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- Sascha Segan
- Lead Analyst, Mobile
- RIM 957 Wireless Handheld (2000) The first true BlackBerry wasn't even called a BlackBerry, and it was a big-screen handheld without phone capabilities.
- BlackBerry 5810 (2002) The first BlackBerry phone was, in the words of our reviewer Bruce Brown, a "not-so-convenient combo." RIM hadn't reengineered the 5810 to include a microphone and speaker, so if you wanted to make a phone call, you had to wear a headset.
- BlackBerry 7230 (2003) Now we're really talking. The BlackBerry 7230 had a color display, an integrated microphone and speaker, and a full Web browser, ushering RIM into the true smartphone era.
- BlackBerry 7100t (2004) BlackBerrys were great for typing, but they were rather wide. That left the company with a challenge: how could it build a narrower device that still had the keyboard BlackBerry fans expected?
Sep 19, 2024 · The first BlackBerry phones were released in 2002. Offering cellular phone service, wireless e-mail capability, and Internet access, the new “ smartphones” took the business world by storm. Cellular phone providers soon began adding BlackBerry-capable phones to their offerings.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Blackberry 850
- Blackberry 5810
- Blackberry 6710
- Blackberry 6210
- Blackberry 7290
- Blackberry 7100
- Blackberry 8700
- Blackberry Pearl
- Blackberry Curve
- Blackberry Pearl Flip
This was BlackBerry's first handheld device and it sat within the two-way pager category, along with a few others including the 857, 900, 950, 957 and 962. The BlackBerry 850 was announced in 1999 with a screen resolution of 132 x 65 pixels, a thumb keyboard and a thumbwheel for scrolling.
The Blackberry 5810 was one of the early Java-based devices, offering a built-in mobile phone, even if a headset was required. It launched in 2002, aimed at businesses rather than consumers. The 5810 ran on a 2G network and had a 160 x 160 pixel monochrome display. There was also the 5790 and 5820 in the 5000 series.
The BlackBerry 6710 was one of the 6000 series, also announced in 2002. It was one of the first to offer an integrated phone and featured a large monochrome display with a 160 x 160 pixels. There was also the 6720 and 6750 in this series, all of which launched in 2002.
The BlackBerry 6210 arrived in 2003, along with the 6220, 6230 and 6280. These too had an integrated phone but they offered a medium monochrome display rather than large like the models launched in 2002. Their resolutions stood at 160 x 100. There was also a 6510 model that had an integrated phone and integrated two-way radio. Navigation was via th...
The BlackBerry 7290 was one of the 7000 series, some of which were released in 2003, with a few more in 2004. They were the first colour models switching the monochrome display over to offer a medium screen with a 240 x 160 resolution or a large one with 240 x 240 pixels. The BlackBerry 7290 was one of the first to offer Bluetooth, arriving in 2004...
The BlackBerry 7100 series consisted of several models, all of which offered what BlackBerry called a SureType keyboard. Rather than the traditional QWERTY keyboard, they had a QWERTY-like layout but used two letters per button, allowing the devices to become much slimmer. The 7100 series were therefore a similar size to other competing devices on ...
The BlackBerry 8700 series models introduced in 2005/2006 added more consumer features, such as better displays. They came with large 320 x 240 pixel screens offering 65K colour depth. These models featured the full QWERTY keyboard format, making them wider again compared to the 7100 series.
The BlackBerry Pearlwas the first BlackBerry to lose the track wheel for navigating around the display. Instead, it featured a mini trackball in the centre of its five-button wide keyboard and this was to revolutionise device navigation. The 8100 was the first Pearl model and it arrived with a 1.3-megapixel camera, as well as microSD support for up...
The BlackBerry Curve first arrived in 2007 with the 8300 (pictured). There were a couple of variations, most of which had a 2-megapixel camera, the trackball interface found on the Pearl and a 320 x 240 resolution display. A couple changed things up a bit with a higher resolution display, as well as extra features. The Curve offered the wider forma...
The BlackBerry 8220 Pearl Flip was announced in 2008 with a clamshell form factor. It had an internal display of 240 x 320 and an external display of 128 x 160 pixels. The same trackball interface as the original Pearl series was present, along with a 2-megapixel camera, 128MB internal memory and microSD support up to 16GB.
Apr 3, 2023 · The first BlackBerry phone came later in 2002, called the 5810, the device actually required a headset to work as a phone. A year later, did RIM release a device that looked like a phone with the...
Jul 24, 2023 · The company introduced its first line of mobile phones in 2000, the RIM 957, which came with internet functionality and push notifications. The 2000s saw BlackBerry blossom into America’s preferred smartphone brand thanks to its focus on devices with workplace functionality and high-level security.
Jan 7, 2022 · It feels hard to believe that BlackBerry was once one of the most popular mobile brands around, with its peak hitting in 2011 when it reportedly sold more than 50 million units and pinging your...
Blackberry - Wikipedia. The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the genus Rubus in the family Rosaceae, hybrids among these species within the subgenus Rubus, and hybrids between the subgenera Rubus and Idaeobatus.
