BlackBerry Pearl Review

BlackBerry Pearl (8100 / 8110 / 8120 / 8130 / 8220 / 8230 / 9100 / 9105) is a smartphone developed by Research In Motion's BlackBerry device first with a camera and media player. It was originally published September 12, 2006. T-Mobile was the first U.S. carrier to release the phone as a carrier unit.

Specifications (2G Model)

• Dimensions (W × D × H): 2 in × 0.6 in × 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:

• 1.33 (8100) or 2.0 (8110/8120/8130) 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, 8230)
• Push e-mail
• Voice Dialing
• Speakerphones
• SMS and MMS text messaging (However, MMS requires WAP service)
• Instant messaging
• Supports up to 16GB MicroSDHC with BlackBerry Device Software 4.5.0.81