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BlackBerry Pearl 8100

PA Rating - 7
User Rating - 7.3

Posted: 07 Sep 2006
Market Status: Released US carrier availability: AT&T - Discontinued T-Mobile - Discontinued CellularOne / Dobson - Discontinued

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Design
Device type	Smart phone
OS	BlackBerry
Form factor	Candybar
Dimensions	4.20 x 2.00 x 0.57 inches (107 x 50 x 14.5 mm)
Weight	3.16 oz (90 g) the average is 4.4 oz (127 g)
Design features	Half QWERTY, Trackball
Side Keys	Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Other

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	65 536

Battery
Talk time	3.50 hours the average is 11 h (647 min)
Stand-by time	15.0 days (360 hours) the average is 18 days (441 h)
Capacity	900 mAh
Type	Li - Ion

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	microSD

Camera
Camera	1.3 megapixels
Flash	Yes
Features	Digital zoom, Mirror

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Multimedia
Music player
Supported formats	MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+
Video playback
Supported formats	MPEG4, H.263

Internet browsing
Browser
supports	HTML, WAP 2.0

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

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
Instant Messaging	AOL, Yahoo!, ICQ
Games	Yes

Connectivity
Bluetooth	2.0
Profiles	Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Serial Port (SPP)
USB	Yes
Connector	miniUSB
Headphones connector	2.5mm
Other	Computer sync

Other features
Notifications	Service lights, Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Other	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD, Push-to-Talk

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	16 Aug 2006
	FCC ID value: L6ARBE40GW link
FCC measured SAR FCC measured SAR - The exposure standard for mobile devices employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit stated in the international guidelines is 2.0 W/ kg*. Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value.
Head	1.09 W/kg
Measured in	1900 MHz
Body	1.16 W/kg
Measured in	1900 MHz

Availability
Officially announced	07 Sep 2006

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