Blackberry Pearl 8220 Flip Views
Looking at these comparison shots, the KickStart has a lot going for it - bigger display, bigger/easier to type on keyboard and most important to some, OS version 4.6. I find the side by side keyboard shots to be almost comical - the KickStart's keyboard makes the Pearl's look like Mini Me in comparison. When closed, the KickStart is shorter than the Pearl but thicker. When opened, the base of the KickStart (the part that you hold in hand while using/typing on the phone) is thinner. Looks wise, to each his own, but I prefer the flip-closed look of the KickStart - the longer I look at it the more I like it. A lot of BlackBerry users love the Pearl because it's small and can be tucked away into a pocket - the KickStart should fit that bill as well.
I owned the pearl for 6 months before I decided to get the curve, I thought being a full qwerty and all it should be better. Honestly using that phone for a month I decided to take it back and go back to my trusty pearl. I can actually type so much faster on it and felt much more comfortable. Although the gadget girl in me was a little sad to take my curve back it was a awesome phone. But it would be cool to try a blackberry flip. I wish verizon would get this phone also so I could try it out, but I guess I will be happy with the thunderstorm:)
It's been quite a year for Research In Motion. In 2008, the company debuted its premiere touch-screen BlackBerry, the RIM BlackBerry Storm as well as its first clamshell model, the RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220. While it didn't draw quite the oohs and ahhs of the Storm or the BlackBerry Bold, there are still plenty of people of who really like the flip phone design. In fact, according to RIM, about 70 percent of the cell phone-owning population in the United States has clamshell phones, which is why it wanted to ... Expand full review
It's been quite a year for Research In Motion. In 2008, the company debuted its premiere touch-screen BlackBerry, the RIM BlackBerry Storm as well as its first clamshell model, the RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220. While it didn't draw quite the oohs and ahhs of the Storm or the BlackBerry Bold, there are still plenty of people of who really like the flip phone design. In fact, according to RIM, about 70 percent of the cell phone-owning population in the United States has clamshell phones, which is why it wanted to provide this option to customers.
Blackberry Pearl 8220 Flip Images
