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BlackBerry RIM Pearl-8120 Titanium Review
  1. At a GlancePublished on 4/30/2008 - by Noah Kravitz, Senior Editor, Consumer Products and Services  Editor Rating:
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What’s Good: Integrated WiFi for Web, Email, and HotSpot@Home UMA Calling; Trackball is easy to use; Integrated IM Clients; Second-to-None Push Email; 2MP Camera with Flash; 3.5 mm Headphone Jack; Compact Size
What’s Not Good: OS Menus and Fonts Remind me of 1989; SureType QWERTY board will be too small for some; Video capture quality is mediocre Bottom Line: T-Mobile’s new Pearl takes a good thing and makes it better by way of integrated Wi-Fi networking for data access and T-Mob’s HotSpot@Home service. A few other minor improvements make the handset’s media player and keyboard a little bit better. Pearl’s still too small for my hands, but it packs smartphone functionality and money saving features into a great device that looks and feels like a phone — not a brick. RIM’s gotta overhaul their user interface soon, though. The icons and fonts feel more and more dated every day. Specs: Closely Related StuffFriday, May 09, 2008good BlackBerry Pearl 8120 for T-Mobile video review Unlocked #5: Motorola Z9, BlackBerry 8120, Nokia N82 and SE K850i BlackBerry RIM Pearl-8120 Titanium in-depth review - At a Glance BlackBerry RIM Pearl-8120 Titanium in-depth review - IntroductionAbout a year and a half ago I reviewed the RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8100 for T-Mobile. I didn’t really like it all that much, mainly because the keyboard was a bit small for my hands and thumbs, I found the OS ugly and the handset itself felt a bit cheap to me. Now T-Mobile’s gone and sent me their new Pearl, the 8120, and I took to testing and reviewing it with an open mind. Seems both the phone and the reviewer have grown up just a little bit in those 18 months or...BlackBerry RIM Pearl-8120 Titanium in-depth review - Design & FeaturesPerhaps the best thing about Pearl is how it packs all of the functionality of its big brother, the BlackBerry Curve, into a device that’s the size and shape of a standard candybar phone. Small and slim enough to tuck into a pocket, Pearl doesn’t feel like a smartphone when you hold it or carry it around. It looks like a regular ol’ cellphone, not some uber-geeky device (or traditional BlackBerry) - at least until you glimpse at all those buttons on the front panel. Pearl’s...BlackBerry RIM Pearl-8120 Titanium in-depth review - Usability & PerformanceI tested the Pearl 8120 on T-Mobile’s GSM network in the San Francisco Bay Area, and also used the device for UMA calling on the WiFi networks at my house, in my office, and in a few hotspot locations. Pearl’s performance on voice calls was generally excellent, with only minimal complaints of background hiss from the people I talked to. The UMA functionality boosted call quality - particularly in locations like my house where T-Mobile reception is less than full strength - and...BlackBerry RIM Pearl-8120 Titanium in-depth review - ConclusionRIM did a lot to bring the smartphone to a mass market with the introduction of the BlackBerry Pearl a few years ago. Combining their legendary Email support with trackball navigation, a media player and camera, and a compact form factor made the Pearl an instant success and spawned its big brother, the Curve, for those who needed a bigger keyboard along with all those consumer-friendly goodies. This latest wave of Pearls improves upon the originals in small but meaningful ways, and...Unboxing and hands-on: RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120 for T-Mobile |
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