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BlackBerry Pearl 8100

First seen: 11 october 2006

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  • User Score (649)
    7.4 7.4 from 649 reviewers
  • Expert Score (24)
    7.8 7.8 from 24 reviewers
  • Design (69)
    5.3 5.3 from 69 reviewers
  • Value for money (41)
    5.2 5.2 from 41 reviewers
  • Features (15)
    4.7 4.7 from 15 reviewers
  • Ease of use (47)
    5.3 5.3 from 47 reviewers
  • Performance (4)
    5.9 5.9 from 4 reviewers
  • Sound quality (11)
    5.4 5.4 from 11 reviewers
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  • reasonably priced toner cartridges, suretype software, compact and very reliable, and miniusb port, slim and lightweight size
  • battery non user replaceable, no voice mic input, poor window mount, face screen lifting, sd card access

One of the things that you will be sure to love most about the RIM Blackberry Pearl 8100 is its overall lovely design. In fact, its design is very fashionable, which just may be one of the reasons that you become attracted to the RIM Blackberry Pearl 8100 mobile phone to begin with. Is definitely suitable for any pocket or purse, with its thin design. Although the screen of the camera is relatively small, there are a variety of different qualities which makes up for this. There are two buttons on the pho…

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One of the things that you will be sure to love most about the RIM Blackberry Pearl 8100 is its overall lovely design. In fact, its design is very fashionable, which just may be one of the reasons that you become attracted to the RIM Blackberry Pearl 8100 mobile phone to begin with. Is definitely suitable for any pocket or purse, with its thin design. Although the screen of the camera is relatively small, there are a variety of different qualities which makes up for this. There are two buttons on the phone which you are able to set to the functions which you tend to use the most, which seems to be very convenient for most people. The RIM Blackberry Pearl 8100 has a pretty decent music player to offer you. One of the main benefits is the fact that you are able to set any song to be your ringtone. Unfortunately, this mobile phone is not very suitable for people who are interested in using their phone as their main source of photography. This is due to the fact that the built in camera that the RIM Blackberry Pearl 8100 has to offer is only decent. The mobile phone also does not have a video recording function, which is offered by most of the mobile phones that are currently out on the market. The battery on the RIM Blackberry Pearl 8100 has a pretty long life, even when you decide to play music for hours on end.

Overall, it is safe to say that the RIM Blackberry Pearl 8100 is an excellent mobile phone choice for anyone who wants a decent phone in general. However, the major quirk about this mobile phone is the fact that the camera is lacking, and that there is no video record function.

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  • Reviews of BlackBerry Pearl 8100

  1. RIM Blackberry Pearl 8100 mobile phone

    Reviewer: PC Magazine
    4 October 2006
    Overall 10
    10
    Value for money 10
    10
    Features 10
    10
    Ease of use 10
    10
     

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

  2. RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8100

    Reviewer: Register Hardware
    4 October 2007
    Overall 10
    9.5
     

    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. Throw in the easy-to-use roller ball navigation and a built-in camera and it covers all the bases. If you want everything on the go, and want it now then the Pearl is currently the only handset on the market that ticks all the boxes. ® Read more

  3. 8100 Pearl

    Reviewer: Stuff.tv
    16 October 2007
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    The BlackBerry clan finally sheds its business straightjacket and brings a dash of style and fun to the staid world of mobile messaging Read more

  4. BlackBerry Pearl 8100

    Reviewer: Mobile Choice UK
    16 November 2007
    Overall 8
    8.0
    Features 6
    6.0
    Ease of use 8
    8.0
    Performance 8
    8.0
     

    The best looking BlackBerry ever and very powerful for such a slim device. Read more

  5. Blackberry Pearl 8100 SmartPhone Review

    Reviewer: review.pdareviews.uk
    30 April 2009

    RIM Blackberry Pearl 8100 Smartphone Small, thin, compact yet astonishingly powerful is how we can describe RIM’s Blackberry pearl 8100. This is the smallest smart phone of the blackberry community to have hit the markets successfully. The handset is light weighted and can be operated with ease single handed. Blackberry pearl 8100 does satisfy the other [...] Read more

  1. blackberry pearl 8100 phone is unique

    Reviewer: Anonymous, Cell Phones etc.
    30 March 2008
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I'm writing this review because I like my new phone,It's small in size it have everything you need,like web.music.camera,the best phone you can take anywhere.and easy access to the internet.something we need when we are far from our computer at home, Read more

  2. Don't judge a book by its cover

    Reviewer: Nicky Nick, J&R
    10 December 2008
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    Your refurbished phones have poor quality, it started showing signs of excessive wear in a week and it hasn't been used that much yet. Read more

  3. PDA of the year - Blackberry Pearl!

    Reviewer: Dooyoo
    1 September 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    I am generally a very organised person and I am totally in love with my PDAs. Being a woman, I however do not like the look of most PDAs as they are a bit too broad and bulky for my liking. I like a phone that can do music, emails, texts, browsing, photos, organisers, etc. but still look like a very sleek, slim and classy phone. I waiting long and hard before I came across this really classy, sleek looking phone. I bought it as soon as I saw it (yes, it was one of those... Read more

  4. Very difficult to transfer parts but does the job

    Reviewer: Amazon
    19 January 2010
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    If I didn't have a co-worker who was so mechanically-minded, this product would have ended up in the trash because I seriously doubt I could have figured out how to disassemble my old phone and reassemble with the new parts. There were no instructions, it is tedious and challenging, and it took several tries to get all the parts (speaker phone and ringer especially) to work. On the other hand, my phone now looks like new. Read more

  5. Worst Phone I have ever used!!!

    Reviewer: Yahoo Shopping
    28 December 2009
    Overall 2
    1.7
    Value for money 2
    1.7
    Features 2
    1.7
    Ease of use 2
    1.7
     

    This phone is a piece of Junk....Doesnt Work... 1. My phone records voice in chunks of 60mins eventhough i never turn on the voice recording... 2. Fills up the memory and deletes the call logs, messages in inbox because that the memory is full....Wan ... t to clearup the memory used....there is no way to do that coz....everything will be empty...I dont know with what the hell it fills 1GB with.... 3. Doesnt turn on quickly..... 4. It's not allowing me to make any calls... Read more

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