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RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 review

The first clamshell BlackBerry

Our Score 4

Last reviewed: 2008-12-11December 11th 2008

Connectivity Bluetooth, USB 2.0
Dimensions 101 x 50 x 17.5
Weight (g) 102
Camera Resolution 2
Digital Zoom 5
Display Size 2.2
Display Type TFT LCD
E-mail Client Yes
EDGE Yes
Expansion Slots Micro SD
GPRS Yes
Memory 128
Mobile Phone Frequencies GSM850/GSM900/GSM1800/GSM1900
No of Colours (Main Display) 65536
Operating System Blackberry
Phone Features 3D Games, Audio Recording, Calender, Call History, Clock/Alarm, Java Games, MP3/Polyphonic ringtones, Music Library, Notes, PC Synch, Photos, Predictive Text, Stopwatch, Tasks, Timer, Video Capture, WAP 2.0, Web Browser
Playable Formats AAC, AAC Plus, AMR, DivX, eAAC Plus, H.263, H.264, MP3, WMA, WMV
Quoted Standby Time 360
Quoted Talk Time (hrs) 4
Ringtones Downloadable, MP3, polyphonic
WiFi Yes

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Product Summary

For

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Good looks

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2 megapixel camera

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Wi-Fi, 3.5mm headphone jack

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Semi Qwerty-style keyboard

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Google Maps and BlackBerry Maps

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Flip design

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Good build

Against

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No 3G

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No GPS receiver built in

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Camera is limited

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