BlackBerry Pearl 8130 Reviews and Ratings

BlackBerry Pearl 8130 Reviews

BlackBerry 8130 The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 comes packed with new features including a striking new software interface, rich multimedia capabilities with the following features:

- Slim, powerful Blackberry messaging phone with SureType hybrid numeric/QWERTY keypad
- 2-megapixel camera with video capture; MicroSD expansion; Bluetooth connectivity with music streaming
- Up to 4.6 hours of talk time, up to 216 hours of standby time; measures 4.2 x 1.9 x 0.55 inches (WxHxD)
- Access Sprint Mobile Broadband Network via EV-DO connectivity; Sprint TV and Sprint Music Store enabled
- Includes: Battery, AC Charger,and USB Data Cable

BlackBerry Pearl 8130 Reviews

CNET reviews the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 and writes, ” The good: The RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8130 keeps the same sleek design of its predecessor but adds built-in GPS, EV-DO support, and video-recording capabilities. The smartphone’s Web browser is also improved, and it has a 2-megapixel camera. The device’s messaging functions remain strong.

The bad: The SureType keyboard takes some acclimation, and call quality could be slightly better. ”

CNET Editor’s Rating: 8/10

Wirelessinfo reviews the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 and writes, “The Pearl has digital zoom. Digital zoom is only worth a single point because in virtually every case you’re better off not using it. What happens when it’s used is the picture is enlarged and cropped, which can be done much more gracefully and accurately with even basic image editing software…The Pearl has a fixed-focus lens. This translates into faster image capturing than auto-focus lenses, but worse quality overall…The Pearl has a flash, which is a typical for phone cameras. Further, it’s an actual flash as opposed to an LED that just stays on when flash is enabled. The flash is only good for a close range picture; when you get more than four feet away, captures will look dark and muddy.”

The Washingtonpost reviews the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 and writes, “As RIM has moved the BlackBerry lineup into the consumer mainstream they’ve made significant improvements to the multimedia features on the device. The Pearl 8130 sports a two megapixel stills camera, which is an upgrade over the original Pearl. The quality of the photos taken by the Pearl was only average, however; the images had a good amount of detail, but the colors were off, with some colors (particularly yellows) coming out pale and understurated. The Pearl 8130 also introduces video recording, a feature not previously seen on BlackBerries, but again the quality was not very good; while the videos it captures are fine for sending at MMS messages, they aren’t going to look good on a TV.”