Pros -

1. Good screen size, good graphics while browsing, the phone has a very sleek built and looks attractive to hold, there is a lock mechanism on top of the phone.
2. Despite being a touchscreen phone the blackberry has a scroll trackpad for those who may miss it or may need it, this is required to ensure pinpoint accuracy for those who haven't mastered the touchscreen immediately.
3. Great camera, super fast. Picture a friend looking to get out of the image before you click, too late, the camera is super fast. It does have a flash too.
4. Call quality is strong and you get reception everywhere. OS 7.0 isn't very different from the previous Operating System. Some say it should have been called 6.5 to show the lack of technological advancement since the previous operating system.

Cons -

1. While the phone is sleek, the on screen keyboard will take some time getting used to and there aren't many options for changing it.
2. Compared to an Android the screen doesn't have that kind of wooing ability.
3. The phone is a blackberry without a keyboard and for those who stick to the blackberry for features such as BBM, this is an immediate departure.
4. While this is a great phone, it is missing a keyboard and therefore pitted directly against Android phones and that is where it is truly beaten black and blue. As an entertainment device it isn't very loud.

For a very long time, Blackberry was formulaic and introduced little changes to their phones because their known formula was working. I used to respect them for that but in this day and age when you are competing with the likes of Apple and Android, most people who use the Blackberry as their sole device are dropping it and looking for other things. There are many cross platform chat softwares which work three quarters as good as the Blackberry like say Whatsapp (instead of the famous BBM).

If you are considering getting this phone, do look at a store model I would strongly suggest. Voice clarity is good, design is good, the basics are fine. People coming from old Samsung Instincts would like this phone. So would people who have a Blackberry Style. Someone coming to this phone from an Android like Samsung Epic or HTC Evo won't be able to use it without complaining once in a way. The battery life is poor because they are now making their phone slimmer and the touchscreens bigger. From Blackberry I would like a better browsing experience and maybe a better onscreen keyboard. This phone was a great try and it's heartening to see how sleek and beautiful a blackberry has become.

I bought the same phone as a matter of fact 2...I was able to convince a friend to purchase one as well...it did say activation required...I was using the phone but it sill said that...I googled it found the solution...Punched in ##000000, then entered my phone number in the first line, saved it and that wasit...never saw 'activation required' again...

I've received this phone today and it seems great. I was worried if it would work with my service provider since i live in the caribbean but it does. The phone says "Activation Required" but it is unlocked, all the telephone features (call, text etc.) work perfectly. Great buy would recommend.

El teléfono lo compre para mi hijo y le encantó. En Venezuela, solo le colocamos el chip de Movistar y funciono de maravillas.

el telefono como producto funciona muy bien, estoy satisfecho con las ventajas y bondades que ofrece, lamentablemente en venezuela no tenemos la tecnologia adecuada en los proveedores de servicios para aprovechar al maximo estos telefonos.

i bought this phone for a friend and she just love love love it so much. its not in the u.s.a. so its good cause that makes it international. its the best of a phone , your phone you don't have to change your phone when you travel so all your contacts will be there for you.

I've had quite a few Blackberry phones now. This is by far the best one. The touch screen is responsive and vivid. The phone is quick and runs programs without the lag experienced with prior Blackberry phones. In short, this is far and away the best Blackberry out there. With that said, if you're not tied to Blackberry (likely due to an IT Policy) then I'd go with an iPhone or Android phone. Nonetheless, this is a great piece of hardware. If Blackberry had the same depth in their app store I think this phone would compete well with anything out there (iPhone and Android).