ProductCritic: BlackBerry 8100 Pearl Reviews

vnunet.com (100)

If you need to stay in touch constantly but want to stay stylish too, the Blackberry Pearl is the only option

Reg Hardware (95)

Pearl is the best BlackBerry yet. Full stop. It does everything RIM is famous for – seamless email and communication – and packs it into the same space as a normal mobile phone.

Pocket Lint (90)

Where the phone will succeed is those looking for more messaging, but not prepared to go for the rather large full QWERTY keyboard option already offered by RIM. And at that task it succeeds in offering something of a middle man without losing its way on the journey.

Mobile Burn (86)

But with that said, I still think that the Pearl 8100 is a fantastic phone. It has the basic multimedia capabilities that people want, it is small and compact, yet it offers great text input and a novel trackball for navigation. I give it a “Highly Recommended” rating in spite of the trackball problem that caused me to miss a number of calls.

PC Pro (83)

The Pearl has its faults, but classy design combined with push email make it a very desirable piece of kit. If you need a device for writing short messages, internet browsing and voice calls, it’s a superb fit.

Mobility Guru (81)

If you’re a BlackBerry fan you’re getting the key parts of the BlackBerry experience in a very nice little package. If you’re not, the Pearl is good enough as a smartphone to convince you to try it for email and discover what the fuss is all about.

CNET UK (80)

Prettier and more phone-like than the previous models in the BlackBerry line, and more consumer focused, too

PC World (78)

None of the new features on the Pearl are earth-shattering; most smart phones have offered music players and cameras for some time. And the phone has rough spots in audio quality and key design.

Preview Gadgets (78)

At the end this is a good cell phone. I only have to say that’s really bad that he doesn’t support HSCSD , WLAN and 3G. Design is very good, personally I like it, especially that he is in black color.

Hardware Logic (77)

However I can’t really recommend it to anyone who isn’t already beyond help with their Blackberry addiction. Skip this expensive, trendy phone – if you need a PDA there are plenty of Blackberry and Palm devices out there for you. If you simply want a great phone with texting capabilities, look at Motorola’s Razr Series.

ZD Net UK (73)

It’s nothing revolutionary, but the addition of multimedia features to the already solid email capabilities make RIM’s BlackBerry Pearl an attractive device for business users and consumers alike.