I don't see what the hype is they aren't appealing to me. They are like an old lady cell phone to me. They are big and ugly. Who else don't like the blackberry phones.

the 8800 series r made for buisness ppl. the curve and pearl r still used for business but r consumer oriented as well, hints why they have an actual name instead of numbers.
and no they might not be as pretty as the RAZR2 but ppl like them cuz they have great software, pretty easy to use and r very reliable. u can do just about everything with them.