Crackberry announced the BlackBerry 8220 KickStart flip-phone before it earns some more marketing-steam. While the last few weeks in CrackBerry nation have been primarily focused on the release of the BlackBerry Bold and the development of RIM’s upcoming touchscreen device. However, BlackBerry KickStart is still stealing the overwhelming majority of RIM’s spotlight at the moment. The first flip phone for RIM will come in two versions, the 8210 and 8220. The 8210 will include GPS while the 8220 will include WiFi. the BlackBerry 8220 KickStart sports a WiFi radio to complement, impressive QVGA display, and 3.5mm headphone jack. The SureType keyboard is huge and apparently quite easy to use without making the phone excessively large, though the trackball rests deeper in the shell making it a bit trickier to operate.
…the KickStart has a lot going for it - bigger display, bigger/easier to type on keyboard and most important to some, OS version 4.6. I find the side by side keyboard shots to be almost comical - the KickStart’s keyboard makes the Pearl’s look like Mini Me in comparison… the KickStart is a more masculine SureType option in the BlackBerry family.
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