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BlackBerry Charm

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The BlackBerry Charm (7100 series) is a discontinued smartphone made by BlackBerry Limited, then known as Research In Motion. The Charm was equipped with SureType technology, which used predictive type to allow for normal QWERTY-style typing using only 20 keys.[1][2] It featured a 240x260 pixel display, polyphonic ringtones, quad-band GSM radio, and Bluetooth.[3][4][5] The original 7100t (T-Mobile) was released in 2004,[6] with the 7100r (Rogers), 7100v (Vodafone),[7] 7100g (Cingular / AT&T Wireless),[8] 7100x (O2),[9] and 7100i (NEXTEL / Sprint)[10] being released later.

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  2. ^ "The Blackberry Charm is the 7100T | TheINQUIRER". theinquirer.net. 2004-09-08. Archived from the original on October 28, 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  3. ^ Conabree, Dave (2005-02-15). "Blackberry 7100R". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  4. ^ "A New BlackBerry Phone That Fits in Your Shirt Pocket". Blackberry. September 8, 2004. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  5. ^ BlackBerry 7100 Series User Guide (PDF). BlackBerry. November 3, 2004.
  6. ^ Markiewicz, Tom (December 28, 2004). "Blackberry 7100t from T-Mobile". Tom Markiewicz. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  7. ^ Smith, Tony (September 16, 2004). "Vodafone to bring Blackberry 'Charm' to Europe". The Register. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  8. ^ Markiewicz, Tom (January 10, 2005). "BlackBerry 7100 update". Tom Markiewicz. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  9. ^ Vogel, Sandra (Feb 8, 2005). "O2 BlackBerry 7100x review: O2 BlackBerry 7100x". CNET. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  10. ^ Cutler, Jeff (December 2, 2005). "Sprint Nextel BlackBerry 7100i Review | Mobile Magazine". MobileMag. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved 2023-01-21.