On September 9, 2008, Research In Motion (RIM), introduced its new BlackBerry flip phone or clamshell mobile phone at the Fall CTIA show. Clamshell phones are quite popular among fashion conscious people. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 will be available in late 2008 through T-mobile. In order to widen its customer base, RIM introduced this new stylish phone.
Dimension:
Length: 3.9 inches
Breadth: 1.9 inches
Width: 0.6 inches
Weight: 3.5 ounces.
Colors: Red or Black
Talktime: 4 hours
Standby time: 14 days
BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 contains all the core features of BlackBerry model. RIM did not disclose the price.
- The BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220 has an external LCD with 65,536-color, 128x160 pixel for previewing males, text messages and phone calls.
- Inside, the BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220 comes with 65,536-color, 320x240-pixel TFT display.
- The BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220 has SureType keyboard and trackball navigator.
- The BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220 supports quad-band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900). It will support the GSM networks in
- The BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220 comes with 2 megapixel camera with flash.
- With the new BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220, you can do video recording.
- The BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220 comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack.
- Buyers will get a stereo headphone with the BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220.
- The BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220 has media player software for video and audio files.
- The BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220 can store tunes on removable MicroSD cards. It can support upto 16GB.
- With the BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220, users can synchronize DRM (digital rights management) tracks with Apple’s iTunes music jukebox software.
- The BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220 supports various email softwares including BlackBerry Enterprise, Microsoft Exchange, IMB Lotus, Novell GroupWise.
- With the BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220, users can also manage their POP3 and IMAP4 accounts.
- With The BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220, users can also read PDF Files and see JPG files.
- The BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220 supports Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP.
- The BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220 has speakerphone.
- The BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220 comes with smart dialing system.
- The BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220 has background-noise cancellation facility.
- The BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220 has BlackBerry Maps application that will provide the user with maps and text-based directions.
- The BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220 also supports Wi-Fi.
- The BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220 supports the latest version of the BlackBerry OS, 4.6.
- The BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220 comes with 312 Mhz Marvell Bulverde chipset.
- The BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220 comes with Dataviz' DocumentsToGo software which enables the user to created and edit Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents.
- The BlakBerry Pearl Flip 8220 has Voice Activated Dialling (VAD).
Useful Links:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/091008-rim-launches-first-blackberry.html
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12261_7-10036487-51.html