Blackberry Pearl v. 8800

slubu · 03-07-2007, 03:44 PM

Does anybody here have one or the other? If so, can you give a mini-review or recommendation or not on them? I need to get one of these soon, so trying to see which one is better.

Explorer3253 · 03-07-2007, 04:21 PM

pro

pearl - smaller, and has camera
8800 - 1 letter to a key..still fairly slim
con

pearl - 2 letters to a key
8800 - no camera

BMW320i · 03-07-2007, 04:54 PM

actually 8800 has a camera, but it's a bad one

if you are talking about the new 8800 "sirocco", then it's amazing, my bro has it

it's not much of a features-phone, but it's very elegant and makes you look like a business man

i dont know the Pearl, might be good...

aapriadi · 03-07-2007, 05:04 PM

i'll add on...
blackberry pearl vs 8800 = function vs fashion
blackberry is light, 8800 is heavy...blackberry has a lot more functions if you compare it to 8800

Explorer3253 · 03-07-2007, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMW320i

actually 8800 has a camera, but it's a bad one

if you are talking about the new 8800 "sirocco", then it's amazing, my bro has it

it's not much of a features-phone, but it's very elegant and makes you look like a business man

i dont know the Pearl, might be good...

The US version of the 8800 that was released recently does not have a camera

dmontic71 · 03-07-2007, 10:18 PM

Pearl is cool but I paring with Bluetooth has been a real pain... Check out the posts...

viobruin · 03-07-2007, 11:15 PM

I LOVE my Pearl. Although a full QWERTY keyboard would obviously by ideal, the suretype is so good on the Pearl that it is rarely an issue. In fact, I don't even look at the screen anymore when I type because I'm confident that suretype will insert the correct word. Actually, I prefer suretype to the full QWERTY keyboard on the Treos because the keys are bigger on the Pearl.

slubu · 03-08-2007, 05:33 PM

Interesting. I'm not a fan of bluetooth pairing, so I went with the 8800. I also went and tried them out and there is no way I'd get use to typing with that 2 letter thing on the Pearl. Also liked the bigscreen of the 8800

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BMW320i Colonel 174 Rep 2,916 Posts Drives: '06 AW 320i Join Date: May 2006 Location: Muscat, Oman iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 320i [0.00]	actually 8800 has a camera, but it's a bad one if you are talking about the new 8800 "sirocco", then it's amazing, my bro has it it's not much of a features-phone, but it's very elegant and makes you look like a business man i dont know the Pearl, might be good... __________________ 19" velocity CSL replicas staggured // Continental sport contact 2: rear: 255/35/19, Front: 235/35/19 // Blacklines // rear OEM spoiler // y-connector // 30% v-kool tint all around // Black Roof/Mirrors // H&R Sport springs // H&R TRAK+ 15mm spacers // *BMW never makes ordinary cars . . .*
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aapriadi Colonel 189 Rep 2,068 Posts Drives: '13 F30 AW 320i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia iTrader: (10)	i'll add on... blackberry pearl vs 8800 = function vs fashion blackberry is light, 8800 is heavy...blackberry has a lot more functions if you compare it to 8800 __________________ mod = crack
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viobruin Private First Class 2 Rep 155 Posts Drives: 2007 e92 335i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0)	I LOVE my Pearl. Although a full QWERTY keyboard would obviously by ideal, the suretype is so good on the Pearl that it is rarely an issue. In fact, I don't even look at the screen anymore when I type because I'm confident that suretype will insert the correct word. Actually, I prefer suretype to the full QWERTY keyboard on the Treos because the keys are bigger on the Pearl.
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slubu Never Go Full Retard 182 Rep 1,851 Posts Drives: White Lightning Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Agrestic iTrader: (2)	Interesting. I'm not a fan of bluetooth pairing, so I went with the 8800. I also went and tried them out and there is no way I'd get use to typing with that 2 letter thing on the Pearl. Also liked the bigscreen of the 8800 __________________ 2008 335i
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