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BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220

BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220
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Announced: 10 Sep 2008 Market status: Released Release date: 06 Oct 2008

US carrier availability:
T-Mobile - Discontinued

User rating:

9 Based on 6 User reviews

Pros

No pros

Cons

Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.69 inches inches)
Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (154 ppi)
Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
No front-facing camera
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)

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Description

BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 is the first phone of the manufacturer in clamshell form-factor. Similar to the Pearl, it has trackball and SureType keyboard on the inside. As it is a clamshell, it has a second display on the front when closed, other specifications include microSDHC slot for memory, Wi-Fi and 2MP camera.

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Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
- BlackBerry
Form factor:
- Clamshell
Dimensions:
- 3.98 x 1.97 x 0.69 inches (101 x 50 x 18 mm)
Weight:
- 3.60 oz (102 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (125 g)
Design features:
- Half QWERTY
Side Keys:
- Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Other

Display

Physical size:
- 2.6 inches
Resolution:
- 240 x 320 pixels
Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 154 ppi
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- TFT
Colors:
- 65 536
Features:
- Light sensor
Additional display:
Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display
- - Color, TFT
- Resolution:
  Resolution - Refers to the width and the length od the additional display
  - 128 x 160 pixels
- Colors:
  Colors - Shows the number of colors that the additional display supports
  - 65 536

Battery

Talk time:
- 4.00 hours
  the average is 10 h (615 min)
Stand-by time:
- 14.0 days (336 hours)
  the average is 18 days (433 h)
Capacity:
- 900 mAh
Type:
- Li - Ion

Hardware

Built-in storage:
- 0.075 GB
Storage expansion:
- microSD, microSDHC

Camera

Camera:
- - 2 megapixels
- Flash:
  - Yes
Camcorder:
- - Yes

Multimedia

Music player:
- Supported formats:
  - MP3, AAC, eAAC+, WMA
Video playback:
- Supported formats:
  - MPEG4, H.263, WMV
Streaming:
- - Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - BlackBerry Browser

Technology

GSM:
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
Data:
- EDGE
Global Roaming:
- Yes

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Phone features

Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Notes
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, Blackberry Connect
Instant Messaging:
- - Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 2.0
- Profiles:
  - Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Audio/Video Control Transport Protocol (AVCTP), Audio/Video Distribution Transport Protocol (AVDTP), Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP), Dial-up networking (DUN), Generic Access (GAP), Generic Audio/Video Distribution (GAVDP), Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Phone Book Access (PBAP), Serial Port (SPP)
Wi-Fi:
- - 802.11 b, g
USB:
- - USB 2.0
- Connector:
  - microUSB
Headphones connector:
- 3.5mm
Other:
- UMA, Computer sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
FCC approval - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. Every wireless phone device that that is sold in the U.S. has to be tested and approved for sale by the FCC.
- Date approved:
  Date approved - Shows the date when the particular phone is approved by the Federal Communications Commission
  - 11 Sep 2008
- - FCC ID value:
    FCC ID value - Shows the FCC Identifying value of the particular phone
    L6ARBY40GW link

Availability

Officially announced:
- 10 Sep 2008

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This device is also known as BlackBerry Kickstart 8220

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