Right, like you needed RIM to
tell you about the Pearl at this point. Ok, well, here it goes: RIM officially announced the BlackBerry Pearl tonight for T-Mobile USA launch on... wait for it...
September 12th, and on Rogers in Canada in October. The price wasn't disclosed, but c'mon, don't you trust us? (Psst, it's $199 with service agreement.) Oh, here's the final spec list, just in case you weren't paying attention previously:
- 240 x 260 65k color display
- 1.3 megapixel camera with flash
- 64MB flash and microSD
- Media playback with MP3, AAC, MPEG-4 (h.263)
- Trackball (i.e. the pearl in Pearl)
- Bluetooth 2.0
- SureType keyboard
- quad-band GSM / EDGE
- 4.2 x 2.0 x 0.57 inches (107 x 50 x 14.5mm)
- 3.1 ounces
Click on for some more shots! Like you need 'em!
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
posted Sep 7th 2006 at 1:42AM
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
warren @ Sep 7th 2006 3:01AM
ok so does anyone have any idea whatsoever for when this is comming out on cingular? i am kinda pissed that i got a 7130c a few months ago when this is basically an update, a very large on on that
also does anyone have any idead about the media abilites on a mac, i saw there was updated desktop software anyone know if this finally includes mac support built in????
Tim @ Sep 7th 2006 6:37AM
anyone know if this will be unlockable for use on any network? i live in australia and don't know if this phone will come out here. i'm thinking i'll get an unlocked one off american ebay. so hopefully, it's unlockable...
flamer's grill @ Sep 7th 2006 11:15AM
I'm still a bit confused about this whole "suretype" keyboard thing. Do you press a button once for Q and twice for W? Or is it sort of a horizontal rocker key?
mroach @ Sep 7th 2006 11:30AM
The Pearl is on the front page of today's Wall Street Journal Marketplace section and they confirm that the price will be $199 with T-Mobile.
#2: Yeah, it will be unlockable. If not by the normal 3rd party means then by T-Mobile who will unlock phones for those who have been customers for more than six months.
#3: It's predictive text just like on any other phone except designed for this QWERTY/2 style keypad.
resource @ Sep 7th 2006 12:08PM
No video recorder turned me off
Ugh.
And no wi-fi either?
Geez.
I hope I can get it for less than 200$.
SLVR6 @ Sep 7th 2006 4:36PM
I just want the new theme on my 7105! Anybody have access to the theme or know if it will be available for older models?
Greg @ Sep 7th 2006 9:12PM
Is the Pearl comming to cingular?
a @ Sep 15th 2006 12:55AM
cingular will have it in november
C. Goodness @ Sep 20th 2006 11:45PM
Verizon anyone? Does anyone have any news about Verizon supporting the pearl?
marc.rohde-net.us @ Oct 25th 2006 11:25PM
I don't have a date on the Cingular release but my sales rep indicated that is should be early in November.