BlackBerry has given their Pearl range of smart phones a face lift. The popular Pearl 8100 and Bold 9700 phones were the models that contributed to the design for the Pearl 3G 9100. The high end styling that is seen in the Bold line of smart phones was added to the Pearl 8100. So it is an amalgamation of the best features from both phones that contributes to the formation of the Pearl 3G 9100.
The BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 is the thinnest BlackBerry phone made to date but has all the functionality of the bigger BlackBerry models in it. It features more memory to download applications from BlackBerry App World. The new optical trackpad will ensure that you can scroll through content that is found on screen. The BlackBerry Pearl 3G smartphone also has more media-oriented features like media keys on top of the device, a more powerful 3.2 MP camera supporting new features like VGA recording and image stabilization, and landscape playback to provide a better video experience.
According to Research In Motion the key features of the new BlackBerry Pearl 3G smartphone are the following:
- Elegant candybar design measuring 108mm x 50 mm x 13.3 mm and weighing only 93 grams
- 624 Mhz processor with 256 MB Flash memory
- 360×400 sharp-resolution display (238 ppi)
- Optical trackpad that makes navigation fast and smooth, plus a comfortable keyboard that enables quick and accurate typing
- Media player for videos, pictures and music (music plays up to 30 hours), plus dedicated media keys integrated along top of the handset
- 3.2 MP camera with zoom, autofocus, flash and video recording
- Built-in GPS for location-based applications
- Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) – first BlackBerry smartphone to support ‘n’
- microSD/SDHD memory card slot that supports up to 32 GB cards
- Premium phone features, including voice activated dialing, speakerphone and Bluetooth (2.1) with support for hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits (including systems that support the Bluetooth Message Access Profile standard) and other Bluetooth accessories Access to BlackBerry App World, featuring a broad and growing catalog of mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones
- Support for BlackBerry Media Sync for easily syncing photos as well as iTunes and Windows Media Player music with the smartphone
- BlackBerry OS 5
- Support for tri-band UMTS/HSDPA and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM networks
- Removable, rechargeable 1150 mAhr battery that provides approximately 5.5 hours of talk time on 3G networks
The BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 is another great smart phone which will leave consumers even more decisions to make with regards to contract upgrades.
