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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Here's some interesting info for BlackBerry fans. RIM or Research In Motion has just officially released it's first clamshell of flip device. This device will be offered exclusively by T-Mobile in the US and will hit the stores this fall. Let's check out the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220.

Before the release of this device, rumors and information leaks have been circulating the mobile scene for months. It was originally called the BlackBerry KickStart but it seems tjhat RIM has decided to go with Flip 8220.

RIM is known for its traditional candybar smartphones. But the company has decided to release a clamshell phone perhaps to reach out to flip phone fans. The clamshell design is a favorite for fashion conscious users who want to have an elegant and slim handset. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 is a powerful smartphone housed in a clamshell design that will appeal to many customers.

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 is a a quad-band GSM/EDGE phone. Like most clamshells it has with dual color displays. Users will be able to view previews of incoming emails and text messages on the external display. The QVGA main display shows messages, videos and web pages in great quality.

The Pearl Flip 8220 also sports a SureType text keypad a trademark of RIM's devices. This special keyboard makes the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 822 a power house among clamshell devices. Users will find it easy and fast to compose messages with help of the Flip's SureType text keypad.

Since the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 is a powerful smartphone, it's probably the most feature packed clamshell in the market. This device offers features that provide entertainment, business tools, and messaging. This smartphone offers phone, email, messaging, organizer, browser and multimedia applications in its compact clamshell body.

Here's alist of the top features found in the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220:

• 2 megapixel camera with flash
• 240 x 320 internal LCD
• SureType^® QWERTY(i) keyboard
• Bluetooth 2.0
• WiFi
• memory card slot supporting cards up to 16 GB
• Speaker Independent Voice Recognition
• support for mp3 ring tones
• smart dialing
• conference calling
• speed dialing
• call forwarding
• voicemail attachment playback
• enhanced background noise cancellation

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