'The supplied headphones are pretty decent, but if you don't like them, the phone has a standard 3.5mm mini-jack so you can swap them for any pair you like, which is handy.'
'bad design and buggy performance'
'include a bunch of multimedia functions'
'the camera and some aspects of the general user interface were disappointing.'
'Both carriers' phones are short on multimedia features.'
'this certainly applies to the design of the entire BlackBerry 8700 series.'
'Verizon Wireless customers can use their BlackBerry 8703e handset as a modem and get BroadbandAccess on Verizon Wireless' award-winning Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) network.'
'the EDGE speeds of the BlackBerry 8800 seemed pokey'
'Text editing also benefits greatly from the ability to zoom around with one quick motion of the thumb on the trackball, rather than having to click a dozen times on a d-pad or nudge a joystick around for a minute.'
'The level of serious multimedia support is woefully inadequate, bringing to mind the audio/video "support" seen on the Palm devices of two or three years ago.'
'The device can be sluggish at times, especially with numerous applications open..'
'It's a bit tough to slide the card in, and it goes in upside down for some reason, but at least it's not under the battery.'
'It was even easy to see in sunlight, something that can't be said about most screens.'
'The HTC's rear-firing speakerphone is more like a PA system: extremely loud (the phone vibrates with the power of the sound and folks in the next room will likely hear the call with no problems even at half volume).'
'Listening to music through the Q's speakers was pretty much atrocious.'
'I am sad to say that this cover's design is completely terrible.'
'The only time I was left wanting more was when the browser was trying to render full-sized web pages, something that is best avoided with this device.'
'The d-pad is quite usable for productivity functions, but it's a little large to use with one thumb for gaming, probably impossible if you have smallish fingers.'
'Photos looked great, but the E2's integrated speaker sounded tinny.'
'The idea behind predictive text technology is to reduce the number of keystrokes needed to enter a word and improve spelling without having to resort to the text-message shorthand largely indecipherable to most people over the age of 30.'
'the battery life is a small fraction of the duration you'll get'
'The SureType keyboard on the RIM BlackBerry 7100i takes some acclimation'
'Stylus It is the typical Sony skinny stylus: uncomfortable for larger fingers and made less comfortable because it retracts to a smaller size'
'A scroll wheel and two directional arrow buttons below the screen promise easy, one-hand navigation--but they aren't implemented as thoroughly as they could be.'
'No wireless technologies are present on this device: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GSM / GPRS are all missing, leaving the cradle connection and IR as the only means of interacting with the unit.'
'Write letters naturally and Decuma handwriting recognition software matches characters instantly for fast and easy data input.'
