RIM brings BlackBerry 8700g to India

Airtel and Research In Motion (RIM) are introducing the new BlackBerry 8700g in India, further enhancing Airtel’s portfolio of BlackBerry devices. The EDGE-enabled BlackBerry 8700g offers Airtel customers mobile performance for email, phone, web browser and corporate data applications in a lightweight, all-in-one device.

The BlackBerry 8700g is said to provide a balance of performance, design and function. It features a completely re-engineered device platform with an Intel XScale processor, 64MB Flash memory and 16MB SDRAM in a thin handset with a full keyboard. With the enhanced device platform and integrated EDGE capabilities, users of the BlackBerry 8700g from Airtel will experience faster web browsing, application performance and attachment viewing and gain the ability to store and run more powerful enterprise and personal productivity applications.

The device provides customers with a converged voice and data experience. The handset is light, comfortable and engineered to allow clear phone calls. It blends high-end phone features including speakerphone, quad-band GPRS/GSM and EDGE network support, dedicated “send,” “end” and “mute” phone keys, and other intuitive call management features including smart dialing, conference calling, speed dialing and call forwarding. It also includes Bluetooth support for hands-free headsets and car kits.