With the BlackBerry 7510® Wireless Handheld, you’ll get phone, long-range digital walkie-talkie, email, browser and organizer applications in a single wireless device. It features a Java™ development platform and a high-resolution display supporting over 65,000 colors.
| Size: | 4.5 x 2.9 x 1.0 inches / 11.4 x 7.5 x 2.6cm (LxWxD) |
| Weight: | 5.85 oz/166 g |
| Display: | High resolution full-color display supporting over 65,000 colors |
The 7510 promises to pack a lot into one package. A phone, a Web browser (through Nextel Online’s wireless Web), e-mail access, and an organizer are all included, and the addition of the speakerphone is a welcome plus over Nextel’s previous 6510 model. Its other features are largely the same as those of the 7210 and the 7230: a 65,000-color, 240×160-pixel display; a QWERTY keyboard; and a thumb-operated trackwheel, as well as support for Java and real-time e-mail with attachments.
Compared to the GSM version of the Blackberry, the 7510 is a bit thicker to accommodate the speaker for Direct Connect and speakerphone operation. The larger size also accommodates a higher-capacity battery, which is a good thing since iDEN phones don’t seem to squeeze as much out their batteries as GSM phones (and this goes for RIM as well).
Overall the Blackberry 7510 provides phone functionality that is second-to-none (the awkward keyboard notwithstanding). If you have a need for the non-phone functionality of a Blackberry, but at the same time you want an iDEN phone too, the 7510 is the best of both worlds. It doesn’t force you to compromise by giving you a poor-quality phone, as is the case with many of the PDA-phone devices I’ve tested to date.
Specifications:
Navigation: Thumb-operated trackwheel and ESC key
User Interface: Intuitive icons and menus
Memory: 16 MB flash memory
Microprocessor: No
Modem: Embedded RIM® wireless modem
Email Account Compatibility: Integrates with an existing enterprise email account or up to 10 personal/business email accounts
Includes BlackBerry Desktop Software: Supported by version 3.6 or higher
Works with BlackBerry Enterprise Server:
Supported by:
- Version 2.1 or higher for Microsoft® Exchange
- Version 2.0 with Service Pack 2 or higher for IBM® Lotus® Domino®
- Version 4.0 or higher for Novell® GroupWise®‡
Network:
- 800 MHz Nextel® network
- 800 MHz Mike™ Network
