BlackBerry Electron
Smart phone series
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The BlackBerry Electron (8703/8700/8707) is a discontinued BlackBerry smartphone developed by Research In Motion Ltd and released in 2005.[1]
| CDMA, GSM | |
| Dimensions | 110×69.5×19.5 mm (4.33×2.74×0.77 in) |
| Weight | 134 g (5 oz) |
| BlackBerry OS | |
| Memory | 64MB |
| Battery | Talk time Up to 4 h, Stand-by Up to 450 h |
| Display | 65K colors, 320 x 240 pixels, 2.6 inches (66 mm) |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth, USB (with Mass Storage Mode support) |
Development status | Discontinued |
Launch
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 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
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]
