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BlackBerry Pearl
BlackBerry Pearl
Screen 240x260 pixels, 65.536 Color TFT LCD (8100 series)
240x320 and 128x160 TFT LCD (8220)
Default ringtone Polyphonic Sound (72 voices), Real tones (MP3)
Memory 64MB (8100 series) or 128MB (8220) Internal, MicroSD slot
Networks CDMA (8130 only), EDGE (GSM models), GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (8100, 8110, 8120, 8220), Wi-Fi (8120 and 8220 only)
Connectivity Bluetooth, IrDA[citation needed], USB (with Mass Storage Mode support)
Physical size 107 x 51 x 15 mm
Weight 90.7g
Form factor Bar (8100 series),
Flip (8220)

The BlackBerry Pearl (8100 / 8110 / 8120 / 8130 / 8220) is a mobile phone developed by Research In Motion, and the first BlackBerry device with a camera and media player. It was originally released on September 12, 2006. T-Mobile was the first US carrier to release the phone as a carrier device.

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[edit] Specifications

  • Dimensions (W x D x H): 2 in x 0.6 in x 4.2 in
  • Weight: 3.2 oz
  • Talk Time: Up to 210 Minutes (3.5 hours)
  • Standby time: Up to 360 hours (15 days)

The Pearl comes with the following standard features:[1]

  • 1.33 (8100 & 8110 version) or 2.0 (8120/8130) megapixel camera with flash, self portrait mirror, and 5x digital zoom
  • Media player with support for MP3, AAC, AMR, polyphonic MIDI and WAV sound formats
  • Media player with support for MPEG-4 and H.263 video formats
  • Bluetooth 2.0
  • Wi-Fi Access (only for 8120 & 8220)
  • UMA support (only for 8120 & 8220)
  • High-Speed Westbridge USB (8110, 8120 and 8130)
  • Address book and calendar
  • HTML Web browser
  • GPS assisted BlackBerry Maps (8130)
  • Push e-mail
  • Voice Dialing
  • Speakerphones
  • SMS and MMS text messaging (However, MMS requires WAP service)
  • Instant messaging
  • Supports up to 8GB MicroSDHC with handheld code 4.5

The BlackBerry Pearl is aimed towards both business users and consumers. Its advertising campaign features several people including Mariska Hargitay and Douglas Coupland.

The BlackBerry Pearl provides Quad-Band network support on 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS and EDGE networks to allow for international roaming between North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The BlackBerry 8130 includes EV-DO high speed CDMA data capabilities and the BlackBerry 8120 is the first Pearl model to support Wi-Fi.

BlackBerry Pearl 8110, 8120 and 8130 have one of the world's finest USB sideloading performance.[citation needed] Their sideloading architecture upgrade from 8100 provides them with Hi-Speed USB and ultra fast connection to the microSDHC card, capable of transferring 1GB file in less than 70 seconds - over 16Mbyte/s transfer rate. This transfer speed significantly surpasses that of the iPhone, Motorola RAZR or Sony Ericsson Walkman because the 8120/8130 uses the Antioch chip from Cypress Semiconductor, a Westbridge peripheral controller enabling "direct connection between peripherals, creating ultra-fast transfers".[2]

[edit] BlackBerry Pearl 8220

The BlackBerry Pearl 8220, formerly known as the BlackBerry KickStart, is RIM's first flip phone.[3][4][5] It is thus often referred to as the "Pearl Flip" or "BlackBerry Flip".

The Pearl Flip is now available in the United States through T-Mobile and Cellular South, in the UK through O2, and in Canada through Rogers, Telus, and Bell Mobility. The phone has been known by many names, from the original codename BlackBerry "Kickstart" name to the current BlackBerry Pearl 8220 Smartphone name. A CDMA version is available for Verizon known as the 8230.

[edit] Comparison with other BlackBerry devices

Most BlackBerry devices have a full keyboard. The Pearl uses a modified QWERTY layout on a 4-row, 5-column keypad, with a proprietary predictive input algorithm called SureType. The Pearl supports the full range of BlackBerry enterprise functionality.

Unlike previous BlackBerry devices, the Pearl includes a music player, camera, as well as other multimedia functions. It requires the purchase of a MicroSD memory card to support storage of multimedia files beyond the 64MB provided internally.

Most notably, the Pearl uses a translucent trackball (the "Pearl") instead of the traditional BlackBerry scroll wheel, which facilitates horizontal scrolling. The back lit colour of the 8100 trackball is controlled by a series of LEDs and may be changed by software loaded on the phone; the 8110, 8120 and 8130 models trackball is lit only in white.[6]

[edit] Availability

The Pearl is currently available with Cellcom, Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T Mobility, Cincinnati Bell Wireless, Verizon Wireless, Alltel, US Cellular, Centennial Wireless, MOSH Mobile, nTelos, Cellular One and Cellular South in the United States; TIM, Vodafone and Wind in Italy; Turkcell and Avea in Turkey; Claro, Vivo in Brazil, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico; Airtel, Vodafone and Reliance Communications in India, Vodacom and MTN in South Africa; Telcel and Movistar in Mexico; Rogers Wireless, Telus, SaskTel, MTS, TBayTel, Bell Mobility and Virgin Mobile Canada in Canada; Telstra, Optus and Vodafone in Australia; KPN and Vodafone in the Netherlands; Globe Telecom in the Philippines; Grameenphone in Bangladesh; Vodafone in New Zealand; SingTel in Singapore; Mobilink in Pakistan and all networks in the UK.

For a list of all Pearl models, see List of BlackBerry Products.

[edit] References

  1. ^ BlackBerry Pearl. http://www.blackberrypearl.com
  2. ^ Under the Hood: BlackBerry wins handset data-rate bakeoff http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=203101718
  3. ^ http://gizmodo.com/385970/kickstart-first-blackberry-flip-phone-needs-a-kick-in-the-design-pants
  4. ^ http://www.htlounge.net/article/6588/14999-for-blackberry-pearl-8220-flip/
  5. ^ http://www.stokeng.com/gadgets/flip-mobiles-phones-blackberry-motorola-lg/
  6. ^ Gizmodo. Accessed 14 May 2007. http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/diy-change-the-color-of-blackberry-pearl-trackball-239814.php

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