RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8100
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- Posted: 07 Sep 2006 Announced: 07 Sep 2006
- Market Status: Released
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- US carrier availability: T-Mobile - Discontinued CellularOne / Dobson - Discontinued AT&T - Discontinued
- Links: RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8100 manual RIM BlackBerry Pearl Official page RIM BlackBerry Pearl Review
The Pearl is the first BlackBerry with name and the first one to feature integrated camera, slot for memory, and multimedia players. It's only 0.6 thick and is also the slimmest and the lightest BlackBerry up to now.
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RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8100 specifications
Pros
No prosCons
- Slow processor (312 MHz)
- Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
- Low resolution display (240 x 260 pixels)
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
- Too little RAM memory (32 MB RAM)
- Low-resolution camera (1.3 megapixels)
- The camera lacks autofocus
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
Design
- Device type:
- Smart phone
- OS:
- BlackBerry OS
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
- Dimensions:
- 4.20 x 2.00 x 0.57 (107 x 50 x 14.5 mm)
- Weight:
- 3.16 oz (90 g)
the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)
- 3.16 oz (90 g)
Display
- Resolution:
- 240 x 260 pixels
- 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:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 65 536
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 3.50 hours
the average is 8 h (497 min)
- 3.50 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 15.0 days (360 hours)
the average is 21 days (496 h)
- 15.0 days (360 hours)
- Capacity:
- 900 mAh
Hardware
- Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Single core, 312 MHz, Intel XScale
- System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- 32 MB RAM / 64 MB ROM
- Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
- microSD
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
- 1.3 megapixels
- Flash:
- Yes
- Features:
- Digital zoom, Mirror
Internet browsing
- Browser:
- Yes
- Supports:
- HTML, WAP 2.0
Technology
- GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- EDGE
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Memo
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (SureType), Predictive text input
- E-mail:
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, Blackberry Connect
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
- 2.0
- USB:
- Yes
- Connector:
- miniUSB
- Computer sync
Other features
- Notifications:
- Service lights, Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD, Push-to-Talk
Availability
- Officially announced:
- 07 Sep 2006
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