The Impressive BlackBerry Pearl 8130

I thought it would be interesting to look at one of the best smartphones in the market today. I have been posting about new phone lately so i thought it would be a nice change to look at an established device. Let's get close and personal with the BlackBerry Pearl 8130.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 is a CDMA update to the original Pearl. It has upgraded features and some new ones as well. The Pearl 8130 has a slim traditional BlackBerry form factor. It's slim and light enough to fit in a user's pocket.

This high powered device also offers a large display that can handle all the advanced features. The Pearl 8130 has a 2.25-inch high resolution display with a light-sensing technology. This neat feature automatically adjust the backlighting of the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 in relation to the environment.

The Pearl 8130's navigation array and SureType keyboard are located below its large main display. It also has a pearl-like trackball navigator that defined RIM's BlackBerry Pearl series. however, many users have reported that the takes some getting used to and the trackball on many devices are prone to malfunctioning.

The highlight features of this Smartphone are the built-in GPS, EV-DO support, and its improved camera. The handsets built-in GPS transforms the device into a reliable handheld navigation device. The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 also comes preloaded with BlackBerry maps application that you can use to get text-based driving directions. it can also be used to locate local businesses. You may also install other location based programs if you want to get more navigational features.

The Pearl 8130 also offers great online experience with EVDO support. Users will get speeds of around 300Kbps to 600Kbps with a maximum of 2.4Mbps. This BlackBerry Pearl version also offers an improved browser that compliments the EVDO speed.

If you want a decent camera with video recording capabilities in a smartphone then the 8130 is a good choice. It's 2 megapixel camera with video capture will give you a tool for capturing those special moments. However, some observers say that video playback on this device is not exceptional.

Here are the rest of the key features of this impressive smartphone:

stereo Bluetooth,
push email
speakerphone
memory card slot
Headphone Jack (3.5mm)
Music Player
Streaming Video


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