BlackBerry 8120 Mobile Phone

This is the classic tale of the evolution of a frog into a handsome prince WiFi @ Home with Streamyx Combo just the princess part missing. The business dark horse has changed to a new smart and stylish avatar, not just with looks but with features also - a complete makeover.

So if you carried two handsets, BlackBerry for work and another mobile phone otherwise, you'll be surprised at the lifestyle features that this latest mobile has incorporated. This also adds to the expansion of the customer segment for BlackBerry with youngsters eyeing the stylish PDA for fun reasons altogether.

Talking of features we cannot Streamyx Zone out on the addictive features that make BlackBerry the brand it is. The BlackBerry feature that allows your email to be delivered to your mobile instantly like an SMS has hooked professionals to the PDA despite its restricted features. More outstanding features include BlackBerry Facebook Application, a feature that automatically alerts user of any updates from the site; while the size of the screen does not really delight but the quality of videos is awesome and the inbuilt software program lets you easily convert video from your computer into a format that's playable on the BlackBerry.

The BlackBerry 8120 is a slim and stylish phone with total body weight of just 91 gms and thickness of 14 mm. Similar to the iBall navigation in old IBM laptops, the phone has a thumb controlled trackball called the pearl which is both fun and comfortable.

Video recording, a first time feature in the BlackBerry, is a decent adds on with a not so impressive 2 MP digital camera. This humble camera surprisingly offers a 5x zoom. But this no where compares to Nokia and Sony Ericsson mobile phones that flaunt a 5 or more megapixel camera.

Another first time feature in the BlackBerry 8120 is voice recording and integrated Wi Fi that allows surfing from a wireless hotspot and you do not end up paying money to our service provider.

The most disappointing thing in the BlackBerry 8120 is the key pad. A keypad that lets you type is the least you expect from a PDA. But thanks to the predictive text feature that is smarter than most in the market, typing becomes a breeze.

With a Blackberry you have to trust the battery and 8120 lives up to the reputation. On a single charge there's juice enough to take you on for three days but if you use your multi-media features pretty often, the phone won't disappoint you at dusk.

Monty Alexander has written many articles on mobile phones - Nokia mobiles, Sony Ericsson mobiles etc.

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