Research In Motion
unveiled the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone, the first
BlackBerry phone to come in the popular flip form factor.
The new BlackBerry Pearl Flip provides flip phone fans with all the
power of a BlackBerry smartphone in a fun and familiar design. One
quick flip of the handset opens up a world of possibilities with the
industry's leading mobile messaging solution and a wide range of
impressive Internet and multimedia capabilities, all in one powerful
yet approachable smartphone. You can send a message to your friends or
family, make a call, browse the web, snap a picture, watch a video or
listen to your favorite song. It's all in your control with a simple
flip.
The quad-band EDGE based BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone presents a
sophisticated look with a sleek design and a chrome-finished frame
surrounding its smooth, luminescent face. Packed with an abundance of
powerful features, it weighs only 3.6 ounces and measures approximately
3.9" x 1.9" x 0.7". Featuring two high-resolution, light-sensing color
displays, the external LCD makes it easy to preview incoming emails,
text messages and phone calls without opening the handset, while the
large, 240 x 320 internal LCD displays messages, videos and web pages
with impressive detail and contrast.
"The popularity of BlackBerry smartphones has grown tremendously
around the world and the introduction of this exciting new flip phone
will help extend the reach of the BlackBerry platform even further,"
said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO, Research In Motion. "The
BlackBerry Pearl Flip is a full-featured smartphone with a unique and
friendly design and it is a natural choice for flip phone users who
want to start doing more with their phone than just talk."
FIRST CLASS PHONE
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone is a top of the line mobile
phone that flips open and cradles the face naturally and comfortably
during phone calls. It delivers exceptional voice quality and includes
many premium phone features, including Speaker Independent Voice
Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD), support for mp3
ring tones, smart dialing, conference calling, speed dialing, call
forwarding, voicemail attachment playback and enhanced background noise
cancellation. It also features a speakerphone and Bluetooth® 2.0 for
use with hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits and other
Bluetooth peripherals such as a GPS receiver. The
removable/rechargeable 900 mAhr battery provides four hours of talk
time and over 14 days of standby time.
MESSAGING POWERHOUSE
Featuring a large SureType® QWERTY* keyboard that makes typing
messages and dialing numbers fast and easy, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip,
like all BlackBerry smartphones, provides integrated access to the
industry leading BlackBerry wireless services. Users are able to
easily access up to 10 supported personal and work email accounts, send
and receive text and instant messages, and connect on popular social
networking sites with friends, family and co-workers. The DataViz®
Documents to Go® software suite is also preloaded, allowing users to
edit Microsoft® Word, Excel and PowerPoint files directly on the
handset. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip is supported on BlackBerry® Internet
Service, BlackBerry® Unite!, BlackBerry® Professional Software and
BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, which provides tight integration with
corporate email systems and the security and IT policy controls that
enterprise customers require to confidently allow smartphones in their
organization.
MULTIMEDIA TO GO
With an advanced media player for displaying pictures, listening to
music and watching videos, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip is the perfect
on-the-go entertainment center. Videos play smoothly on the large
internal display, playlists can be managed directly on the handset and
there's an equalizer with 11 preset filters - including "Lounge",
"Jazz" and "Hip Hop" - for customizing audio ranges when using
headphones or external speakers. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip works with
the new BlackBerry® Media Sync application that makes it easy to sync
iTunes digital music collections with the smartphone*** and it also
features a conveniently accessible microSD/SDHC memory card slot that
supports up to 16GB** for plenty of storage. High Speed USB 2.0
support allows files to be quickly transferred between a desktop
computer and the smartphone and the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager
software includes Roxio® Media Manager for BlackBerry® to help users
easily manage their music and video files. Roxio Photosuite® 9 LE is
also included for creating photo albums and editing pictures.
FULL FEATURED FLIP
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip packs an impressive range of features into
its compact design, including phone, email, messaging, organizer,
browser and multimedia applications, and it can also support thousands
of other mobile lifestyle and business applications. It features a 2
megapixel camera with flash, zoom and video recording**** to capture
memories while on the move, and includes BlackBerry Maps to deliver
maps and step-by-step driving directions quickly and easily. An
enhanced HTML browser displays web pages beautifully in either "Column
View" or "Page View" and different emulation settings allow users to
choose between desktop-style HTML content and the mobile version of web
pages. The browser also supports RTSP for watching online streaming
video from sites like m.youtube.com. In addition, the BlackBerry Pearl
Flip smartphone features built-in Wi-Fi® (802.11 b/g) with support for
UMA (unlicensed mobile access), extending wireless email and data
coverage and supporting carrier enabled voice calls over home Wi-Fi
networks, enterprise wireless deployments and Wi-Fi hotspots.
ACCESSORIES
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip comes with a variety of accessories
including a stereo headset, travel charger and USB cable. Additional
accessories for BlackBerry smartphones, including holsters and totes,
charging pods, premium earphones, Bluetooth headsets and the
BlackBerry® Remote Stereo Gateway are available through retail outlets
or online at www.shopblackberry.com.
AVAILABILITY
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone will be available from
wireless carriers around the world beginning this fall. Specific
availability and pricing details will be announced at a later date.
For more information please visit www.BlackBerryPearl.com