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BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220

By Joseph Hanlon, CNET.com.au on 19 November 2008 04:39 PM

Tags: blackberry, pearl, flip, rim, phone

Manufacturer: BlackBerry

Battery

  • Talk time
  • 4 hours
  • Standby time
  • 336 hours

Camera

  • Camera resolution
  • 2-megapixel
  • Camera flash
  • LED
  • Video capture
  • Yes

Connectivity

  • Networks
  • GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
  • Connectivity
  • Wi-Fi
  • Data services
  • GPRS, EDGE
  • USB connectivity
  • Yes

Display

  • Main display: Screen resolution
  • 320 x 240 pixels
  • Main display: Number of colours
  • 65K
  • Secondary display: screen resolultion
  • 128 x 160 pixels

Entertainment

  • Video player
  • Yes
  • Games
  • Yes
  • Music player
  • Yes

Functionality

  • Input method
  • QWERTY keyboard
  • Voice recorder
  • Yes
  • Ringtone options
  • Polyphonic, MP3
  • Java
  • Yes
  • Supported audio file formats
  • AAC+, MP3, WMA
  • Supported video file formats
  • MPEG-4
  • Supported picture file formats
  • JPG
  • Video calls
  • No
  • Web browser
  • Yes

General

  • Phone type
  • Fashion, Business, Smartphone
  • Form factor
  • Flip
  • Availability
  • Optus
  • Dimensions (W x D x H)
  • 50 x 17.5 x 101 mm
  • Weight
  • 102 g

Memory

  • Internal memory
  • 128 MB
  • Expansion slot
  • microSD

Messaging

  • Messaging options
  • SMS, MMS, E-mail
  • E-mail protocols
  • POP3, IMAP4

Physical features

  • Available colours
  • Black
  • Included accessories
  • Manual, Software (Windows), Charger, Stereo headset, USB cable

Talkback 1 comments

    Does the phone drop out on thi ...Rob Wise -- 30/12/08

    Does the phone drop out on this model like it does, annoyingly, on the Bold 9000 Blackberry ?

    The good: It flips

    The bad: But does it work as a phone reliability

Overview

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The good:
  • Sleek design
  • Gorgeous screen
  • Wi-Fi
  • 3.5mm headphone socket
The bad:
  • No 3G
  • BlackBerry browser needs a few tweaks
  • Form factor not suitable for taking photos or watching video
The bottomline:

If you can live without fast over-the-air data speeds and good web mobile web browsing then the sexy BlackBerry Flip is worth a look.

Editors’ rating:

7.3/10

RRP: TBA

Related topics:

blackberry, pearl, flip, rim

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