allgadgets.org— Ultra slim form factor with full keypad and large 320 x 240 screen. 1.3 megapixel camera with 5x zoom. 64MB of memory, EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi.
Oct 6, 2006View in Crawl 4
You guys have it all wrong.RIM is going after the CONSUMER market with the BlackBerry Pearl series phones. That's why they include camera and video, and are not the bulky bricks like before.If you haven't tried the Pearl first-hand, go into a T-Mobile store and check it out. It really is the first smart-phone that really seems to know what the average consumer wants, yet is powerful enough to do business.
Whenever I see specs for things like this, I always wonder why the terms "large" and "320x240" are used in the same sentence like that. 320x240 isn't a "large" resolution, and it by no means gives any feeling of the true size of the screen. Hell, 320x240 to me means a "small" screen, as 320x240 has been used for ages in PDAs, and having recently used the 320x320 Palm units, and comparing it to other 320x240 units, 320x320 (and 320x480 for models with on-screen writing areas, as opposed to the fixed ones) is "larger" than 320x240 by far (and much sharper too)
Hey Cliffzdude:When you say that blackberry updates your work e-mail to mirror, do you sync it to do that or does it do it automatically. Is this feature different than other pda's with access to a work server? Can anyone answer?
Closed AccountOct 7, 2006
I was kinda interested in more specific hardware specs....ram....processor/speed, perhaps wireless performance benchmarks...etc...
sybermileOct 7, 2006
where are the GNU cell phones at???????????????
jggrOct 7, 2006
If I recall correctly, the camera and other functions can be turned off by an admin.
timmygunzOct 7, 2006
You guys have it all wrong.RIM is going after the CONSUMER market with the BlackBerry Pearl series phones. That's why they include camera and video, and are not the bulky bricks like before.If you haven't tried the Pearl first-hand, go into a T-Mobile store and check it out. It really is the first smart-phone that really seems to know what the average consumer wants, yet is powerful enough to do business.
mentatOct 9, 2006
Whenever I see specs for things like this, I always wonder why the terms "large" and "320x240" are used in the same sentence like that. 320x240 isn't a "large" resolution, and it by no means gives any feeling of the true size of the screen. Hell, 320x240 to me means a "small" screen, as 320x240 has been used for ages in PDAs, and having recently used the 320x320 Palm units, and comparing it to other 320x240 units, 320x320 (and 320x480 for models with on-screen writing areas, as opposed to the fixed ones) is "larger" than 320x240 by far (and much sharper too)
rajshnuFeb 2, 2007
Hey Cliffzdude:When you say that blackberry updates your work e-mail to mirror, do you sync it to do that or does it do it automatically. Is this feature different than other pda's with access to a work server? Can anyone answer?