BlackBerry Kickstart 8220 flip phone

[Kid_Eternity]

The looks don't do it for me and the specs are uninspiring...

• Clamshell / flip phone form factor
• Quad-band radios: GSM/GPRS/EDGE (no 3G)
• 240 x 320 internal LCD (think Curve/8800 display flipped to portrait)
• 160 x 128 external display
• 2 megapixel camera
• 3.5mm headset jack
• externally accessible microSD card slot
• OS version 4.6
• "Next Gen" SureType keyboard
• 8220 will feature WiFi; 8210 will feature GPS

 

[editor]

Americans love that flippin' action, and here's the first video:

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/video-blackberry-kickstart-8220-flip/

The external LCD is nice, the browser is a big improvement (not as good as the iPhone though), YouTube looks good but I'll never get down with that flip action.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

What a horrible looking keyboard

 

[twistedAM]

i love flip phones. is this the first flipping smartphone?

 

[editor]

i love flip phones. is this the first flipping smartphone?

Palm had one years ago and there's probably been others.

Flip phones are hugely popular in the States, but I really can't get on with the things (I fear I'd end up lobbing the thing skywards as I never really grasped the one hand flip-open technique).

 

[jæd]

What a horrible looking keyboard

Yep...!

 

[Kid_Eternity]

I'm sure I've seen this thread somewhere before...

 

[editor]

I'm sure I've seen this thread somewhere before...

And now you've learnt the lesson. Give a new thread a full, descriptive title, and more people respond!

The interesting thing about this Blackberry is that it's a flip-phone, not the model number.

I'll merge the threads anyhow. But my title's staying!

 

[editor]

It's now official:

I don't like flip phones, but has rather a nice look to it.

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008...rry-pearl-flip-8220-say-that-five-times-fast/

 

[Vintage Paw]

I've had 1 flip phone, a Motorola thing, and I did like it. I can't help thinking they look very dated now though. One time, they were the in thing, made you feel like a secret agent or some such tosh, but now ... make you feel like you're living in 2002 or some such shit.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

And now you've learnt the lesson. Give a new thread a full, descriptive title, and more people respond!

The interesting thing about this Blackberry is that it's a flip-phone, not the model number.

I'll merge the threads anyhow. But my title's staying!

When I first posted it had a slightly different name...

 

[Sunray]

I've had 1 flip phone, a Motorola thing, and I did like it. I can't help thinking they look very dated now though. One time, they were the in thing, made you feel like a secret agent or some such tosh, but now ... make you feel like you're living in 2002 or some such shit.

You had a Motorola and didn't like it. Now there's a surprise.