Blackberry Pearl 3G
RIM have announced their latest phone – and it’s the smallest Blackberry ever with just a standard 14 key numeric keypad. By switching from a QWERTY keypad to a standard numeric keypad shows that RIM are hoping to get an even stronger foothold in the consumer smartphone market.
The new Pearl still packs a powerful punch with 3G connectivity so users get all the usual email, internet and application functions normally found in a Blackberry phone.
Mike Lazaridis, president of BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion, said:
“Considering the fast growing consumer interest in smartphones and the fact that more than three-quarters of the people in the global mobile phone market are still buying handsets with a traditional alphanumeric keypad, we think the new BlackBerry Pearl 3G addresses a substantial market opportunity.”
The handset also comes with a built-in 3.2MP camera, GPS, Wi-Fi and support for up to 32GB of personal content storage.
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