BlackBerry Pearl 8100 Review

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BlackBerry Pearl 8100
3.2 stars
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r0sebud's Review of BlackBerry Pearl 8100

9th Jan 2007

Overall Rating

2.5 stars
  • Value for money
    3 stars
  • Time Phone Owned
    1 - 6 Months
  • Battery Life
    4 stars
  • Reception
    4 stars
  • Reviewers Network
    Vodafone
  • Screen Quality
    4 stars
  • Features
    2 stars
  • Style
    4 stars
Good Points

Looks great. Text entry is easy, and keyboard works well. I like the "pearl" as a cursor. Excellent Sync with Outlook.


Bad Points

It is impossible to SMS a contact - the only way you can send a contact is blackberry to blackberry.
Text entry could be more predictive - when it gets it wrong you end up retyping a bit.
Voice dialing is useless and doesn't work with Car kits.
The few 3rd party applications I have tried are not slick and do not integrate well with the system.
Poor backup from blackberry who refer you to the mobile phone company - what are they supposed to do about it.


General Comments

If this is an attempt on mainstream smartphones the inability to send more complex items via SMS is a huge weakness. I could live with it otherwise.

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  • Anonymous101 Rank: Major-General on 2nd Feb 2007

    Impressive review. Some good information and tips on the Blackberry Pearl 8100 mobile phone.

    Thanks a lot.