BlackBerry Pearl 8100 review
Unlike many of its sibling BlackBerry devices, the Pearl looks like a regular mobile phone and does a good job of acting like one. Even with its famous push email system active, the Pearl managed a respectable 5 hours of continuous talk time in our tests. It would likely have done a bit better if its internal antenna were a bit stronger. As is, the antenna works decently in most situations, but it can't compete with the likes of Nokia's best RF performers. 3 days of standby all the while monitoring your email accounts is certainly doable. You can get more out of the device by configuring it to turn off during the late night hours when you don't use it, too. Audio quality was acceptably good on the Pearl, and the speakerphone in particular seemed quite good.
There is no denying that the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 is the most phone like BlackBerry device ever. It has the looks and size of a regular handset, yet offers smartphone functionality and has the best push email system. Its user interface might seem a bit vast and archaic to the uninitiated, but the typical road warrior user will manage to adapt to it very quickly. The issue is that the general consumer will be less willing, or capable, to deal with that learning curve. As such, RIM has a long way to go before it can expect mass acceptance of their phones by Joe Consumer.
But with that said, the Pearl 8100 is a fantastic phone. It has the basic multimedia capabilities that people want, it is small and compact, yet it offers great text input and a novel trackball for navigation.
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