Mobility

A first look at the Blackberry Pearl from Verizon Wireless

By // October 25, 2007, 5:48 AM PST // markwkaelin

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  • By Mark Kaelin<br />Photography by Bill Detwiler

    [No Text - Click To Edit]Recently, some representatives from Verizon stopped by the TechRepublic offices to gives us a sneak peak at several new phones the company is introducing during the holiday season. One of the phones we looked at was the Blackberry Pearl. The Blackberry Pearl is familiar to many users as a cell phone / e-mail reader. We should get a good look at the Verizon Wireless version of the Blackberry Pearl before the end of the year. Until then, we snuck in a few snapshots of the this phone for a First Look Gallery.

  • Blackberry from Rimm

    Physically, the Verizon version of the Blackberry Pearl is about the same.

  • Thin

  • Micro SD

    With a Micro SD Flash memory card you can memory to the Blackberry Pearl.

  • GPS

    A common theme of the Verizon phones we saw was the inclusion of GPS.

  • Two megapixel

    The Blackberry Pearl includes a two megapixel camera.

  • Give it back

    We didn't get to keep this one, but we hope to have a review model shortly.

  • QWERTY

    A small but full QWERTY keyboard.

  • Battery life

    One thing we would like to test is the battery life.

  • A nice size screen

    The screen is a good size and clear. Personally, I would prefer a different font -- I'm sure that is adjustable.

  • Oodles of Icons

    The Blackberry Pearl includes just about any application you can imagine for a phone.

  • Music

    You can also play music.

  • Ring tones

    I am not a big fan of fancy ring tones, but some are and appreciate a large selection.

  • Video

    The screen can show video.

By Mark Kaelin
Photography by Bill Detwiler

[No Text - Click To Edit]Recently, some representatives from Verizon stopped by the TechRepublic offices to gives us a sneak peak at several new phones the company is introducing during the holiday season. One of the phones we looked at was the Blackberry Pearl. The Blackberry Pearl is familiar to many users as a cell phone / e-mail reader. We should get a good look at the Verizon Wireless version of the Blackberry Pearl before the end of the year. Until then, we snuck in a few snapshots of the this phone for a First Look Gallery.

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About Mark Kaelin

Mark W. Kaelin has been writing and editing stories about the IT industry, gadgets, finance, accounting, and tech-life for more than 25 years. Most recently, he has been a regular contributor to BreakingModern.com, aNewDomain.net, and TechRepublic.