The BlackBerry Pearl™ 8100 is the smallest BlackBerry Smartphone to hit the market & what a stir it has caused. The Pearl™ 8100 comes in a neat package which really catches the users eye. The handset measures 107 x 50 x 14.5 mm which is small for a BlackBerry Smartphone with all its BlackBerry capabilities. The handset is light to hold which weighs 89.5 grams & feels good to operate in a single hand. The phone comes with all the usual Smartphone capabilities which include high quality phone, Internet browser, email service, messaging services including instant messaging & so much more. The phone comes with a large high resolution screen which is light sensitive & can adjust to suit different lighting levels. The screen can be viewed clearly in either indoor or outdoor environments & provides up to 65k colours for the user to enjoy a colourful viewing experience. The SureType® keyboard technology provides the user with a QWERTY style keyboard as the numeric keypad comes with extra keys either side of it. The navigation key is smooth & allows the user to make selection from the menu system easily. The handset is mainly focused on the large bright & magnificent screen but the highly polished edges of the handset give the BlackBerry Pearl™ 8100 a distinctive & glamorous look.
The built in camera is a 1.3 megapixel camera which comes with a flash & zoom option to ensure a great shot it gained every time the user takes a photograph. The camera feature is easy to use with its dedicated zoom & camera capture keys. The camera lens in situated on the back of the phones casing & the user can use the camera in the horizontal position. The user can take self portraits by using the small mirror which is situated next to the camera lens. The large screen works as a viewfinder for the camera feature & will show the user what their photograph will look like before the user presses the capture key. The screen can display bright & clear wallpapers & screensavers which can be made a photograph or image which gives the phone its own personality. The user can play & record video footage in MPEG4 & H263 video format which can also be viewed on the phones screen. The user can save, edit, play & share their video footage with other.
The BlackBerry Pearl™ 8100 comes with its own built in media player which allows the user to play music in many popular music formats. The user can listen to their favourite music when they are out & about on their mobile phone & enjoy good sound quality. The phone comes with a handsfree speaker phone which allows the user to take a call over the phones speaker system therefore the user can enjoy & handsfree call. The user can use voice dialling to make calls which is a quick & simply way to make a call without having to scroll down phone lists & contacts lists to find a contacts number. The Pearl™ 8100 can play ringtones in MIDI, MP3 & polyphonic sound which can all be heard loud & clearly by the user.
BlackBerry Pearl 8100 Specifications & Features
Screen
65k Colour Screen (240 x 260 Pixels)
Imaging
1.3 Megapixel Camera
Flash
Zoom
Didicated Zoom Keys
Self Portrait Mirror
Viewfinder Display
Video Player (MPEG4 & H263)
Video Recorder
Picture Wallpaper
Screensaver
Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Email
Instant Messaging
Predictive Text Input
Sound
Media Player (MP3, MIDI, AMR NB, AAC, AAC+ & eAAC+)
MP3 Ringtones
MIDI Ringtones
Polyphonic Ringtones (32 Voice)
Vibrating Alert
Handsfree Speaker
Voice Dialling
Entertainment
Embedded Games
Downloadable Games
Organiser
Phone Book
Calendar
Alarm Clock
Memo Pad
Task List
Organiser
QWERTY Keyboard
Document Viewer (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, PDF)
SureType® Keyboard Software
BlackBerry Maps™
Security Password Protection
Connectivity
Bluetooth®
USB
GPRS
EDGE
Network
Quad Band Technology (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
Internet
HTML
Embedded RIM® Wireless Modem
Memory & Talk Time
64 Mbytes Flash Memory plus MicroSD™ Memory Card
3.5 Hours Talk Time
360 Hours Standby
Weight & Size
89.5 g
107 x 50 x 14.5 mm
There was some posts in different sources about new Samsung i550 that would be a first GPS enabled phone from Samsung. Moreover - it has Symbian OS S60 which is great for all of us. Connectivity is the GSM/HSDPA and Bluetooth 2.0. Sources claims that maps and routing info are downloaded over-the-air and on-the-fly. Other not official specs are:
- Java MIDP 2.0
