The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is a smart phone that combines fun and functionality into a small, stylish device. It is the third in the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 series. The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is available in silver and amethyst. 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 8120 measures 105 mm x 50 mm x 14.5 mm (L x W x D) in dimension and weighs approximately 92 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 8120 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 8120 also incorporates Bluetooth v2.0 technology that is suitable for mono/ stereo headsets, handsfree and is serial port profile supported. The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 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 8120 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 8120 has support for polyphonic/ MIDI ringtones, MP3 ringtones vibrate mode and LED indicator. The standard battery of the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 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 8120 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 8120 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 8120 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. As for email integrations, the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 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
“The addition of Wi-Fi and other enhancements make the RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120 a nice upgrade, but we couldn’t help wanting a little more from the smartphone.” (CNET, 2008)
“Overall then, the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is a very pleasant to use phone. It can’t compete with serious smartphone for web browsing but it can have a good go at that and general multimedia – all while being a serious email tool.” (KnowYourMobile, 2008)
“E-mail-friendly handset boasts strong multimedia features, including a camera and media player.” (PCWorld, 2008)
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