BlackBerry Pearl 8100
Release year: 2006
Launch price: 364 € November 2006
The BlackBerry Pearl 8100 handheld device is enabled for voice and data communication on Quad-Band GSM networks at 850, 900, 800 and 1900 MHz, for complete international roaming. Equipped with Bluetooth hands-free for short-range data transmission and a large color display, it is a compact tool with QWERTY keyboard, a high message sending capacity, built-in phone, organizer and HTML browser. It also features 64 MB of built-in memory expandable with microSD (TransFlash), polyphonic and Mp3 ringtones, and a viewer for Word, Excel, Powerpoint, PDF documents. It is also equipped with a 1.3 Mpixel camera with flash.
Technical specifications
| Networks | Quad-band GSM 900-1800-1900-850 |
| Dimensions | 107 x 50 x 14.5 mm |
| Weight with battery | 89.5 g |
| Battery | Li-Ion 900 mAh |
| Standby time | 360 h |
| Talk time | 3 h 30 min |
In the box: Battery, travel charger, user manual, headset, one USB cable
Messaging
| SMS |  |
| MMS | |
| Predictive text (T9) | |
| Video messaging |  |
| Chat | |
Design and display
| Display | Large color display: 240 x 260 pixels with 65535 TFT colors. |
| Adjustable contrast | |
| Multi-line display | |
| Display color | 65K |
| Display size | 240 x 260 pixels |
| Backlit keypad | |
| Keypad lock | |
| One-touch phonebook access | |
| Antenna | internal |
| Vibration | |
| Headphone jack | |
Design notes: Features a QWERTY keyboard and built-in antenna.
Features
| SIM Application Toolkit | |
| Built-in speakerphone | |
| J2ME support | |
| Conference calling | |
| Memory | 64 MB expandable with microSD (TransFlash) |
Feature notes: SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging, Bluetooth connectivity, EDGE technology, Media player, vibration, polyphonic and MP3 ringtones, USB port, Wallpapers, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, PDF viewer, organizer and 1.3 Mpixel camera with flash.
Connectivity
| UMTS | |
| GPRS | |
| EDGE | |
| WAP | |
| IrDA (infrared) | |
| Built-in modem | |
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| Bluetooth | |
| USB | |
Personalization
| MP3 player | |
| Custom ringtones | |
| Silent mode | |
| Downloadable ringtones | |
| Polyphonic ringtones | |
| Downloadable images and logos | |
| AM/FM stereo radio | |
| Games | |
| Downloadable games | |
| Alarm clock | |
| Calculator | |
Camera
| Camera | |
| Sensor | 1.3 MP camera |
| Image resolution | 1280 x 1024 pixels |
| Zoom | Yes |
| Flash | Yes |
| Photo phonebook | |
| Image editor | |
| Self-timer | |
| Contrast and brightness adjustment | |
Video
| Video recording | |
| Digital TV | |
Price history
364 € → 149 € (-59%) · minimum 89 €, maximum 364 € · 98 readings, Nov 2006 – Jul 2015