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The editors liked
Previews e-mails on external screen. Good 2-megapixel camera.
The RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 offers 3G and GPS. The smartphone brings an updated interface and adds Documents to Go and a better camera
While still offering solid e-mail capabilities.
The RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 offers 3G
GPS
Good call quality
And BlackBerrys strong e-mail capabilities. The clamshell smartphone also has a 2-megapixel camera and supports BlackBerry App World.
Top-notch messaging options. Clever
Light design. Colorful screen and updated interface. ...
Sharp clamshell design
Beautiful display
Comfortable keyboard
Good battery life
Large keyboard and a functional front screen....
Surprisingly music-friendly
External play/pause button
Stereo bluetooth
Standard headphone jack
UMA capable
Unique form factor
Slick new BB interface
More compact than other BlackBerries
Still has the BB office apps that keep executives aboard
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Very trendy design
High-quality voice calls
Cool user interface
Great look
3.5mm headphone socket
Good trackball navigation
UMA support
Attractive design and displays
WiFi and UMA support
The editors didn't like
Slow 3G speeds. Bulky. Hybrid keyboards time may have passed.
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 lacks Wi-Fi. The SureType keyboard takes some acclimation.
The smartphone lacks Wi-Fi
And the SureType keyboard takes some acclimation and isnt ideal for heavy e-mail users.
Feels a bit cheap and flimsy. Mediocre performance hurt usability. Lacked impressive battery life of larger BlackBerry devices. ...
Inconsistent Wi-Fi performance
Lacks 3G and GPS
Poor camera
No GPS and no 3GLook and Feel...
Ervative material takes just as much power to play. This isnt quite a smart phone. Five minutes with the web browser
Or a spin with one of the included games makes that much clear. It still does the mobile office stuff that biz users need
surprisingly music-friendly; external play/pause button; stereo bluetooth, standard headphone jack; UMA capable; unique form factor; slick new BB interface; more compact than other BlackBerries; still has the BB office apps that keep executives aboard,...
ervative material takes just as much power to play. This isnt quite a smart phone. Five minutes with the web browser, or a spin with one of the included games makes that much clear. It still does the mobile office stuff that biz users need, but its n...
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip is the first BB I really had a desire to play with. Its much more friendly to mainstream markets than previous Berries, and I think the new form factor will garner some new adherents. The 8220 is a messaging device with very ...
Abstract: Following on from BlackBerry’s dominance of the corporate market, RIM has recently been turning its attention to retail consumers. RIM is positioning its BlackBerry Curve and Bold as complete work/play devices and the Pearl Flip 8220 under review here...
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Published: 2008-10-14, Author: Al , review by: techworld.com
The BlackBerry Pearl 8220 Flip is a truly sexy smartphone. Its modern, minimalist design is sure to draw stares - from men and women alike. But it also feels light and flimsy and the shiny black external display panel, the real focal point of its desi...
Abstract: If it hadn't been leaked so damn much, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 would be something of a surprise. Not simply because it's the first-ever clamshell BlackBerry, but the fact that RIM went in this direction at all, especially when you look at t...
Abstract: BlackBerries have been the mobile email workhorse for years now. The latest device from RIM, the Pearl Flip, is no different in that regard. It is, however, targeted less at the buttoned-down business person and more at the multitasking mass market. ...
Sharp clamshell design, Beautiful display, Comfortable keyboard, Good call quality
Inconsistent Wi-Fi performance, Lacks 3G and GPS
Clamshell fans finally have a smart phone worth buying. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 ($149 from T-Mobile) offers the familiar push e-mail and reliability consumers have come to expect from a BlackBerry, in a design that both protects the screen and o...
Abstract: If the fact that the BlackBerry Pearl doesn’t look cosmetically like a phone is the reason preventing you from picking one up for yourself, it’s time to put your reservations on hold. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip (aka 8220 Smartphone) takes the functional...
Abstract: Recommended: Click Here to Update All of Your PCs Outdated Drivers The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 debuts as the first BlackBerry device to feature a clamshell (flip phone) design. The device boasts many improvements over other smartphones in the RIM P...
