BlackBerry Pearl 8100

BlackBerry Pearl 8100

It may be small and stylish, but the Pearl is packed with features and has all the email power you’d expect from a BlackBerry. The BlackBerry Pearl is as useful in your work life as it is in your social life. As well as keeping you in touch with the office, it can keep you up to date with friends. The BlackBerry Pearl comes with Facebook® preloaded* so you can receive updates as soon as they’re posted online. 

Size & weight

  • Length: 107mm
  • Depth: 14.5mm
  • Width: 50mm
  • Lightweight: Only 91g
Blackberry Pearl 8100

SureType® QWERTY keyboard & Trackball

Blackberry Pearl 8100
  • The BlackBerry Pearl uses SureType® keyboard technology in a QWERTY-style layout which makes it quick and easy to dash off your texts and emails. The keyboard is backlit so, even if you’re in poor light, you’ll be able to type away happily. And to help you navigate your way around, the BlackBerry Pearl has a roll and click trackball.

Mobile internet

  • Thanks to its GPRS technology you can browse the web on the go. It even has Facebook® preloaded so keeping up to date couldn’t be easier.

Email & Messaging

  • As you’d expect from BlackBerry®, email is at its heart. Stay on top of your email accounts including: web-based email (such as Hotmail®, Gmail®, Yahoo!® Mail and AOL® Mail), Microsoft® Outlook® Web Access, Microsoft® Exchange, IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Novell® GroupWise®.
  • Send, receive, forward and reply to messages, and view attachments in popular file formats (JPEG, Adobe® PDF, Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® Excel and Microsoft® PowerPoint files) on the go.
  • Plus, you can connect with your IM contacts using popular applications like Yahoo!® Messenger and Google Talk™.

Business use

  • For larger corporate and government organisations, the BlackBerry Pearl works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server to provide users and IT managers with advanced security and easier access to corporate information.
  • Unlike traditional mobile phones, the BlackBerry Pearl can be centrally managed and supported by IT departments using BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Wireless push delivery of email and data, remote address book look-up and single mailbox integration are just a few of the features available.

Connectivity

Blackberry Pearl 8100
  • 3.5mm stereo headset capable
  • Headset jack
  • Integrated earpiece/ microphone
  • Built-in speakerphone
  • Bluetooth v2.0 mono/stereo headset, hands-free and serial port profile supported (Bluetooth® technology)

Approximate battery life

  • Up to 15 days (Standby time)
  • Up to 4 hours (Talk time)

Built-in GPS & Vodafone Sat Nav**

  • Combining its built-in GPS functionality with Vodafone Sat Nav, the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 smarpthone becomes a powerful all-in-one navigation system. With GPS you can pinpoint your location and track your journeys faster than ever. And when you team GPS with Sat Nav, you can save time and cut stress with step-by-step directions. Just type in an address and see it brought to life on maps, quickly and conveniently on your mobile phone.

Expandable memory

Blackberry Pearl 8100
  • The BlackBerry Pearl comes with 64MB of built-in memory. If you want to carry larger files or videos with, simply expand the memory using a plug in MicroSD™ memory card.

Camera

  • Capture your favourite moments on the BlackBerry Pearl smartphone’s 2MP digital camera with built-in zoom and flash. Or keep your memories alive on its video recorder.

Synchronisation

  • The desktop software (supplied with your ) synchronises your calendar, address book, tasks and memos between your BlackBerry Pearl and your desktop. It also loads new applications and upgrades from your PC to your Pearl.
  • When used with BlackBerry® Enterprise Solution, the BlackBerry Pearl supports wireless synchronisation with: IBM Lotus Notes®, Microsoft Outlook, Novell GroupWise.
  • When used with BlackBerry® Desktop Manager, the BlackBerry Pearl supports desktop synchronisation with: ACT!® 4.0.2/2000/6.0; ASCII Text File Importer/Exporter; Novell GroupWise 5.5/6.0; Lotus Notes 4.5/4.6/5.0/6.0/6.5; Lotus Organiser® 5.0/6.0; Microsoft Outlook 97/98/2000/2002/2003 (XP); Microsoft Outlook Express; Microsoft® Schedule +7.5; Microsoft Schedule + Default; Netscape®.

Multimedia formats

  • The BlackBerry Pearl can handle a number of formats, whether you’re watching videos or listening to your tunes.
    • video formats: MPEG4 H.263, MPEG4 Part 2 Simple Profile, H.264 (encoding and decoding 30fps), WMV
    • audio formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMA ProPlus.
  • BlackBerry® Media Sync is Pearl’s built-in media player. You can listen to your tunes or watch your videos and use it to sync your desktop iTunes® music files with your BlackBerry® Pearl.