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RIM Blackberry Pearl 8130
It has been dubbed that this is the best BlackBerry Pearl in the market to date, and RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8130 or Pearl 2 has caused a number of mobile phone aficionados waiting and it was proven that the extra wait is worth it. The BlackBerry Pearl’s CDMA version has able to retain its compact design while adding up some features, like the built-in GPS, video recorder and support for high-speed data networks.
The Blackberry Pearl 2 retains its slim, sleek look, with a dimension of 4.2 x 1.9 x 0.5 inches and a weight of 3.4 ounces, making it a very comfortable device to hold during phone calls and text messaging and to keep in pockets. Its silver casing makes it a very elegant gadget to possess. The 2.25 inch screen displays 65K colors at a 260 x 240 pixel resolution causing text and images look bright and vibrant.
The upper-right portion of Pearl 2 includes a small LED that indicates different status alerts for new messages, low battery and others. Below the display is where the navigation keys are located: the Talk and End, main menu short cut, back button, and the pearl-like trackball navigator.
Below the navigation keys are the SureType keyboard is the QWERTY like keyboard, only that two letters are assigned in one key. The left spine of the phone is where the 3.5mm headphone jack, microSD expansion slot, mini USB port and a customizable quick-launch button are located. The right spine is where the volume control is located. The top portion is where the Mute button is located. Located on the back side of the phone is the camera lens, the flash, and mirror.
Aside from being the first CDMA Pearl, Pearl 2 is also the first device from RIM BlackBerry with video-recording capabilities, built-in GPS and EV-DO support. Pearl 2′s voice features include speakerphone, voice dialing, conference calling and text and multimedia messaging. There is also an option to enhance the audio of calls. Although Pearl 2 doesn’t include 3G,its work with Verizon’s EV-DO network helped in bringing up data speed to 300Kbps to 600Kbps for faster web surfing. Other connectivity options with Pearl 2 are Bluetooth 2.0 for connecting to Bluetooth headsets, hands-free kits and dial-up networking. Pearl 2 can also be used as modem for laptops, only if purchased with a Broadband Access Plan. It also retained the original Pearl’s WiFi.
The other new feature – the camera can be upgraded from the 1.3 megapixel to 2.0 megapixels. Features include 5x zoom and flash plus white balance settings and several color affects that can be added to the photo. Video recording options are only limited to two video formats and three color effects. The video quality can still improve, probably in later models.
Among the features that were retained from the original BlackBerry Pearl are e-mail, an attachment viewer for opening popular file formats like Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, JPEG and more and media player for playing music and video of different formats.