BlackBerry 7100g Review - Introduction & Design



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Fareed Mahdi
Posted on Monday, May 22, 2006
by Fareed Mahdi, Cell Phone Editor
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Introduction & Design

 
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The BlackBerry 7100g is an amazing quad band hybrid PDA. The 7100g is the same phone as the 7100v and 7100x. The excellent design makes it much more than just a phone. It is a phone, organizer, and a very much needed business tool. The new BB 7100g feels like the phone features are primary and PDA functions are secondary because of the sleek design.

The QWERTY / numeric keypad is brilliant and it’s easy getting used to. The 7100g is not too wide and feels like a phone. Past BlackBerry devices were very wide and felt awkward holding it to your ear, not the 7100. The redesigned 7100g looks more like a phone then it does PDA but do not let the looks discourage you…

The design of the BlackBerry 7100g is very similar to the 7100t. The 7100g however adds more innovation to the 7100 look. The 7100t is rounded off at the bottom and is prone to scuffs and scratches as opposed to the 7100g which is flat and looks boxier and in a way more superior. Another upgrade on the design of the 7100 series is the keyboard. The 7100t is very cramped together and many users do not find it convenient. The 7100g’s keyboard is far more intuitive because of the spacing and size of the buttons.7100g vs. 7100t  

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