The World Is Cingular’s Oyster: BlackBerry Pearl Arrives
It’s hard to get too excited about a phone that’s already been available on one carrier, getting extended to another. However, we’ll excuse Sprint for getting excited about acquiring its own version of Verizon’s Motorola Q the other day, because Sprint doesn’t have very many “stylish” handsets in its lineup. At least Motorola did Sprint a favor by offering its version of the Q in a different color from the Verizon version.
No such luck for Cingular, which begins rolling out its version of T-Mobile’s BlackBerry Pearl today. Aside from a minor chrome tweak around the keypad and the Cingular branding, the two versions look nearly identical.
And they are - except Cingular’s version gets push-to-talk capability and TeleNav GPS, which can deliver turn by turn voice directions with the help of a Bluetooth GPS accessory.
Even the price is the same as T-Mobile - $199.99 with a 2-year deal and incentives from Cingular, with a required data plan.
The Pearl’s look and feel, trim size, camera and multimedia capabilities and the pearl-like trackball control have generally gotten great reviews. Still controversial is the Pearl’s hybrid SureType keypad. You might want to give it a serious test drive before you commit to it.
[via PDA Street]
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