BlackBerry Pearl 8100 smartphone
The BlackBerry® Pearl™ from O2 is our standard BlackBerry smartphone for business users and provides the perfect balance of performance, design and functionality for users who prefer traditional phone-style designs. The BlackBerry Pearl elegantly combines an incredibly small, sleek and stylish exterior, full-featured smartphone with the gold standard in wireless email and the result is something special.
The BlackBerry Pearl features include: 1.3 MP digital camera, email, browser, multimedia player and organiser all-in-one, smallest SureType™ QWERTY keyboard. With email, attachments, phone and web access it's never been easier to stay connected on the move.
The BlackBerry Pearl features include:
- First BlackBerry handheld with a camera (1.3 MP camera with built-in flash and digital zoom)
- First BlackBerry handheld with expansion memory support (Micro-SD)
- A powerful 312 MHz Intel® XScale® cellular processor with 64 MB flash memory, providing the ability to store and run enterprise, personal productivity and game applications
- Fast web browsing, application processing and attachment viewing
- Comprehensive phone features with intuitive call management capabilities such as smart dialling, conference calling, speed dial and call forwarding
- High resolution, light-sensing screen - optimises LCD screen lighting levels automatically for ideal indoor and outdoor viewing
- Bluetooth® support and built-in speakerphone for hands-free operation
- Quad-band network support for international connectivity
- Easy-to-use SureType™ keyboard technology that combines phone and QWERTY keyboard layouts with intuitive software for quick and accurate dialling and typing
- Customers with BlackBerry Enterprise Server™ 4.1.2 or higher can use the built-in IT management tools to remotely control the use of the camera and expansion memory.
BlackBerry® Pearl™ demo
Specification
| Dimensions (LxWxD) | 106mm x 50mm x 14.5mm |
|---|---|
| Weight (approx. with battery) | 89.5 grams |
| Display | High resolution LCD screen with light sensing technology. Supports over 64K colours |
| Buttons & Controls | Trackball, SureType™ QWERTY keyboard, Send, End, Mute, Menu, Escape and 2 customisable Convenience keys. |
| Spell Check | No |
| User Interface | Intuitive icons and easy-to-read text based home screen and menus. |
| Processor | Intel® PXA901@312MHz |
| Internal Memory | 64MB flash memory |
| Expandable Memory | Micro SD card |
| Notification | Ringtones, vibrate mode, LED indicator |
| Ring tones | Polyphonic, mp3 and MIDI ring tones |
| Voice Input/Output | Integrated earpiece and microphone, 2.5 mm stereo handset jack, integrated speakerphone Hands-free speakerphone; Hands-free headset and carkit support; Bluetooth v2.0 hands-free headset and car kit support |
| GPRS | Yes |
| Edge | Yes |
| 3G | No |
| Wi-Fi | No |
| Bluetooth® | Yes |
| Standard battery * | 990mAhr removable/rechargeable super-slim Lithium cell |
| Talk Time (up to) * | 3.5 hours |
| Standby Time (up to) * | 15 days |
| Network Bands | Quad-band support for 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSMT/GPRS and EDGE networks |
| Accessories in the box | Mini-USB cable Travel charger Removable Battery Stereo Headset Micro SD Card (128k) |
| Browsers | WAP, HTML |
| MMS | Yes |
| SMS | Yes |
| Camera | 1.3 Mega pixel camera with flash |
| Media Player | Built in Media Player v1.0. MP3 music and MPEG4 videos |
| Keyboard Security | Password & Keyboard lock |
| SAR Value (Ear) | 1.22/0.76 |
* Based on GSMA PRD TW.09 Battery Life Measurement Technique. Actual results may vary. Battery life may vary based on usage.
Pearl software
The latest O2 accredited version of the Pearl handheld code can be downloaded here.
Download the O2 accredited version of the Pearl handheld code
Getting Started with your BlackBerry Pearl
Get your handset set up and view an interactive demo of its main functions and features
BlackBerry Pearl user guide

