My Blackberry 8100 Pearl Review
I have been hanging out for this phone ever since I heard it announced. I had always wanted a blackberry with a camera and mp3 functionality so this was a dream come true and I was always gonna buy it. I'm guessing that if you are reading this you are already aware of the specs, so I won't bore you with the technical details too much, here is my user opinion of this latest Blackberry Smartphone.
Here are my thoughts on the Blackberry 8100 Pearl:
First off, the phone looks amazing. It is so sleek and stylish, I almost didn't believe it was a blackberry! It is so thin too (about the same as 2 ipod nanos stuck together). The size really is amazing considering all the features packed into it. It fits really nicely in my pocket (unlike the Blackberry 8700) and it doesn't look silly and big when I'm making calls on it.
The 2.25-inch TFT screen displays 65,000 colors at a 240x260-pixel resolution. It is like looking at a mini plasma screen, it is great for emails, and looks pretty nice for viewing photos too.
The Traditional Blackberry Trackwheel has been replaced with the 'pearl'. I loved the trackwheel, but after some initial annoyance I am now used to the pearl and find it to be very easy to use. The Menu and escape keys are no longer on the side and are now next to the pearl. Again, this took some getting used to but its no big deal - Long time Blackberry users will get used to it and users that are new to Blackberry will love the pearl from the get go. I love it now too, but as I said, it took some time.
Having an expandable memory is a wonderful new addition, however it is kind of annoying that the Micro SD Slot is located behind the battery.
The Camera is ok. It is nothing special but at 1.3 mega pixel I was never expecting anything huge. It is the same as the camera in my Nokia that I am replacing so I'm happy - It is just so great to finally have a camera in a Blackberry that I don't really care. The Pics look fine on the screen, they aren't really meant to be printed or anything at that quality anyway.
I have read other people's compaints about the loud speaker quality but I've had no problems.
I really would have liked a qwerty keyboard, the sure-type keys are ok for me but I imagine that someone with large hands would have some difficulty typing out long emails with it. It is fine for text messages though.
I get about 5 hours talk time out of the battery, which is the same as my old Nokia so no complaints there.
Overall, I have found this to be a great phone. It is everything that I have been waiting for from Blackberry (well, QWERTY would be nice ;-) ).
This phone will please general consumers and business users alike, although I would recommend that heavy business users stick with the Blackberry 8700.
I am now hanging out for the QWERTY Version with WI-FI to be released :-)
Great Phone, Great Features 9/10
Here are my thoughts on the Blackberry 8100 Pearl:
First off, the phone looks amazing. It is so sleek and stylish, I almost didn't believe it was a blackberry! It is so thin too (about the same as 2 ipod nanos stuck together). The size really is amazing considering all the features packed into it. It fits really nicely in my pocket (unlike the Blackberry 8700) and it doesn't look silly and big when I'm making calls on it.
The 2.25-inch TFT screen displays 65,000 colors at a 240x260-pixel resolution. It is like looking at a mini plasma screen, it is great for emails, and looks pretty nice for viewing photos too.
The Traditional Blackberry Trackwheel has been replaced with the 'pearl'. I loved the trackwheel, but after some initial annoyance I am now used to the pearl and find it to be very easy to use. The Menu and escape keys are no longer on the side and are now next to the pearl. Again, this took some getting used to but its no big deal - Long time Blackberry users will get used to it and users that are new to Blackberry will love the pearl from the get go. I love it now too, but as I said, it took some time.
Having an expandable memory is a wonderful new addition, however it is kind of annoying that the Micro SD Slot is located behind the battery.
The Camera is ok. It is nothing special but at 1.3 mega pixel I was never expecting anything huge. It is the same as the camera in my Nokia that I am replacing so I'm happy - It is just so great to finally have a camera in a Blackberry that I don't really care. The Pics look fine on the screen, they aren't really meant to be printed or anything at that quality anyway.
I have read other people's compaints about the loud speaker quality but I've had no problems.
I really would have liked a qwerty keyboard, the sure-type keys are ok for me but I imagine that someone with large hands would have some difficulty typing out long emails with it. It is fine for text messages though.
I get about 5 hours talk time out of the battery, which is the same as my old Nokia so no complaints there.
Overall, I have found this to be a great phone. It is everything that I have been waiting for from Blackberry (well, QWERTY would be nice ;-) ).
This phone will please general consumers and business users alike, although I would recommend that heavy business users stick with the Blackberry 8700.
I am now hanging out for the QWERTY Version with WI-FI to be released :-)
Great Phone, Great Features 9/10
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