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RIM BlackBerry Pearl * |
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|  | Score: 56% When: September 2006 Worth: $80 - $150 Carrier: T-Mobile
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| With more multimedia, a camera and a new trackball, the Pearl is poised to attract new users to the BlackBerry platform. Will it leave RIM veterans wishing for days past? |
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| Form factor |
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| Size |
4.2 by 2 by 0.57 inches |
| Weight |
3.16 ounces |
| Screen |
inches, 240x260 pixels, 65K colors Touch: No |
| OS & Platform |
Proprietary |
| Voice network |
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz |
| Data network | 0.2 EDGE |
| TTY, HAC |
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| Talk time |
Claimed: 3 hours |
| Voice dialing |
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| Visual voicemail |
- |
| Messaging clients |
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| Exchange support |
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| Keypad |
SureType |
| Camera |
1 Megapixel(s) without autofocus
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| Web browser |
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| GPS | No GPS radio | | Memory |
< 128MB out-of-box microSD memory slot () | | Bluetooth |
2.0 | | Wi-Fi |
No | | USB |
Yes | | 3.5mm jack |
Converter | | UMA |
No |
| UPnP |
No |
| Scoreboard: |
RIM BlackBerry Pearl |
| Design | /5 |
| Display & Interface | /5 |
| Calling | /5 |
| Talk time | /5 |
| Messaging | /5 |
| Music | /5 |
| Video | /5 |
| Camera | /5 |
| Memory | /5 |
| Web browsing | /5 |
| Connectivity | /5 |
| Productivity | /5 |
| Scheduling | /5 |
| Laptop sidekick | /5 |
| Navigation | /5 |
| Gaming | /5 |
| Mobile services | /5 |
| Accessories | /5 |
| Value | /5 |
| Total score | 56% |
| * Until a product has been officially released, all information contained here is subject to change. |
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