After the BlackBerry Pearl, the 8800 is starting to make its way online, at least in pictures. Right now, not too many details are available, but from what we can see, the 8800 is a decent improvement over its 8700 series predecessors, obviously.

It will be available in three versions (we are assuming one for each carrier) and a drastically upgraded design. We like how the speaker isn’t on the screen (smudge-prone position) anymore and moved up. The ball design has made its way to the 8800 as well, sort of like the Palm Treo and exactly like the Pearl. The buttons also stand out a bit more and the phone in general looks amazingly sleeker than previous versions.

Whether or not the 8800 would have a camera is unclear, though considering it’s mostly designed for business users, we would vote against it. For consumers, there’s always the Pearl they could opt for.

Another interesting thing to note is one of the versions has a QWERTZ layout instead of the familiar QWERTY. The mystery on that is still not solved, though some say the “Z” layout is used quite often in Germany.

Word on availability or officially pricing is unavailable.

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