BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220- First Flipping BlackBerry from T-Mobile

By Reporter Wireless and Mobile News on October 13, 2008 11:48 AM

T-Mobile USA is releasing the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone-the first BlackBerry flip phone-is now available in the U.S., exclusively from T-Mobile.

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 is $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a 2 year contract with T-Mobile or $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a 1 year contract.

The new BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone maintains the popular features and benefits of the BlackBerry Pearl, with enhancements:

Ability to ending a call by closing the phone.
external display for previewing calendar reminders, e-mail, text messages and phone calls at a glance.
Wi-Fi-enabled (802.11 b/g) supporting Wi-Fi calling and fast Web browsing
Support for Unlimited HotSpot Calling, offering unlimited nationwide calling over accessible Wi-Fi networks
T-Mobile's myFavesSM support to stay in touch with those who matter most, with quick, one-click access for instant messaging, e-mailing, texting or calling to your Fave 5 SM from the Home Screen
Enhanced SureType keyboard to support text messaging, picture messaging, instant messaging (six popular clients), personal e-mail (access up to 10 supported e-mail accounts), and corporate e-mail

2.0 megapixel camera with digital zoom, built-in flash and video recording (requires microSD card)
Advanced media player for pictures, music and video with full-screen video playback
Stereo Bluetooth® support (A2DP/AVRCP) and 3.5mm stereo headset jack
Media management software included on the BlackBerry Tools CD, which allows transfer of music files including sync of desktop iTunes music files***
Enhanced HTML browser for high-performance browsing with a more desktop-style depiction
Internal QVGA 2.4-inch diagonal screen, 320 x 240 pixels and supporting 65K colors
128 MB of flash memory, 256MB microSD card included, and support for up to a 16 GB microSD/SDHC card
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE/Wi-Fi network including support for international roaming
Dimensions: 3.9" x 1.96" x 0.68"
Weight: 3.6 oz

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip is now available in T-Mobile retail stores and select authorized dealers, online at http://www.t-mobile.com or by calling 1-800-T-MOBILE. Available at launch in black, the phone is also planned to be available in red in the coming weeks.