BlackBerry Electron

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BlackBerry Electron
Compatible networks CDMA, GSM
Dimensions110 x 69.5 x 19.5 mm
Weight134 g
Operating system BlackBerry OS
Memory64MB
BatteryTalk time Up to 4 h, Stand-by Up to 450 h
Display65K colors
Connectivity Bluetooth, USB (with Mass Storage Mode support)
Development statusDiscontinued

The BlackBerry Electron (8703/8700/8707) is a discontinued BlackBerry smartphone developed by Research In Motion Ltd and released in 2005. [1]

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Launch

The Blackberry Electron was announced in Q4 of 2004. [2] It was formally launched in the fall of 2005. [3] The gross profit reported by RIM's income statement, as of March 2006 (about four months after the release of the Electron), was US$1.3 billion. [4]

Manufacturing

Most of the materials that make up the BlackBerry Electron and other BlackBerry devices, such as flexible circuit boards, were manufactured in China. [5]

The BlackBerry Election weighed 134 g (4.73 oz), the dimensions of the device were 110 by 69.5 by 19.5mm (4.33 x 2.74 x 0.77 in), with a QWERTY keyboard configuration and a 320 by 240 pixel LCD Display with a 16-bit (65K colors) colour depth. It had a loudspeaker and contained 3 different alert types: Vibration; Polyphonic, MP3 ringtones. It did not contain a 3.5mm jack. The memory was fixed at 64 MB storage, and 16 MB RAM. The Electron had a Lithium-Ion 1100 mAh battery. Which would last up to 450 hours on Stand-By time, and up to 4 hours in Talk time. [2]

Software

Interface

The BlackBerry Electron features a graphical interface and uses menus and icons for navigation. [6]

Music and ringtones

All 8700 series phones come with MP3 ringtone support. [7] Saved songs can be played. [6]

Network

The 3 versions of the Electron had differences in network support – the original (8700) model supported Quad-band GSM (EDGE/GPRS).

The 8707 (AKA "UMTS Electron") added 2100 MHz UMTS 3G and the 8703 model was designed for US CDMA operators and supported both 850 MHz and 1900 MHz CDMA2K (EvDO/1xRTT) – the 8703 also has A-GPS support, which was not present on the GSM/UMTS variants.

All variants have Bluetooth, and USB facilities.

The quad-band network (on the 8700 and 8707, but not the 8703) was the network available for international travelers in 2005–2006. The Electron uses a mini-SIM. [2] [7] [8]

References

  1. ↑ "BlackBerry Electron 8700 official overview". Blackberry. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "BlackBerry 8700c - Full phone specifications". Gsmarena.com. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  3. ↑ "Blackberry 'Electron' details appear on web". Theregister.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "RIM: Income Statements, recent and historical, for BLACKBERRY Ltd". Wikinvest. Archived from the original on 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  5. ↑ "Do You Know Who Manufactured Your Blackberry?". Forbes. 2011-01-13. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  6. 1 2 Archived October 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  7. 1 2 "BlackBerry Electron is the 8700 | Adam Phones News". Adamphones.com. 2005-11-01. Archived from the original on 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  8. ↑ "RIM readies Blackberry Electron". The Inquirer. 2005-09-14. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
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