
the US.
In all apart from cosmetic details,
the 7100x has the exact same specification as the 7100t,
although the casing and keyboard arrangement are a little
closer to the Vodafone variant. The keypad isn't to
everyone's tastes though - long time Blackberry users
seem to prefer the QWERTY layout, but for users new
to the Blackberry platform it's certainly a step up
from normal texting. There's a very high quality 240x260
pixel transflective display too, plus all the other
familiar Blackberry applications and mail capabilities.
O2 have traditionally been a Windows-orientated
outfit, with the XDA series of PDA-style phones, plus
their Xphone range of HTC-manufactured handsets sold
in Asia-Pacific, but in addition to this they now have
the Blackberry 7230, 7290 and 7100x models to cater
for corporate customers and Blackberry fans.
This leaves Orange as the only major
European carrier not to announce a Blackberry 7100 series
handset, and with Cingular in the US poised to announce
a version on their network soon it can only be a matter
of time until the major US carriers follow suit.
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Blackberry
7100x at-a-glance
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Available:
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Q1
2005
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Network:
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Quad-band
GSM
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Data:
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GPRS
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Screen:
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240x260
pixels
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Camera:
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No
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Size:
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Large
candy bar 114x56x20mm
/ 120 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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4 hours talk / 8 days standby
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