Several BlackBerry Style Reviews

There was a small delay getting the BlackBerry Style shipped out and it now will be mid next week before I get this new device. This week I have been reading a bunch of reviews about the phone and I am please to hear that most of the comments have been really positive. Many people were surprise about the clam shell design choice but once they had the phone in hand opinions changed.

I am personally holding off on my final opinion until I get the phone in hand and working on my account.

Here are a few of the better reviews if you would like to learn more about the phone. My thoughts are coming soon.....

The folks over at Gizmo are not fans of the design "It's a beautiful phone—if you are a Jersey Shore character"


Some thoughts from BGR. As you can clearly see ...

Here is an unboxing from the fellow over at Phone Dog

CNET to me is one of the more credible review sites out there. Here is their comprehensive review

If you have never checked out the resources of at phonescoop.com this is a great place to go for device reviews. Check out what they had to say here

This is just a few of the many reviews I read this week. I am getting more and more excited to try this out and get my hands on the updated 6.0 OS. It is looking to be quite an improvement over my current BlackBerry Curve.

It is coming!

I get kind of excited about new devices. This in a way is amazing given that I have worked in the wireless industry now for over 19 years. Things have certainly changed from the first few years when phones were either huge "bricks" or installed in your car. That is one reason I was excited to sign up for the Sprint Product Ambassador program. This program puts the latest devices in the hands of employees at launch so that we can test them out and at the same time be a liaison to the public about the many great things that are possible with the product.

I have been lucky enough to be selected to try out the new BlackBerry Style which is going to be exclusive to Sprint starting 10/31. This phone is different from many recent super phones because it runs the new 6.0 OS and because it is a clam shell design.

I have been a BlackBerry user now for about 18 months and currently carry a very worn 8330. This phone has been a real workhorse as I have traveled the around for work and on many campouts as a Boy Scout leader.

My device will arrive early during the first week of November and you can look forward to posts here about my experience. I will share the great, the not so great and promise to have honest feedback for you current and future BlackBerry lovers. All from the point of view of a pretty typical user who just happens to work for Sprint.

What are your initial thoughts about this new device?

In a world increasingly dominated by I-Phones and Adroid do you think BlackBerry can keep up?

Want to learn more? Here is a nice article about the new Style from the great folks over at crackberry.com

*it is important to note that although I am a Sprint employee, opinions and reviews expressed here are strictly my own and do not represent Sprint in anyway.