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The weapon of choice for most business people. But will this latest consumer version BlackBerry push email / small and light Confusing keypad / small screen / poor camera Go into any business and you'll see a BlackBerry within a minute of walking in th...
BlackBerry push email, small and light...
Confusing keypad, small screen, poor camera...
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T3.com
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2013-11-10 21:26:59
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The 8120 is the first BlackBerry Pearl to feature Wi-Fi, so you can get on the time-wasting superhighway for free, wherever you see a hotspot. Its a breeze to use thanks to the terrific trackball and push-email. The cameras been upgraded to two meg...
Surfing where you want...
2MP a bit lame, No 3G...
A berry nice phone...
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RIM was up against it when it launched the revamped BlackBerry Pearl last November, going head-to-head with the much-hyped iPhone. But a few months into the battle, it seems the business brand of choice has achieved a crossover handset with the staying...
Wi-Fi, Handy Push email, Business functions with consumer appeal...
Small Screen, Outdated interface, No 3G...
RIM was up against it when it launched the revamped BlackBerry Pearl last November, going head-to-head with the much-hyped iPhone. But a few months into the battle, it seems the business brand of choice has achieved a crossover handset with the staying...
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The Pearl 8120 is a definite advance on the original Pearl, and shows that RIM is edging ever closer to consumers with a hankering for mobile e-mail. Research in Motion - BlackBerry Pearl 8120 price Buy Research in Motion BlackBerry Pearl 8120 securel...
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Then and now ... the ancient BlackBerry 7290 next to the new BlackBerry 8120 (not to scale). The BlackBerrys evolution, from ugly corporate warhorse to chic consumer gadget, is almost complete. Starting out as an unwieldy but reliable email devic...
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BlackBerry owners just cant stop messing about with their email, but with the addition of Facebook, is the device about to become even more addictive? Web User finds out... more...
With the launch of the iPhone, all phone manufacturers have been forced to do new things in order to keep their products up to date. If its email youre after, the BlackBerry is still a superior device, primarily because of its ability to push your ma...
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Twelve months ago BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM) combined their renowned business conscious handsets with features aimed to attract the consumer market. The result was the BlackBerry Pearl 8100. A year on and the Pearl series is expan...
Thin and super light weight, Navigation virtually lagfree, WiFi, Fun Facebook application...
No 3G or HSDPA, No widescreen for video, Poor quality camera...
A sexy, full-featured smartphone that sorely needs faster Web access.
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If youre looking for a sleek and phone-like BlackBerry, the upgraded Pearl 8120 does a competent job. Wi-Fi support is welcome, but wed prefer 3G connectivity as well.
Small and neat, Includes WiFi, 3.5mm headset jack, Accessible SDHCcompatible microSD card slot...
No 3G connectivity, Screen small for viewing email attachments and web sites, SureType text entry system will not suit everyone, No hardware controls for music playback...
If youre looking for a sleek and phone-like BlackBerry, the upgraded Pearl 8120 does a competent job. Wi-Fi support is welcome, but wed prefer 3G connectivity as well...
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RIMs sleek-looking BlackBerry Pearl has been given a makeover, re-emerging as the much improved BlackBerry Pearl 8120. The BlackBerry Pearl was a big hit when it came out towards the end of 2006. Building on the buzz around smartphones that maker RIM...
Main screen has been reduced of clutter...
Maps built in arent that good The Final Word The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 updates last years model in all the right ways and offers more than enough wow without being too flash.
The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 updates last years model in all the right ways and offers more than enough wow without being too flash.
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RIM’s sleek-looking BlackBerry Pearl has been given a makeover, re-emerging as the much improved BlackBerry Pearl 8120. The BlackBerry Pearl was a big hit when it came out towards the end of 2006. Building on the buzz around smartphones that maker...
The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 updates last year’s model in all the right ways and offers more than enough wow without being too flash. Rosemary Haworth...
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The addition of Wi-Fi, the upgrade in digital camera quality and adding of flash and video capabilities make this more consumer than ever. Of course there are some strange additions such as the voice recorder and the maps, but we will let these slide...
Wi-Fi, video recording, spell check, 2 megapixel camera, external memory slot...
No touchscreen, keyboard takes some getting used to...
The addition of Wi-Fi, the upgrade in digital camera quality and adding of flash and video capabilities make this one consumer friendly BlackBerry...
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The baby of the BlackBerry range is the Pearl, but in its latest incarnation it's far from a lightweight choice. Like its big brother, the 8820, the Pearl is equipped with Wi-Fi, a clickable trackball for swift user interface navigation and the same zi...
Not the most useable email tool, but very sleek...
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For a long time now RIM has been trying to appeal to ‘get down’ with real people as well as its traditional audience of people in business suits. With its most recent handsets, such as the Bold 9000 and the Storm, it’s pretty much succeeded but the pro...
Compact, Lightweight emailtastic Blackberry...
Cramped keyboard, No touch screen browsing, No GPS, No 3G...
The 8120 shrinks down all that’s good about Blackberry into a candybar phone, and now you don’t have to have an onerous monthly contract to own one...
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The original Pearl, the 8100, was the first BlackBerry to comfortably bestride the starchy business world and the pleasure-seeking mainstream. Its trim design, compact physique and newfound multimedia mojo meant you could happily flash it outside of of...
Compact and slim. Wi-Fi. Easy to set up and use push email. 3.5mm headphone jack...
Still no 3G. Cramped keys. Middling camera and video performance...
The second-gen Pearl is a tasty emailer and has extra mainstream appeal, but wed still like more toys and features...
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The BlackBerry Pearl has gone a long way towards positioning the formerly business-centric handsets closer to consumers. Though the handset requires a monthly subscription to the BlackBerry back end support, the more phone-like form factor and new mul...
Excellent WiFi and UMA device, great email and text input, convenient and responsive trackball...
Lackluster camera, boring user interface, requires BlackBerry specific service plan for email...
Our BlackBerry Pearl 8120 was running firmware v4.3.0.115The RIM BlackBerry Pearl has proven that the company can indeed produce devices that appeal to consumers. The Pearl is the most phone-like BlackBerry device that weve seen thus far, with the lo...
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From the outside, the new BlackBerry Pearl 8120 and 8110 (see top image) from Research in Motion (RIM) appear nearly identical. What their outsides have in common is what distinguishes them from their predecessor, the 8100. Unlike the 8100, the new on...
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From the outside, the new BlackBerry Pearl 8120 and 8110 (see top image) from Research in Motion (RIM) appear nearly identical. What their outsides have in common is what distinguishes them from their predecessor, the 8100. Unlike the 8100, the new one...
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An Elegant Phone...
Excellent multimedia features and WiFi, Elegant design...
Available only to corporate buyers, Captured video looked grainy...
The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is the first in RIMs line of petite handsets to support Wi-Fi for speedy Web surfing and e-mail management.
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The scoop: BlackBerry Pearl 8120, by Research in Motion, with AT&T service, about $200 (with a two-year agreement, rebates, etc.). The 8120 is also available through T-Mobile. What it is: RIM updated its BlackBerry Pearl line by adding Wi-Fi (802.11b/g...
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crn.com
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2013-11-10 21:26:59
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The BlackBerry line of smart phones from Ontario, Canada-based Research In Motion (RIM) has long been a favorite of business users. With the original Pearl, they managed to shrink many of their classic features into a cell-phone sized device. The Test...
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BlackBerry phones have been characterized as being great convergence devices for business professionals on the move. They have revolutionized the industry with their hallmark push-email service, typing-friendly handsets and its intuitive User Interface...
Slender body, Intuitive UI, Fast data transfers, Wi-Fi, Solid battery life.
No memory card bundled, Expensive...
Multi-media: The audio quality via the provided ear-phones was average. Thankfully, the Pearl has a standard ear-phone jack, thus on swapping the bundled ones with a good pair, the sound quality improved considerably. The 2 mega-pixel camera is pretty...
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It might be said that the original Pearl marked when BlackBerry got its cool. The Pearl was slim, shiny and sexy yet smart. Gone were the days when RIM devices were wide-load, plasticy appendages found on a businessmans belt. This was the populist Bl...
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AT&Ts new BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is a pleasing encore to the original and wildly popular Pearl 8100. The latest model adds a lot of cool upgrades, including a better camera, an improved Web browser, more conveniently placed memory card slot, and a jack...
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AT&Ts new BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is a pleasing encore to the original and wildly popular Pearl 8100. The latest model adds a lot of cool upgrades, including a better camera, an improved Web browser, more conveniently placed memory card slot, and a jack...
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AT&Ts new BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is a pleasing encore to the original and wildly popular Pearl 8100. The latest model adds a lot of cool upgrades, including a better camera, an improved Web browser, more conveniently placed memory card slot, and a ja...
Slim and attractive. Outstanding e-mail software. Improved Web browser and headphone jack. More conveniently placed memory card slot.
Keys a bit slippery. No integrated IM client. Cant make calls via Wi-Fi.
The latest BlackBerry Pearl is still a well-designed, user-friendly messaging phone, but it offers more features and has better music capabilities than the previous model...
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What RIMs aversion to 3G is well never figure out. With version 8120, RIM updates its beloved Pearl smartphone with Wi-Fi but still omits a 3G radio and, oddly, GPS, the latter of which can be found on both the 8110 and 8130. The shell is virtually i...
Camera upgraded to 2megapixels plus flash and video capability. Software is somewhat better at word detection and correction; even works well with odd, multiword URLs. Crazy loud speakerphone. Very sensitive mic offered exceptional call quality in our tes...
Pearl keyboard still not for everyone. Lack of 3G is absurd. No GPS.
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The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 has a few upgraded features compared with the original and is much more desirable, but it still lacks 3G.
Another slinky, thin-format BlackBerry, adding Wi-Fi into the Pearl mix.
You may not like the quirky SureType data-entry system and theres still no 3G.Look and FeelFeatures...
The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 has a few upgraded features compared with the original and is much more desirable, but it still lacks 3G.
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There was a time when anyone looking to a BlackBerry to deliver their mobile email was going to have to carry a fairly large and not too pretty device around, and know that while their pocket computer was good at email it wasnt good at much else...
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The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 from Research In Motion (RIM) fits all of the essential BlackBerry features into a device no bigger than a standard phone, and adds Wi-Fi into the bargain. However, its size means that its keyboard is a bit of a compromise, ma...
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The RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is technically the same as the other variants of the BlackBerry Pearl, except that it contains a few feature additions that make it stand out from the pack. It’s based on the same design as the other Pearl phones, so th...
Classic Pearl design ,WiFi ,Loads of features...
No 3G support...
The RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is a fabulous phone, just like the other cellular devices in the Pearl family. It’s unfortunate that the 8120 is missing 3G support, but the WiFi will make up for that shortcoming in many areas. This well-rounded device...
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Released earlier this year, the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 from T-Mobile is one of the most Wi-Fi-friendly mobile phones currently available to consumers. Along with integrated 802.11g Wi-Fi, it works with T-Mobiles Unlimited HotSpot Calling plan (a new i...
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Released earlier this year, the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 from T-Mobile is one of the most Wi-Fi-friendly mobile phones currently available to consumers. Along with integrated 802.11g Wi-Fi, it works with T-Mobiles Unlimited HotSpot Calling plan (a new...
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Released earlier this year, the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 from T-Mobile is one of the most Wi-Fi-friendly mobile phones currently available to consumers. Along with integrated 802.11g Wi-Fi, it works with T-Mobiles Unlimited HotSpot Calling plan (a new in...
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T-Mobile isnt the first U.S. carrier to offer the Wi-Fi-equipped BlackBerry Pearl 8120 (AT&T Wireless launched its 8120 earlier this year), but T-Mobiles version has a decidedly consumer spin. Thanks to T-Mobiles innovative HotSpot@Home technology...
Can transfer calls from WiFi to cell, Lots of potentially useful software...
Case color is mousy, UI is cartoonish, UMA requires extracost service...
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T-Mobile isnt the first U.S. carrier to offer the Wi-Fi-equipped BlackBerry Pearl 8120 (AT&T Wireless launched its 8120 earlier this year), but T-Mobiles version has a decidedly consumer spin. Thanks to T-Mobiles innovative HotSpot@Home technology...
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Here we go again: another Blackberry product with UMA from T-Mobile. If you travel at all, you need UMA on T-Mobile. Straight up. Say what you want about your Samsung Ace with SIM card slot. That’s weak sauce compared to a phone that works at any ho...
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The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 for T-Mobile is an excellent choice for people who want to try unlimited Wi-Fi calling using the carriers Hotspot@Home system. The latest and greatest in the BlackBerry Pearl line, this iteration does a little bit of everythi...
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The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 for T-Mobile is an excellent choice for people who want to try unlimited Wi-Fi calling using the carriers Hotspot@Home system. The latest and greatest in the BlackBerry Pearl line, this iteration does a little bit of everyt...
Wi-Fi and cellular calling. Slim and attractive. Outstanding e-mail software and IM clients.
Keys are a bit slippery. Camera could be better.
The latest BlackBerry Pearl may be a smartphone, but its also the best plain-old phone for T-Mobiles Hotspot@Home Wi-Fi calling system...
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We check out T-Mobiles update to the original Pearl. Will HotSpot @Home calling make this the best of the newly polished Pearls?...
UMA calling is a cheap and convenient. Slightly improved hardware design.
Interface polished, but not much improved. Lacks impressive media playing and Web browsing options.
The BlackBerry Pearl is ultimately a likable phone, and one weve had no trouble recommending. For such a small smartphone, it has plenty of features, and presents them in a way that is easy to follow for new smartphone users, clearly its target audi...
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A compact and multimedia friendly smart phone that can make unlimited calls over Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi–calling capability, Superior battery life, 3.5mm stereo jack, Includes instant messaging clients...
Some calls didn’t connect, Browser doesn’t automatically switch between EDGE and Wi-Fi, Mediocre camcorder, No GPS...
The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is a welcome addition to T-Mobile’s HotSpot @Home lineup of phones. We appreciated its clear quality and speedy surfing over Wi-Fi networks, improved user interface, and the higher-resolution camera. In general, we prefer t...
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igizmo.co.uk Updated:
2013-11-10 21:26:56
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The weapon of choice for most business people. But will this latest consumer version BlackBerry push email / small and light Confusing keypad / small screen / poor camera Go into any business and you'll see a BlackBerry within a minute of walking in th...
BlackBerry push email, small and light...
Confusing keypad, small screen, poor camera...
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T3.com Updated:
2013-11-10 21:26:56
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The 8120 is the first BlackBerry Pearl to feature Wi-Fi, so you can get on the time-wasting superhighway for free, wherever you see a hotspot. Its a breeze to use thanks to the terrific trackball and push-email. The cameras been upgraded to two meg...
Surfing where you want...
2MP a bit lame, No 3G...
A berry nice phone...
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itreviews.com Updated:
2013-11-10 21:26:58
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The Pearl 8120 is a definite advance on the original Pearl, and shows that RIM is edging ever closer to consumers with a hankering for mobile e-mail. Research in Motion - BlackBerry Pearl 8120 price Buy Research in Motion BlackBerry Pearl 8120 securel...
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webuser.co.uk Updated:
2013-11-10 21:26:58
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BlackBerry owners just cant stop messing about with their email, but with the addition of Facebook, is the device about to become even more addictive? Web User finds out... more...
With the launch of the iPhone, all phone manufacturers have been forced to do new things in order to keep their products up to date. If its email youre after, the BlackBerry is still a superior device, primarily because of its ability to push your ma...
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Zdnet.com.au Updated:
2013-11-10 21:26:58
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Twelve months ago BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM) combined their renowned business conscious handsets with features aimed to attract the consumer market. The result was the BlackBerry Pearl 8100. A year on and the Pearl series is expan...
Thin and super light weight, Navigation virtually lagfree, WiFi, Fun Facebook application...
No 3G or HSDPA, No widescreen for video, Poor quality camera...
A sexy, full-featured smartphone that sorely needs faster Web access.
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zdnet.co.uk Updated:
2013-11-10 21:26:58
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If youre looking for a sleek and phone-like BlackBerry, the upgraded Pearl 8120 does a competent job. Wi-Fi support is welcome, but wed prefer 3G connectivity as well.
Small and neat, Includes WiFi, 3.5mm headset jack, Accessible SDHCcompatible microSD card slot...
No 3G connectivity, Screen small for viewing email attachments and web sites, SureType text entry system will not suit everyone, No hardware controls for music playback...
If youre looking for a sleek and phone-like BlackBerry, the upgraded Pearl 8120 does a competent job. Wi-Fi support is welcome, but wed prefer 3G connectivity as well...
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RIMs sleek-looking BlackBerry Pearl has been given a makeover, re-emerging as the much improved BlackBerry Pearl 8120. The BlackBerry Pearl was a big hit when it came out towards the end of 2006. Building on the buzz around smartphones that maker RIM...
Main screen has been reduced of clutter...
Maps built in arent that good The Final Word The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 updates last years model in all the right ways and offers more than enough wow without being too flash.
The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 updates last years model in all the right ways and offers more than enough wow without being too flash.
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RIM’s sleek-looking BlackBerry Pearl has been given a makeover, re-emerging as the much improved BlackBerry Pearl 8120. The BlackBerry Pearl was a big hit when it came out towards the end of 2006. Building on the buzz around smartphones that maker...
The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 updates last year’s model in all the right ways and offers more than enough wow without being too flash. Rosemary Haworth...
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The baby of the BlackBerry range is the Pearl, but in its latest incarnation it's far from a lightweight choice. Like its big brother, the 8820, the Pearl is equipped with Wi-Fi, a clickable trackball for swift user interface navigation and the same zi...
Not the most useable email tool, but very sleek...
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The original Pearl, the 8100, was the first BlackBerry to comfortably bestride the starchy business world and the pleasure-seeking mainstream. Its trim design, compact physique and newfound multimedia mojo meant you could happily flash it outside of of...
Compact and slim. Wi-Fi. Easy to set up and use push email. 3.5mm headphone jack...
Still no 3G. Cramped keys. Middling camera and video performance...
The second-gen Pearl is a tasty emailer and has extra mainstream appeal, but wed still like more toys and features...
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mobileburn.com Updated:
2013-11-10 21:26:56
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The BlackBerry Pearl has gone a long way towards positioning the formerly business-centric handsets closer to consumers. Though the handset requires a monthly subscription to the BlackBerry back end support, the more phone-like form factor and new mul...
Excellent WiFi and UMA device, great email and text input, convenient and responsive trackball...
Lackluster camera, boring user interface, requires BlackBerry specific service plan for email...
Our BlackBerry Pearl 8120 was running firmware v4.3.0.115The RIM BlackBerry Pearl has proven that the company can indeed produce devices that appeal to consumers. The Pearl is the most phone-like BlackBerry device that weve seen thus far, with the lo...
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smartphonetoday.com Updated:
2013-11-10 21:26:56
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From the outside, the new BlackBerry Pearl 8120 and 8110 (see top image) from Research in Motion (RIM) appear nearly identical. What their outsides have in common is what distinguishes them from their predecessor, the 8100. Unlike the 8100, the new on...
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pdastreet.com Updated:
2013-11-10 21:26:56
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From the outside, the new BlackBerry Pearl 8120 and 8110 (see top image) from Research in Motion (RIM) appear nearly identical. What their outsides have in common is what distinguishes them from their predecessor, the 8100. Unlike the 8100, the new one...
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An Elegant Phone...
Excellent multimedia features and WiFi, Elegant design...
Available only to corporate buyers, Captured video looked grainy...
The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is the first in RIMs line of petite handsets to support Wi-Fi for speedy Web surfing and e-mail management.
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The scoop: BlackBerry Pearl 8120, by Research in Motion, with AT&T service, about $200 (with a two-year agreement, rebates, etc.). The 8120 is also available through T-Mobile. What it is: RIM updated its BlackBerry Pearl line by adding Wi-Fi (802.11b/g...
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crn.com
Updated:
2013-11-10 21:26:57
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The BlackBerry line of smart phones from Ontario, Canada-based Research In Motion (RIM) has long been a favorite of business users. With the original Pearl, they managed to shrink many of their classic features into a cell-phone sized device. The Test...
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Smartdevicecentral.com Updated:
2013-11-10 21:26:57
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AT&Ts new BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is a pleasing encore to the original and wildly popular Pearl 8100. The latest model adds a lot of cool upgrades, including a better camera, an improved Web browser, more conveniently placed memory card slot, and a jack...
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AT&Ts new BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is a pleasing encore to the original and wildly popular Pearl 8100. The latest model adds a lot of cool upgrades, including a better camera, an improved Web browser, more conveniently placed memory card slot, and a ja...
Slim and attractive. Outstanding e-mail software. Improved Web browser and headphone jack. More conveniently placed memory card slot.
Keys a bit slippery. No integrated IM client. Cant make calls via Wi-Fi.
The latest BlackBerry Pearl is still a well-designed, user-friendly messaging phone, but it offers more features and has better music capabilities than the previous model...
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wired.com Updated:
2013-11-10 21:26:57
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What RIMs aversion to 3G is well never figure out. With version 8120, RIM updates its beloved Pearl smartphone with Wi-Fi but still omits a 3G radio and, oddly, GPS, the latter of which can be found on both the 8110 and 8130. The shell is virtually i...
Camera upgraded to 2megapixels plus flash and video capability. Software is somewhat better at word detection and correction; even works well with odd, multiword URLs. Crazy loud speakerphone. Very sensitive mic offered exceptional call quality in our tes...
Pearl keyboard still not for everyone. Lack of 3G is absurd. No GPS.
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mobilechoiceuk.com Updated:
2013-11-10 21:26:58
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The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 has a few upgraded features compared with the original and is much more desirable, but it still lacks 3G.
Another slinky, thin-format BlackBerry, adding Wi-Fi into the Pearl mix.
You may not like the quirky SureType data-entry system and theres still no 3G.Look and FeelFeatures...
The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 has a few upgraded features compared with the original and is much more desirable, but it still lacks 3G.
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There was a time when anyone looking to a BlackBerry to deliver their mobile email was going to have to carry a fairly large and not too pretty device around, and know that while their pocket computer was good at email it wasn't good at much else. No musi...
With the Pearl 8120, RIM is clearly trying to push further into the consumer's consciousness and retain its business fans too. The device doesn't go far enough to capture all consumers - where's the 3G and the oodles of internal memory, for example? But i...
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v3.co.uk Updated:
2013-11-10 21:26:58
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The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 from Research In Motion (RIM) fits all of the essential BlackBerry features into a device no bigger than a standard phone, and adds Wi-Fi into the bargain. However, its size means that its keyboard is a bit of a compromise, ma...
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tech-faq.com Updated:
2013-11-10 21:26:58
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The RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is technically the same as the other variants of the BlackBerry Pearl, except that it contains a few feature additions that make it stand out from the pack. It’s based on the same design as the other Pearl phones, so th...
Classic Pearl design ,WiFi ,Loads of features...
No 3G support...
The RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is a fabulous phone, just like the other cellular devices in the Pearl family. It’s unfortunate that the 8120 is missing 3G support, but the WiFi will make up for that shortcoming in many areas. This well-rounded device...
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wi-fiplanet.com Updated:
2014-01-03 18:47:27
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Released earlier this year, the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 from T-Mobile is one of the most Wi-Fi-friendly mobile phones currently available to consumers. Along with integrated 802.11g Wi-Fi, it works with T-Mobiles Unlimited HotSpot Calling plan (a new in...
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T-Mobile isnt the first U.S. carrier to offer the Wi-Fi-equipped BlackBerry Pearl 8120 (AT&T Wireless launched its 8120 earlier this year), but T-Mobiles version has a decidedly consumer spin. Thanks to T-Mobiles innovative HotSpot@Home technology...
Can transfer calls from WiFi to cell, Lots of potentially useful software...
Case color is mousy, UI is cartoonish, UMA requires extracost service...
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T-Mobile isnt the first U.S. carrier to offer the Wi-Fi-equipped BlackBerry Pearl 8120 (AT&T Wireless launched its 8120 earlier this year), but T-Mobiles version has a decidedly consumer spin. Thanks to T-Mobiles innovative HotSpot@Home technology...
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Here we go again: another Blackberry product with UMA from T-Mobile. If you travel at all, you need UMA on T-Mobile. Straight up. Say what you want about your Samsung Ace with SIM card slot. That’s weak sauce compared to a phone that works at any ho...
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infosyncworld.com Updated:
2014-01-03 18:47:27
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We check out T-Mobiles update to the original Pearl. Will HotSpot @Home calling make this the best of the newly polished Pearls?...
UMA calling is a cheap and convenient. Slightly improved hardware design.
Interface polished, but not much improved. Lacks impressive media playing and Web browsing options.
The BlackBerry Pearl is ultimately a likable phone, and one weve had no trouble recommending. For such a small smartphone, it has plenty of features, and presents them in a way that is easy to follow for new smartphone users, clearly its target audi...
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A compact and multimedia friendly smart phone that can make unlimited calls over Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi–calling capability, Superior battery life, 3.5mm stereo jack, Includes instant messaging clients...
Some calls didn’t connect, Browser doesn’t automatically switch between EDGE and Wi-Fi, Mediocre camcorder, No GPS...
The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is a welcome addition to T-Mobile’s HotSpot @Home lineup of phones. We appreciated its clear quality and speedy surfing over Wi-Fi networks, improved user interface, and the higher-resolution camera. In general, we prefer t...
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