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The smallest BlackBerry smartphone yet, the BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 smartphone is as powerful as it is compact. This stylish world phone offers global 3G connectivity, a brilliant high-resolution screen, and an innovative keyboard with SureType technology that supports the advanced messaging features. It's ideal for those who prefer a compact device, but still want a smartphone that delivers a full BlackBerry experience.
Each button on the keypad shares two letters and the unit automatically determines which letter is the intended one based on what it predicts you are trying to spell. This unique predictive text technology, known as SureType, makes the Pearl 3G's diminutive size possible. SureType also learns the words you use most often, further enhancing your typing speed.
Enabled for use on all lightning quick HSPDA 3G networks, you'll be able to easily access the Internet as well as quickly download video, music and more. Additionally, with 3G networks, you can make a call while simultaneously receiving picture/text messages and e-mail or viewing Web pages. This GPS-enabled phone can access the Navigator service for turn-by-turn directions.
You'll enjoy all the communication and connectivity features you've come to expect from a BlackBerry phone--including e-mail served up by the BlackBerry Internet Service and a full menu of messaging options (SMS, MMS, and IM). And with its Wireless-N Wi-Fi capabilities (802.11b/g/n).
You'll be able to access BlackBerry App World to download applications from a broad and growing catalog of third-party mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones, including games, entertainment, social networking and sharing, news and weather, productivity and more. The Pearl 3G runs the BlackBerry OS 5, but it's ready for upgrading to BlackBerry OS 6.
A hot-swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot provides additional storage for multimedia files and archiving applications, with a 2 GB memory card included and support for optional 32 GB cards. Other features include a 3.2-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, visual voicemail for easier access and response to voicemails, and up to 5.5 hours of talk time.
With BlackBerry's push e-mail technology, your e-mail will find you without having to initiate a connection. BlackBerry devices are designed to remain on and continuously connected to the wireless network, notifying you as new e-mail arrives. In addition to the text, you can also receive and view attachments in a wide range of popular file formats, including Microsoft Office, Corel WordPerfect, and Adobe PDF.
Browse the web with the integrated, full-featured browser, which quickly and efficiently displays HTML pages as well as enables you to set up RSS feeds to stay connected to up-to-the-minute news and blog posts. And keep up with your contacts using a variety of instant message (IM) networks, including the integrated Blackberry Messenger as well as downloadable clients for Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, and Lotus Sametime.
For corporate users, this BlackBerry device delivers all the enterprise e-mail and messaging capabilities you've come to expect. It's supported on the BlackBerry Internet Service, giving you access to up to 10 work or personal e-mail accounts (including most popular ISP e-mail accounts), as well as BlackBerry Enterprise Server, enabling advanced security and IT administration within IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise environments.
Vital Statistics
The BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 weighs 3.3 ounces and measures 4.25 x 1.97 x 0.52 inches. Its 1150 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5.5 hours of talk time, and up to 432 hours (18 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as dual-band 3G networks (850/1900 MHz; HSDPA/UMTS) plus international 3G networks (2100 MHz).