Blackberry pearl 8100 when was it made

It's a strange omission especially given the messaging nature of the device, however we presume it was one of size issues rather than specifications, the company admitted that was certainly the case for not including a digital camera with a higher megapixel count. Just in case those business users are starting to feel left out with all those new multimedia features the BlackBerry Pearl features Bluetooth for connecting to all manner of accessories including GPS and handsfree kits.

The BlackBerry Pearl is the company's most consumer-focused model yet, showing that the company is keen to take operations like Nokia and Sony Ericsson head on. It's certainly thin and suave getting plenty of oohs and arhhs from our collection of BlackBerry users we cobbled together to help us with this review.

And at that task it succeeds in offering something of a middle man without losing its way on the journey. Why you can trust Pocket-lint. Verdict The BlackBerry Pearl is the company's most consumer-focused model yet, showing that the company is keen to take operations like Nokia and Sony Ericsson head on. Writing by Stuart Miles. Features that made the BlackBerrys different from conventional phones were the focus on sending and receiving email, being called 'email phones', and the full QWERTY keyboard with the thumb wheel that has recently lead to a recognized condition at work, called the 'BlackBerry Thumb' for which a 'BlackBerry Balm' has also been developed.

But the BlackBerrys lacked more mainstream features that made it very unpopular amongst non-business consumers, such as a camera and a media player, along with a friendlier-to-use interface. Devices from other manufacturers have had all of these features, along with a workable email solution, so Research In Motion RIM has developed the latest BlackBerry , a. I hated the unergonomic keyboard arrangement, the monophonic ringtones, and the width of the devices.

When I saw the Pearl, all of that was whisked away. The Pearl is beautiful. The Pearl is not as wide as earlier BlackBerrys, making it look a bit more like a conventional mobile phone. The glossy black body coupled with the chrome trims on the side almost make it lustworthy. It was the first time I used the words "I like" and "BlackBerry" in the same sentence. And all this was before I even turned it on. The display on the Pearl is a 2. The resolution is x, which is the one used in the last series.

The display is pretty bright and readable in sunlight as well. It also comes with a light sensor that adjusts the brightness of the device based on ambient lighting conditions. For navigating through long pages and lists, the Pearl is the most convenient object. It is, however, a little difficult to perform short navigation—like moving one character forward or backward. For those who do that more often, the sensitivity of the Pearl can be adjusted. SureType detects key sequences and automatically types out words for you.

The keys are also a little small, leaving no space between each other, so people with large fingers are likely to find it frustrating to use, but the device is so small, this is understandable. Numbers are available on the three columns in the center, and require a 'shift' modifier when typing them in text mode. At the home screen, these will start keying in numbers directly. The review is short, by one of our favorites, Russ Fischer; we'll make it shorter:.

The very sexy Pearl repudiates every dour smart phone aesthetic. The glossy black finish, bright x pixel color screen, and silver side bezels radiate style. The old BlackBerry scroll wheel has been replaced by a trackball seemingly borrowed from the SideKick 3; as a navigation tool the ball is intuitive The Pearl features an even smaller version of the SureType keyboard introduced on the t The rest of the condensed review, and more photos after the jump.