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The BlackBerry Pearl (8100 / 8110 / 8120 / 8130 / 8220 / 8230 / 9100) is a smartphone developed by Research In Motion the first BlackBerry device with a camera and media player. It was originally released on September 12, 2006. T-Mobile was the first US carrier to release the phone as a carrier device.
BlackBerry Pearl 8110, 8120 and 8130 use the Antioch chip from Cypress Semiconductor, a Westbridge peripheral controller enabling direct connection between peripherals, creating ultra-fast transfers .[2] This upgrade from 8100 provides faster USB sideloading than older phones, and fast connection to the microSDHC card, capable of transferring 1GB file in less than 70 seconds - over 16Mbyte/s transfer rate. This speed significantly surpasses that of the earlier iPhone, Motorola RAZR or Sony Ericsson Walkman. In mid 2010, the Pearl 81xx will have a successor with 3g capabilities- 9100.
Most notably, the Pearl uses a translucent trackball (the Pearl ), which facilitates horizontal and vertical scrolling, instead of the traditional BlackBerry scroll wheel. The backlit color of the 8100 trackball is controlled by a series of LEDs and may be changed by software loaded on the phone; the 8110, 8120 and 8130 models trackball is lit only in white.[6] The color customization capabilities also extend to the notification LED in the top right corner of the device. This LED can be programmed to blink different colors depending on which contact has called, texted or emailed[7].
Overall, the Blackberry 8110 Pearl is a minor and - with the exception of the new GPS module - almost unnecessary upgrade to the original Pearl. With an upgraded UI, Wi-Fi, 3G and re-designed keyboard implemented this would be a worthwhile upgrade for owners of the original Pearl, but with so little being changed or tweaked it's unlikely it would be worth bothering with, unless you really want GPS on your Blackberry.
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