T-Mobile Releases BlackBerry Pearl Flip in the US

Today is a big day for BlackBerry fans in the US, since they can now officially get their BlackBerry Pearl Flip from T-Mobile. A press release that announced the official release of the Flip appeared on RIM’s website this morning, but nothing was listed on T-Mobile's web page, the phone being still tagged as “coming soon” - that is, until a few hours ago. Now, users can get their BlackBerry Flip for $149.

BlackBerry Pearl Flip is a smartphone that still maintains the popular features of BlackBerry Pearl, but at the same time, it also comes with multiple enhancements that are incorporated into the popular flip design.

Even this is a design that is usually found on many handsets, and despite the fact that it looks a bit weird on a phone that delivers a full QWERTY keyboard, RIM seems to have managed to make the best of both worlds, since it offers users a spacious keyboard and, at the same time, a big internal screen that will present them with the best viewing experience. Another thing that Pearl Flip brings customers is the secondary display that will allow them to preview text messages, e-mails and more.

“The flip phone remains the vastly dominant and preferred design for mobile phones in the United States,” Vice President of Product Development at T-Mobile USA, Leslie Grandy, said. “Being the first company in the U.S. to offer the unique BlackBerry experience on a flip phone is a huge benefit for T-Mobile customers.”

“The BlackBerry Pearl Flip takes all the advanced features and refined usability that customers have come to expect from BlackBerry smartphones and makes them available in a friendly and innovative design.” said RIM's Vice President of Corporate Marketing, Mark Guibert. “Whether they are sending text messages or e-mail, listening to music or simply making phone calls, customers are going to love using this phone.” Guibert further explained.