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PCMag has reviewed the BlackBerry Pearl and they write, “Cingular subscribers now have an embarrassment of smartphones to choose from, and that’s not even counting the Apple iPhone and the BlackBerry “Qwerl,” the upcoming full-keyboard successor to the Pearl. Of course, this Pearl’s SureType keyboard will appeal most to younger folks working their way up from text-messaging on traditional phones. Older, stodgier users looking for a slim device may want to buy the Samsung Blackjack. The iPhone, meanwhile, won’t support corporate e-mail systems and will cost more than triple the Pearl’s price with contract. If you’ve been thinking of moving to an e-mail-capable phone, that makes the Pearl a real gem.”

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Brighthand has reviewed the BlackBerry Pearl and they write - “There’s no doubt about it, the Pearl is a huge step forward for RIM. This smartphone offers features that many current and potential BlackBerry users have been wanting for years. But, for all its progress, I think this company still has a ways to go. Its implementation of some of the new multimedia features in the Pearl is a bit clumsy and are in real need of polish. And it still lacks features business users want, like better and easier access to Microsoft Office files. At the same time, the feature that was RIM’s biggest advantage for many years–push email–is available now on many other devices. All in all, I think this is a decent smartphone, and certainly better RIM’s first one, the BlackBerry 7100 series. But it still needs some work if it’s going to stand up to the competition.”

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PhoneScoop has reviewed the BlackBerry Pearl and they write - “The Pearl is a fantastic piece of hardware, and for Blackberry users it is a serious upgrade in size and style over whatever previous models they own. But new users who are into trying out a Blackberry because of the sleek form may want to look at smartphones from other manufacturers if you’re going to do more than read your email and make phone calls. Most modern smartphones have more user friendly software and can run some sort of push email client that would make reading email just as user friendly as the Blackberry.”

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PopSci has reviewed the BlackBerry Pearl and they write - “It is amazing, because I’m doing it right now, using the new BlackBerry Pearl, which officially hits the market today. True, there have been other devices before this one that have integrated my wish list of technologies, but the Pearl is by far the most elegant and tiny version I’ve had the pleasure of using.”

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