World edition vs curve

Ditto for Google Android phones. It hasn't happened and it's doubtful that BlackBerry will lose its place at the top of the smartphone market anytime soon. Because it is still the preferred platform for the most business users and IT departments -- mostly due to security, manageability, and software that has always been designed for business users.

BlackBerry has maintained this perch despite the dramatic rise of the iPhone, big vendors such as Palm and Nokia jumping into the smartphone market, and the general spread of the smartphone to consumers and small business users. As the broader smartphone market has expanded over the past two years, it has actually helped BlackBerry rather than hurting it. In fact, in the second quarter of , BlackBerry's market share in the U.

Since more IT departments than ever are looking at deploying BlackBerries, I've put together a quick look at the three primary BlackBerry product lines to help sort out which models are best suited to which types of users.

See our full photo gallery of the three devices. Photo by Jason Hiner. The Pearl, also known as the series, is the smallest and most portable BlackBerry. It utilizes the candy bar form factor and was the first BlackBerry to introduce the trackball for navigation. This model is best for users who are new to smartphones and don't necessarily need to send a ton of messages but need to have a smartphone to check messages and occasionally send a short reply.

For business users who are intimidated by smartphones, the Pearl can be a great first device. IT departments can view the Pearl as a gateway drug to the CrackBerry phenomenon. The biggest drawbacks to the Pearl are the screen, which is small and can be difficult for prolonged reading, and the SureType keyboard below , which is frustrating for some users to learn. Also, most models except the do not include Wi-Fi.

The Curve, also known as the series, is arguably the most popular BlackBerry among business users. You'll find lots of different iterations of the Curve among many different cell phone carriers. It represents a full featured business phone and e-mail device with a full QWERTY keyboard in the traditional rectangular smartphone form factor. This is the smartphone for the average business user who needs to read and send a steady flow of e-mail, manage contacts and calendars, and view business documents.

It is today's meat-and-potatoes BlackBerry. This product line is officially known as the series, but I like to refer to it as the "World Edition" because nearly all of the models include global roaming, and the model usually includes the "World Edition" moniker for marketing purposes.

This is the industrial-strength BlackBerry. It is a rugged device, and it caters to IT security and compliance by NOT including a built-in camera. Those features, in addition to its roaming capabilities and strong battery life, make it a great phone for road warriors, especially international travelers. The World Edition below is larger, more bulky, and more expensive than the Curve. Verizon Wireless' new Global BlackBerry service, which includes a SIM card-a rarity for a Verizon phone-allows customers to place and receive calls from more than countries and send and receive e-mail in the United States, Canada, and more than 60 other nations.

Unfortunately, this device doesn't support faster EDGE data networks overseas. Not only does the BlackBerry World Edition offer unprecedented voice freedom for business travelers, it also offers a wealth of e-mail options.

The photo-heavy CNN. We also experienced good call quality on Verizon's network, but as with the Blackberry and the BlackBerry Curve, we would have liked more volume. The phone is rated at minutes of talk time, and we saw about four days of periodic use before needing to charge the battery. The World Edition also supports voice dialing and recognized every name we threw at it, with the exception of "Horatio," which required multiple voice commands to dial correctly.

Using Bluetooth, we were able to sync to a wireless headset for hands-free calls. Like the BlackBerry , this device doesn't support stereo Bluetooth headsets, so you'll have to go the wired route when listening to tunes. The bundled copy of Roxio Media Manager 9 features a split-screen interface that makes dragging and dropping media files between your notebook and handset a breeze.

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