Blackberry 8100 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Now available for AT&T customers, the Pearl is a stylish and powerful smart phone for work and play.

Pros: • Sleek design with full-sized keyboard • Sharp 2-MP camera • Bundled Roxio multimedia software • Fast Web surfing • Excellent battery life

Cons: • Some calls didn't connect • Doesn't record video

Review summary: There’s a good reason why everyone has been buzzing about the Blackberry Pearl: It’s the first Blackberry device that has done an amazing job at integrating cell phone functionality with the company’s trademark e-mail offering in a device t

Review summary: We can certify that Blackberry Pearl 8100 is indeed revolutionary for its make ? it has acquired a camera, a memory slot and a multimedia player. But what is equally revolutionary about it is the design ? it is very small and thin for a smartphone, especi

Pros: The RIM BlackBerry Pearl is the first BlackBerry to offer a 1.3-megapixel camera, music and video playback, expandable memory, and a mapping application. The supersleek phone also continues to offer superior push e-mail capabilities, EDGE support, and Blu

Cons: The RIM BlackBerry Pearl's microSD slot is inconveniently located behind the battery, and call quality was subpar in our tests. The phone's camera doesn't record video, and we wish there were external controls for the music player and integrated Wi-Fi.

Verdict: Though nothing revolutionary, the addition of multimedia features and the already solid e-mail capabilities make the RIM BlackBerry Pearl an attractive device for business users and consumers alike.

Review summary: RIM BlackBerry Pearl The RIM BlackBerry Pearl wasn't exactly a hidden gem. Specs and images of the Pearl (aka the 8100, aka the Stealth) leaked onto the Web about a month ago, and Research In Motion certainly made no secret that it planned to release devi

Pros: The RIM BlackBerry Pearl is the first BlackBerry to offer a 1.3-megapixel camera, music and video playback, expandable memory, and a mapping application. The supersleek phone also continues to offer superior push e-mail capabilities, EDGE support, and Blu

Cons: The RIM BlackBerry Pearl's microSD slot is inconveniently located behind the battery, and call quality was subpar in our tests. The phone's camera doesn't record video, and we wish there were external controls for the music player and integrated Wi-Fi.

Verdict: Though nothing revolutionary, the addition of multimedia features and the already solid e-mail capabilities make the RIM BlackBerry Pearl an attractive device for business users and consumers alike.