The BlackBerry Tour 9630 (Courtesy: Verizon Wireless)

If you’re a Verizon user and were in the market for a new smartphone, there’s a good chance you had your eye on the BlackBerry Tour 9630.  Verizon sent a review unit over and gave me unlimited use with it.  The Tour fits the BlackBerry mold quite well, pairing with the other devices in RIM’s portfolio nicely.  There are some features missing, but for those not looking for a device with everything, the Tour could be a good fit.

When comparing a BlackBerry to all of the other BlackBerry’s, it’s important to note that for the most part, they’re in the same ballpark sizewise.  The Tour measures 4.4″ x 2.4″ by 0.6″ and weighs 4.58 ounces.  Compared to the Bold (the BlackBerry with the best keyboard experience in my opinion) it’s a touch smaller and lighter (The Bold measures 4.48″ x 2.6″  x 0.59″, 4.8 ounces).  For those looking to go even smaller there’s Curve (4.29″ x 2.36″ x 0.53″, 3.87 ounces) and the Pearl (4.2″ x 1.97″ x 0.55″, 3.4 ounces).

The Tour was not uncomfortably large or small, it fit in my pocket without being uncomfortable.  More importantly, it fits in my hand (which is pretty medium).  I didn’t have any problem with the keyboard, which is in my estimation the most important aspect of a smartphone and something each person has to try out for themselves.  It’s important that your thumbs can press the keys and that you can type on the device you own.The Tour was not uncomfortably large or small, it fit in my pocket without being uncomfortable.  More importantly, it fits in my hand (which is pretty medium).  I didn’t have any problem with the keyboard, which is in my estimation the most important aspect of a smartphone and something each person has to try out for themselves.  It’s important that your thumbs can press the keys and that you can type on the device you own. (more…)

I was recently sent a review unit of the BlackBerry Curve 8900, which is an update to a very popular line.  To me, it’s the “in-between” BlackBerry when compared to its larger (Bold) and smaller (Pearl) brethren.

Overall, I’m still impressed by what BlackBerry does with its phones.  The Curve is another great example of a process that BlackBerry has refined.  If you want a great QWERTY keyboard, the place you’re going to find it is on the blackberry.

So let’s get to the review.

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Now, I’m not going to complete the Star Trek line, but I’m glad I had an opportunity to use it.

AT&T sent me a Blackberry Bold to review… so let’s get on with it.

Now, this is just the second Blackberry phone I’ve ever used.  The first being the Storm.  The Storm’s novelty was that it was providing a Blackberry-like keyboard on a touchscreen.  Well the Bold’s novelty is that it provides a Blackberry-like keyboard that’s the best I’ve ever typed on.

A finer typing experience, I have not seen in a mobile phone. (Image courtesy: www.blackberry.com)

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I’ve got to say I was kind of excited when I heard back from the Verizon reps about getting a demo unit of the Blackberry Storm.  I’d read reviews elsewhere, but this is definitely the kind of product you want to try yourself.

A Touchscreen Phone You Click

I would have say it’s probably one of the best phones Verizon offers, read on for my review of the BlackBerry® Storm™ 9530 smartphone.
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