BlackBerry Storm Review

In a nutshell: Built on BlackBerry's reputation for the best in mobile email and web browsing, the Storm has a brilliant touchscreen user interface that incorporates a full virtual QWERTY keyboard. The Storm includes a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, video recording, a media player, GPS navigation, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, 3G with HSDPA and 1GB of built-in memory plus the ability to expand the memory with a microSD card. However, the Storm is generating a lot of negative reviews from our users, so we have reluctantly downgraded our rating to 3 stars. Our opinion - it's worth a try, you might love it!
Best buy: *Free* from Vodafone.

Review: October 2008. Updated December 2008.

For the past couple of years, RIM (the makers of BlackBerry) have been chasing the mass market. They've glued cameras, music players and even GPS navigation systems onto their business smartphones. But still the mass market eluded them. Now, with the BlackBerry Storm, there's a real chance that they've created a genuine mass market product.

BlackBerry 8800 Review

In a nutshell: The BlackBerry 8800 is packed with a wide range of communication features, including phone, email, instant messaging, GPS, maps, web browser, a wealth of personal organiser functions, and even a media player. It's the most businesslike of the BlackBerry series, but lacks 3G and WiFi.
Best buy: *Free* from Vodafone Business Shop.

Review: September 2008.

The BlackBerry 8800 is the same as the 8820, except that it is missing WLAN. Read our 8820 review for a full description. The BlackBerry Curve 8900 updates the 8800.

BlackBerry 8120 Review

In a nutshell: If email on the go is your top priority, and you don't like the size and weight of the big BlackBerries, then the 8120 could be a good choice. However, the 8120 lags behind other smartphones when it comes to most features, and it isn't the easiest phone to use either.
Best buy: *Free* from the Carphone Warehouse; or £145 on PAYG from the Carphone Warehouse.

Review: September 2008. Updated June 2009.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is almost identical to the 8100, so read our BlackBerry 8100 review for full details. The 8120 has the advantage of a WLAN connection, and is available in Silver.

The BlackBerry Pearl is now available from Dialaphone.

BlackBerry 8110 Review

In a nutshell: If email on the go is your top priority, and you don't like the size and weight of the big BlackBerries, then the 8110 could be a good choice. However, the 8110 lags behind other smartphones when it comes to most features, and it isn't the easiest phone to use either. Available in Black, Red or Pink.
Best buy: *Free* from the Carphone Warehouse; or £79.95 on PAYG from the Carphone Warehouse.

Review: September 2008. Updated June 2009.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 is almost identical to the 8100, so read our BlackBerry 8100 review for full details. The 8110 has the advantage of GPS satellite navigation, and is available in a choice of colours: Black, Red or Pink.