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Image Gallery: RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220

By // November 3, 2008, 1:57 PM PST

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  • BB Curve and BB Flip

    Flip form factor mobile phones are very popular in the U.S. and until now these users were unable to pick up a BlackBerry in this form factor. The RIM BB Flip brings the power and functionality of the BlackBerry to this form factor, complete with a SureType QWERTY keyboard. The BB Flip from T-Mobile also supports WiFi and UMA for unlimited calling over WiFi.

  • Curve and Flip in open position

    Here you can see what makes the Flip unique in the BlackBerry world.

  • Flip and T-Mobile Shadow

    Both of these devices have SureType keyboards, but as you can see the BB Flip one is actually quite roomy.

  • Closed BB Flip

    The Flip has an attractive outer face with a small integrated display that shows you status, caller ID, and other basic information.

  • BB Flip camera

    The camera and flash are located on the top of the front face and when flipped open it appears on the back so you can take photos of your subject.

  • Back of the Flip

    The battery/SIM cover is located on the back. The back actually has a bit of a contour to it and feels great in your hand.

  • Left side of the Flip

    The Flip is fairly slim and as you can see has a bit of curvature up towards the top.

  • Left side ports

    There is a mute button, 3.5mm headset jack, and microUSB port on the upper left.

  • Bottom of the Flip

    There is nothing along the bottom of the device.

  • Right side of the Flip

    The volume controls and another application button are located on the right side.

  • MicroSD card slot

    There is a microSD card slot under the volume buttons on the upper right.

  • Opening up the Flip

    When you open the Flip the top display rotates back over the device to reduce the overall length when opened. It is a cool design that reminds me of my MacBook Pro.

  • Flip on the Curve

    Here you can see the BB Flip on top of a BB Curve for size comparisons.

  • Flip buttons

    There are four hardware buttons around the now common Pearl trackball.

  • SureType keyboard

    The keyboard is quite roomy and has good feedback. The SureType software is also very accurate.

  • Another view of the keyboard

    As you can see the keys are quite flush, but they do have a contour to them that fits your thumbs easily.

  • Backlighting of the keyboard

    The keyboard and hardware buttons are well lit on the Flip.

  • BB Flip in hand

    The Flip feels good in my hand and I like the clamshell form factor.

  • Closed BB Flip in hand

    The closed Flip easily fits in your pocket and hand.

  • BB Flip outside display

    The outside mono display shows you some basic information. You will also see caller ID and music player info when running.

  • New BlackBerry standby screen

    The BB Flip runs BB OS 4.6 as you can see in this new standby screen.

  • BB application screen

    Pressing the application button takes you to the new and cool BB 4.6 display.

  • Updated web browser

    Here is a view of my blog site mobile format in the web browser.

  • ZDNet blog page

    The web browser works well, but the ZDNet pages show up in mobile format by default. You can change how web pages appear in the settings though.

  • RIM page in the browser

    Here you can see the full RIM website zoomed out in the browser.

  • Zooming in to RIM

    You can easily zoom into pages in the browser.

  • Media player

    The media player application allows you to view videos, images, and manage your ringtones.

  • Playing the sample song

    Music player on the BB Flip.

  • Instant Messaging clients

    There are several IM clients included on the Flip, including Windows Live, Yahoo! IM, Google Talk, etc.

  • Windows Live sign in

    Windows Live Messenger works well and is quite functional.

  • Included applications

    You will find several preloaded applications in the Applications folder, including Tasks, video camera, Documents To Go suite, and more.

  • Video camera

    As you can see the new BlackBerry OS supports video capture capability.

  • Wireless connection manager

    Manage all your wireless connections (phone, WiFi, and Bluetooth) with this utility.

  • Settings utility

    The Settings utility is found on the device and gives you access to the extensive BlackBerry settings display.

  • Included games

    There are 6 games included on the Flip.

  • Profiles manager

    The profiles manager looks a bit different than before and is easy to use.

  • Camera settings

    There are several settings for the camera.

  • Curve and Flip side by side

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  • BB OS 4.6 main display

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BB Curve and BB Flip

Flip form factor mobile phones are very popular in the U.S. and until now these users were unable to pick up a BlackBerry in this form factor. The RIM BB Flip brings the power and functionality of the BlackBerry to this form factor, complete with a SureType QWERTY keyboard. The BB Flip from T-Mobile also supports WiFi and UMA for unlimited calling over WiFi.

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