RIM Blackberry Pearl 8120
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AT&T finally got its hold of RIM BlackBerry smartphones with its introduction to the RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120. This small smartphone magnificently embedded Wi-Fi and a 2.0 Megapixel camera. Who said that BlackBerry can’t be that stylish and trendy and would be trapped in the world of feature-deprivation? The BlackBerry Pearl proved the speculations otherwise.
The candy bar-like design of BlackBerry Pearl 8120 makes the whole world talking trying to analyze how the functions of a smartphone could be embedded inside such tiny component. The Pearl 8120 has a dimension of 4.2 x 1.9 x 0.5 inches and a weight of 3.2 ounces. The phone looks very attractive and sleek with its deep sapphire blue color.
The 2.25 inch screen displays 65K color on a 260 x 20 pixel resolution. It has a light-sensing technology that adjusts backlighting in relation to the environment which helps attain a crisp, bright and well-readable text, video and images. New themes, graphics, fonts and colors were also added. Navigation keys are located below the display. These keys include Talk and End keys, menu shortcut, back button, pearl trackball and the SureType keyboard, which is the QWERTY-like keyboard that cramps out two letters in a single key.
The left side of the phone is where the 3.5mm headphone jack, mini-USB port. microSD memory card slot and push-to-talk button are located. The right side is where the camera activation button and volume controls are located. The mute button is on the top of the unit while the 2 Megapixel camera, mirror and flash are located on the back side.
Pearl 8120’s greatest contribution in the features section is the inclusion of WiFi on its offerings. It includes a setup wizard that helps in the configuration of the device although it automatically scans for networks and hotspots. It only supports AT&T’s EDGE network. 8120 also has an improved web browser. Other connectivity options include the Bluetooth 2.0 which supports Bluetooth wireless headsets, hands-free kits and serial ports. Although 8120 doesn’t include a GPS radio, there is an option to a Bluetooth GPS receiver.
Pearl 8120 is a quad-band world phone and offers these voice features: speakerphone, voice-activated dialing, smart dialing, conference calling and speed dialing. Of course, it has real-time e-mail support for Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino or Novell GroupWise. It also includes an attachment viewer that opens famous file formats like Microsoft Word, Excel, JPEG, GIF and a lot more.
Multimedia lovers will also have fun with Pearl 8120. It has a built-in media player that can play a number of music files like MP3, WMA, AAC and MIDI files and H.263 video files. The 2.0-megapixel camera has 5x zoom, flash, white-balance setting and color effects that can enhance the photos.
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Continuing the tradition of the BlackBerry Curve series is the Curve 8320. The Curve, which started with the release of Curve 8300 in June 2007, has given birth to a new set of strong smartphones. Released by T-Mobile, the BlackBerry Curve 8320 merged up Wi-Fi and UMA with the other functions, setting a trend of standard in mobile technology.
The design of the Curve 8320 is based on its predecessors namely the 8300 and 8310. Compacted inside the 3.9 ounces, 4.2 x 2.4 x 0.6 inches body is the new improved QWERTY keyboard and a 2.5-inch 65K color screen at a 320×240 pixel resolution. Reading the contents isn’t a problem, regardless of the environmental conditions as the light sensing technology automatically adjusts the light. Navigation is done via the controls located below the screen: Talk and End buttons, Menu shortcut, Escape key and trackball navigator.
Located on the right side is the volume control and a launch button that may be redefined, although the default option was that of the camera activation. The left side of the unit is where the mini-USB port, convenience key and 3.5 millimeter headset jack are located. This jack allows any Walkman-style headphones.
The back side of the phone is where the 2-Megapixel camera and mirror are placed while the mute button is on top. The microSD slot behind the battery may be inconvenient for users. Marking one of the biggest additions in Curve 8320 is the Wi-Fi which supports 802.11b/g on any Wi-Fi hot spot. It also includes UMA, the technology that enables users to make and receive voice calls using both wireless networks and cellular networks over WiFi. Calls done in this method is non-chargeable in cellular plans, although a monthly charge of 10 can make the possibility of unlimited calls inside a Wi-Fi hotspot attainable. Users should be reminded though that UMA works only with GSM and it’s technically not VoIP as are SIP services. Call quality is not of question with UMA remained excellent.
Other connectivity options are the EDGE and Bluetooth. Bluetooth profiles supported by 8320 are wireless headsets, hands-free kits, dial-up networking and Bluetooth headsets. There are no 3G support and GPS radio. E-mail over EDGE is quick enough with 8320. It also has the same web browser with the 8300 that can also open table, Javascript and CSS. T-Mobile has a number of Instant Messaging applications that support Yahoo, AIM, Windows Live, Google Talk and BlackBerry Messenger. It still supports SMS and MMS.
8320’s multimedia capabilities include the Media Player application that can play music formats (MP3, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+ and WMA files) and video. It also includes the image viewer. The camera can only takes photos and the camera isn’t equally great as compared to the cameras of other phone models, but 8320 is at least, commendable. The bottom line, 8320 is a very promising device and many will really get excited with the addition of UMA among its features.