Although there are many features that can earn a phone model the tag of smartphone but the feature of e-mail support on the phone is the deciding parameter. Therefore, any phone that has the basic e-mail support feature can be a smartphone but then you would say the market is flooded with such kind of phones. Actually when you go to buy a cell phone, you have your own personal parameters on which you judge a phone. Ease of use, weight, functionalities, looks and price are some of the features that you normally tend to weigh while buying a phone. With so many brands visible, the confusion is always sitting next to you.

BlackBerry is perhaps the most known name in the world of smartphones. Research In Motion (RIM) is a Canadian Company that developed and released the brand BlackBerry into the cell phone market in 2002 and since then many models of BlackBerry smartphones have come into the market. The cool design attractive looks and user friendliness are the attributes of all smartphones from BlackBerry. We will take some of the famous BlackBerry phones up here and discuss them.

The BlackBerry 8700 series smartphones are very prolific phone that offer features that only few other phones in the market can claim. The other smartphone series from BlackBerry include BlackBerry Curve 8300 series, BlackBerry 8800 series and BlackBerry Pearl 8100 series that are multifunctional offering multimedia capabilities.

With a smartphone of the BlcakBerry brand you can have unparalleled and undisturbed wireless access to your email account, corporate data center, make calls, send instant messages, surf the web, download pictures, wallpapers and ringtones. With select models, you get a camera that takes crystal-clear quality pictures and videos. You can always choose to upgrade the memory of your phone. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8200 series smartphone is one phone from which you just can't keep your hands off. This phone is full of fun and functionality. All BlackBerry smartphones have a multi-tasking operating system, which is the proprietary of RIM. Currently the OS4 comes installed in all BlackBerry smartphones, which supports MID 2.0. With OS4 the phones can be completely activated wireless and can be synchronized to exchange calendar, notes, tasks, contacts and e-mails. With a powerful processor to support the OS, it makes the download and data transfer speed over 3G networks a cakewalk. You can view word documents, presentations and pdf files in a BlackBerry smartphone with an array of supporting softwares installed.

In the newer smartphones, you get the GPS ability to track your current position using Trilateration. Accuracy might be an issue still it is an exciting feature to explore. The BlackBerry smartphone are just the perfect phones for busy executives who are always on the move with the constant requirement of a mini personal computer. They are very trendy, attractive to the young and earning. With all those useful features, attractive looks and simple to understand functions, BlackBerry smartphone is definitely a fun device to have in your pocket.