Blackberry Pearl 8220

Blackberry 8220 Pearl Review

There is no doubt that the BlackBerry 8220 Pearl hasn’t received quite the amount of hype as the BlackBerry Bold or the BlackBerry Storm, but this is still a sold mobile phone that has become very popular. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 comes in a clamshell design that is still one of the most prominent styles for mobile for users.

The design of the BlackBerry Pearl 8220 isn’t as flashy as some mobile phones, but it is certainly practical. What you’ll find on the inside of this new phone from BlackBerry is very impressive, even if the exterior design isn’t. An example of the features you will find with the BlackBerry 8220 Pearl include an updated operating system and interface, along with document editing, Wi-Fi, and e-mail support, not to mention a 2-megapixel camera.

The Blackberry Pearl Flip 8220 phone isn’t the most sophisticated or high end smartphone available, so this mobile probably won’t appeal to business professionals that use their smartphones for just about everything, but for an intro smartphone it really is a great start.

When you open up this phone you will see a 2.25-inch screen that features 65,536 colors at a 240×320-pixel resolution. When viewing text and images they show up in vibrant color with a crisp, clear picture. In addition, the screen is completely customizable, including the font size and background.

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 UK features the BlackBerry OS 4.6 that offers better usability, as well as a fun new look. In addition to this, you also get the renowned email support, which is one of the features that BlackBerry is so well known for. With this BlackBerry smartphone you have the ability to sync with your company’s BlackBerry Enterprise server, with support for Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino, or Novell GroupWise, to give you access to corporate e-mail in real time. Not only this, but you can have access of up to 10 personal/business POP3 or IMAP4 e-mail accounts.

If you are one of those people that absolutely have to have access to instant messaging, this phone features BlackBerry Messenger, AOL, and Google Talk, ICQ, as well as Yahoo, and Windows Live.

One of the features that professionals will like is the ability to view business documents that are in formats such as, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Corel WordPerfect, PDF, JPEG, GIF, plus more. In addition to viewing the documents, the BlackBerry 8220 Pearl also lets you edit them with DataViz Documents To Go.

Some of the drawbacks of the BlackBerry Pearl 8220 include the lack of 3G, and built in GPS. You will also find that the keypad will take some getting accustomed to. Aside from these things, if you are one of those people that prefer the clamshell design, you will love the BlackBerry 8220 Pearl.