14 DAY TRIAL // RIM and colors are definitely good friends, if we were to think about the multitude of color versions its BlackBerry smartphones have. Thus, it's no surprise that the latest announced handset from the Canadian manufacturer, namely BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220, will have at least three color editions: black, red and silver. Of course, we already saw the black and red devices, so the novelty is the silvery one.
Spotted just recently, in official press photos, the silver BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 is surely a welcomed addition to the other two versions of the smartphone, as it brings an icy look that might attract more customers.
The only (until now) BlackBerry to have a clamshell form factor, Pearl 8220 is a fresh appearance on the mobile market, as it's also among the few smartphones to be designed this way. Officially presented by the Canadian manufacturer on September 10, the 8220 does resemble the other handsets from the Pearl series, offering a SureType QWERTY keyboard and similar features (although a bit more advanced).
The Flip Blackberry doesn't bring 3G connectivity, unfortunately, but it can work on quad-band GSM frequencies (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz), offering GPRS and EDGE for data transfer speeds that might prove to be not that great. Other than that, the smartphone features: Wi-Fi, HTML browser, email, BlackBerry Maps, Music and Video Players, a 2 Megapixel flash-equipped camera, microSD/SDHC card slot and so on. The 8220 weighs 102 grams, measures about 101 x 50 x 17.5 millimeters (when not flipped) and comes with two displays: a 240 x 320 pixel internal one and a 160 x 128 pixel external one.
RIM has not released the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220, in none of its color versions, yet, but this should happen in the next few weeks. The first countries to get the smartphone will probably be the US (via T-Mobile) and Canada (via Rogers).
