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RIM Blackberry Pearl

Design: Candy bar • Carrier: T-Mobile • OS Supported: J2ME • Battery Life Average (hh:mm): 8:34 • Price When Reviewed: $150
RIM Blackberry Pearl (Front)
RIM Blackberry Pearl (Front)
85.4 Very Good
Last updated
July 14, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Liane Cassavoy
Pros
  • Stellar messaging capabilities
  • Adds a camera
Cons
  • Lacks a full QWERTY keyboard
  • Keys can be difficult to press
  • Pricing:Very Inexpensive: $150 (7/10/2008)
  • Performance:Very Good: 89
  • Features:Very Good: 84
  • Design:Very Good: 84
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Very Inexpensive: $150

Very Inexpensive: $150

Performance Very Good: 89

Very Good: 89
PC World Tests
Battery Life Average (hh:mm) 8:34 
Battery Life Word Score Very Good 

Features Very Good: 84

Very Good: 84
General
Dimensions (inches) 1.9 by .6 by 4.2 
Weight (oz.) 3.1 
Design Candy bar 
Antenna Internal 
Carrier T-Mobile 
GPS No 
CPU/GPU/Battery
Processor Intel 
Processor Speed 312 
Battery Type Lithium ion 
Vendor-Stated Talk Time (hours:minutes) 3.5 hours 
Vendor-Stated Standby (hours:minutes) 15 days 
Display
Number of Displays One 
Display Size (diagonal, in inches) 2.25 
Display Type Color 
Display Resolution 240 by 260 
Maximum Text Display (lines) 14 
Backlighting Yes 
Cellular Technology (Voice and/or Data)
GSM 800 Yes 
GSM 850 Yes 
GSM 1800 Yes 
GSM 1900 Yes 
EDGE Yes 
Messaging Services
SMS Yes 
MMS Yes 
E-Mail Yes 
IM Yes 
Wireless Capabilities
Bluetooth Yes 
PC Sync/Connectivity
Bluetooth Yes 
USB1 Yes 
USB2 Yes 
Over the Air Yes 
Expansion Card Support
MicroSD Yes 
Input Method/Devices
Five-Way Joystick/Thumb Wheel Yes 
Predictive Text Entry (T9) Yes 
Dedicated Controls
Volume Control Yes 
Operating system
OS Supported J2ME 
E-Mail Support
POP3 Yes 
Exchange Yes 
IMAP4 Yes 
Lotus Notes Yes 
Digital Audio Support
AAC Yes 
AAC Plus Yes 
WMA Yes 
MP3 Yes 
Audio Features
Audio Inputs integrated microphone 
Audio Outputs speakerphone, 2.5mm headphone jack 
FM Radio No 
Imaging
Camera Resolution 1.3 megapixels 
Flash Yes 
Digital Zoom Yes 
Streaming Video Yes 
Video Calling Conference No 
Other
Included Hardware USB cable, travel charger, headset, battery 
Included Software Calendar, address book, BlackBerry browser, BlackBerry Messenger, AOL IM, ICQ IM, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, maps, tasks, memo pad, BrickBreaker, calculator, password keeper, BlackBerry Desktop Software 
Support & Reliability
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support (hours) 24 
Saturday Support (hours) 24 
Sunday Support (hours) 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 

Design Very Good: 84

Very Good: 84
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