* Quad-Band: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS, EDGE + Wi-Fi
* Email
* Phone and SMS
* Corporate Data Access
* Organizer
* Wireless Internet
* BlackBerry Maps
* Trackball, ESC key and Menu key
* Integrated earpiece and microphone
* Integrated speakerphone
* Bluetooth v2.0; headset, hands-free and serial port profiles supported
* Polyphonic, MP3 & MIDI ringtones, vibrate, on-screen or LED indicator
* Embedded RIM wireless modem
* Supported by version 4.2 or higher
* Ultra Thin
* Full QWERTY keypad
* Large 320 x 240 screen
* Full multimedia feature set
* Possible on some versions of the 8800 (Camera - 1.3 mp, 5x digital zoom, flash and maybe even video recording)
* Media Player - audio and video playback (Built-in streaming*)
* stereo headset compatible.
* 64 MB Flash, expandable memory (Micro SD)
* Great phone experience w/ Advanced noise and echo cancellation
* Voice activated dialing, speakerphone, Bluetooth 2.0
If all this turns out to be true - and the source is apparently known to trusted - then the 8800 is going to be a force to be reckoned with.