BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230
Technology: CDMA Announced Carrier: Verizon Wireless Expected: Friday June 19th, 2009 RIM has re-introduced the popular Pearl Flip as a CDMA version with the 8230. With the SureType text keypad the 8230 also features a 2MP camera, 3.5 mm headphone jack, stereo Bluetooth, and PC Sync. Images of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 SilverClick here for all our information available on this phone including specifications, user and expert reviews, downloadable manuals, image galleries, online price comparisons, and more...   Fetch me more...Quickly jump to more information about related topics, cell phones, carriers or phone manufacturers mentioned in this Coming Soon by using the links below. Verizon launched their version of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 this morning, and being the BlackBerry addict that I am, I had to get my hands on one. I was wondering the same thing that I'm sure some of you are curious about: how different is the device over the 8220? Did they just churn out a CDMA version of it with little to no changes, or are there significant improvements in the device?The answer to that question is yes and... Granted, it's no Tour 9630, but a new BlackBerry released on a CDMA carrier is exciting nonetheless. The Pearl Flip 8230 has officially launched on Verizon Wireless, along with a price drop - from the originally announced $99.99 to $79.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate. Other than that, the device offers Verizon's standard silver BlackBerry color, a 2 megapixel camera, 3.5mm headphone jack, microUSB charging port, EV-DO Rev. 0, and... Carrier: Verizon WirlessRetail Price: $149.99 or via ebayContract Price: $79.99 or via Lets TalkHot Features: Music Player, 2.0MP camera, GPSRIM has re-introduced the popular Pearl Flip as a CDMA version with the 8230. With the SureType text keypad the 8230 also features a 2MP camera, 3.5 mm headphone jack, stereo Bluetooth, and PC Sync. Based on Verizon's press release, we knew it was coming on June 19th, but physical training documents give the launch a final element of certainty. With the launch of the Pearl Flip 8230, the release of the Tour 9630 is right around the corner. According to information in Crackberry's forums, the device will launch with OS 4.6.1.234, a significant improvement from the original OS released on the GSM 8220. In case you missed it,... Though the device has been available for some time on other carriers, Verizon Wireless customers have been eager to get their hands on the device since being listed as "coming soon" in the company's latest plan magazine. A poster over at Crackberry's forums noted that dummy units were arriving in stores, usually meaning that a formal launch is approximately three weeks away. Granted, the Tour 9630 is definitely the blockbuster on... Since our article about the BlackBerry Storm 2 a few days ago, new information has been released by reputable tipsters. According to sources reporting to BGR, the Pearl Flip 8230 will be launching on Big Red soon, and will come in silver and purple colors. It will offer OS 4.6.1.160 (why it's not running 4.6.1.208 like Alltel's version is beyond us) and has formally entered Verizon's inventory system, meaning that a launch is... |
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