The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 is a smart phone that combines fun and functionality into a small, stylish device. It is the second in the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 series. The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 is available in blue, silver and pink henna. Among some of the features available include wireless email, organizer, browser, phone, 1.3 mega pixel camera, BlackBerry Maps, media player, corporate data access, SMS, MMS and two Push to Talk function (PTT).
Specifications
The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 measures 105 mm x 50 mm x 14.5 mm (L x W x D) in dimension and weighs approximately 88 g. It comes in the form of a monoblock candy bar and has a SureType QWERTY keypad that is embedded with SureType software. In addition to that, it also has a Trackball and keyboard backlighting features. In terms of voice input/ output, the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 has a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack and comes with an integrated earpiece and microphone. Besides that, it also has a built-in speakerphone for loud speaker mode. The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 also incorporates Bluetooth v2.0 technology that is suitable for mono/ stereo headsets, handsfree and is serial port profile supported. The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 can also be used with a Bluetooth Stereo Audio (A2DP/ AVCRP). There is also an integrated media player that can play audio formats including MP3, MIDI, AMR-NB, AAC/ AAC+/ eAAC+ and WMA, as well as video formats including MPEG4 Part 2 Simple Profile, H.263 and WMV. In terms of display, the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 has a Transmissive TFT high-resolution colour LCD display that has a resolution of 240 x 260 pixels. Other display features include user selectable font size, colour display, backlighting and light sensing screen. In terms of notifications, the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 has support for polyphonic/ MIDI ringtones, MP3 ringtones vibrate mode and LED indicator. The standard battery of the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 can provide up to 4 hours of talk time. Alternatively, it can last up to 15 days when left on standby mode. In terms of memory, the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 has up to 64 MB of onboard flash memory available to users for storage. It also allows for memory expansion via a memory card port that supports microSD cards. The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 also has an integrated RIM wireless modem. It comes in a box that includes a USB cable and a wall charger. As for device security, the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 features password protection and keyboard lock, sleep mode, support for AES or Triple DES encryption when integrated with BlackBerry Enterprise Server, and optional support for S/MIME. Compatible networks include GSM/ GPRS quadbands including 800/ 1900/ 850/ 1800/ 900 MHz as well as EDGE networks. Besides that, it is also Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g enabled. As for email integrations, the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 works with Black Berry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino, and Novell GroupWise. Besides that, it also integrates with existing enterprise email accounts, existing personal email accounts and optional new device accounts.
Reviews
“If you love BlackBerry phones but also want GPS, then this phone is what you’ve been waiting for” (CNET, 2008)
“It is safe to say that on the multimedia front, the Pearl (like BlackBerry devices in general) is a way behind the versatile S60 as implemented in some of Nokia’s leading edge handsets and that RIM will have to work hard to catch up. We can’t for example, imagine a 5 megapixel camera in a RIM device for some time to come.” (KnowYourMobile, 2008)
“Thinking of a BlackBerry phone, you’d likely picture a mobile phone of a larger size than average. The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 however has a modest and handy size (4,2 x 1,9 x 0,5 inches), yet all thinkable functions are available. The BlackBerry 8110 cell phone we tested has a nice blue colour with a few shiny silver accents. Personally, I find its look too fake for this kind of business phone, and it also gives the back some sort of plastic appearance. Therefore, I prefer the black version which is also available. Furthermore, a QWERTY keyboard is visible on the front with a TrackBall to scroll through the menu functions. The BlackBerry Pearl 88110 handset is delivered including a battery charger, a data cable, a headset, manuals and Blackberry software.” (LetsGoMobile, 2008)
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