BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Reviews

Summary
alaTest has collected and analysed 196 reviews of BlackBerry Pearl FLIP 8220 from international magazines and websites.

Verdict
Experts rate this product 69/100 and users 70/100. Comparing these reviews to 486704 other Mobile Phones reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 89/100 = Very Good.

Summary
RIM's new BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 opens up with a new interface design and an enhanced media player. Is this the sign of good things to come?

Pros
Great new BlackBerry user interface. Lightweight phone. Good battery life. Great messaging features, especially for IM fans.

Cons
Interface improvements don't go deep enough (especially in the calendar). Poor Web browser for a modern smartphone. Call quality could be better.

Pros
Great new BlackBerry user interface. Lightweight phone. Good battery life. Great messaging features, especially for IM fans.

Cons
Interface improvements don't go deep enough (especially in the calendar). Poor Web browser for a modern smartphone. Call quality could be better.

Summary
The BlackBerry Pearl smartphone isn't new, but the flip, or clamshell, design of the BlackBerry Pearl 8220 Flip certainly represents a big change for the leading business smartphone maker, RIM.

Verdict
The BlackBerry Pearl 8220 Flip is a truly sexy smartphone. Its modern, minimalist design is sure to draw stares - from men and women alike. But it also feels light and flimsy and the shiny black external display panel, the real focal point of its ...

Summary
We take a look at the first device in RIM's Pearl series with a flip form factor.

Pros
Features a brilliant internal display and updated interface ; continues to offer strong email support and adds Documents To Go ; Wi-Fi ; Bluetooth ; 2-megapixel camera

Cons
Doesn't offer 3G support or GPS ; SureType keyboard takes some acclimation

Summary
The Bold is still stealing the overwhelming majority of RIM's spotlight at the moment for a handful of pretty good reasons: one, it's actually been announced; two, it's 3G; and three, it falls in line with the traditional (and loved) BlackBerry form...

Summary
BlackBerry users finally get a good-looking clamshell, but the keyboard and other features fall short.

Summary
Sure, you've read the KickStart 8220 preview and seen plenty of snaps, but video is still the only way to demonstrate some features of a device. Especially when it's not yet available in shops. Fortunately, Kevin Michaluk over at CrackBerry put ...

Summary
RIM's first clamshell packs a punch despite the lack of 3G support.

Pros
Good call quality, Sharp clamshell design, Beautiful display, Comfortable keyboard, Good call quality

Cons
Lacks 3G and GPS, Inconsistent Wi-Fi performance', Lacks 3G and GPS

Verdict
The Pearl Flip's SureType keypad is both flatter and smoother than the original Pearl's keyboard; the keys felt more spacious than the earlier Pearl models, and all had a good bounce to them. The Alt button is awkwardly close to the @ key, but we got ...

Summary
Flippin' heck, BlackBerry's first flip phone has arrived, but is it any flippin- good-

Summary
A rare misstep for RIM, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 combines interesting new hardware with software that's a bit underbaked. Hold off on buying a Flip until there are software revisions to fix the many bugs I encountered on my early unit.

Pros
Spacious, comfortable keyboard. Excellent camera. HTML e-mail. Six instant-messaging clients. Includes DataViz DocumentsToGo for editing Office documents. Music sounds good

Cons
Very buggy. Web browser has serious issues. Call connection errors

Verdict
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 will likely be another winner from RIMthat is, once the company works out its many bugs. Don't be a beta tester; wait until software updates make this phone work correctly.