Blackberry Tour Review

One of the most common apprehensions about business phones is the fact that they are just too monotonous. Most business phones are purely meant for work, minus the pleasure and this is something that really sucks the fun out of the whole process of owning a high end phone. The new Blackberry Tour, however, endeavors to change all of it- with solid business phone basics and a whole lot of full filled features, this phone strives to combine work and pleasure. RIM has done an exceptional job in creating some out of the box business features.

Blackberry Tour includes features that allow you to connect to friends via various social networks- on the go. Besides, the phone has a great multimedia interface, exceptional sound quality and one of the best audio/video players to have been featured on a smartphone- ever!

This Blackberry boasts one of the best screens to have been featured in the Blackberry series and is great for social networking/multimedia apps. On the flipside, the Blackberry Tour does have some cons to it as well- The keyboard is average, the call quality isn’t great and the web browser could have been better. On the whole, the tech specs of the Blackberry Tour are pretty upright and all through the remainder of this write up, we look at some of the best features to have been showcased in the new Blackberry Tour.

Calling and general features:

We now take a closer look at some of the most basic features that are expected out of a high-end smartphone. The calling features of this baby are amongst the best in this segment. The call quality needs a bit of revamping on the part of RIM, but this Blackberry is jam-packed with off-the-hook calling features. The battery life is pretty good and Blackberry boasts of a 5 hour talk-time with a fully recharged battery. This might sound low for a smartphone, but with all the multimedia features in place, 3G technologies on the anvil and a great web browser, this kind of battery life is acceptable.

The Tour has some exceptional features for handling the address book and synchronizing it with corporate accounts (if your service provider makes use of the BES or Blackberry Enterprise Server). You can also get en-sync with your calendar and contacts using the inbuilt Outlook, which comes as a standard desktop application with the Blackberry Tour. You can, in fact, get your hands on your friend’s contact details using their FB profiles. The Blackberry Tour makes it as easy as counting “123�! If your friends do not have their contact numbers listed on their FB accounts, your Blackberry is capable of sending them messages- soliciting their contact info. Great, isn’t it?

Design and our verdict:

One area where the Blackberry Tour stands out from the rest of the crowd is its design- it looks chic and inviting for a smartphone. With a glossy finish, a good grip and a funky texture, the Blackberry Tour aims to lend an all new dimension to this mundane and perceptibly boring segment. The 3.2 Mega Pixels camera that comes with the phone makes it a winner. The camera is capable of taking marvelous pictures. In fact, the exceptional picture quality of Blackberry Tour’s camera makes it a much more fun-filled smartphone- something that’s been the USP of this product right from the days it was launched.

All in all, the Blackberry Tour is a great smartphone and a must have for those looking to digress from the stereotypical norms of the business world. The Blackberry Tour is a rebel in a nutshell- a great screen, good social networking tools and the standard Blackberry business tools make it a clear cut winner; considering the $200 price tag it is being marketed at!!!