T-Mobile Launches
First BlackBerry Flip Phone
T-Mobile USA, and Research In Motion (RIM) have announced the
BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone—claimed to be the first BlackBerry
flip phone—is now available in the U.S., exclusively from T-Mobile.
Keeping the BlackBerry Pearl features intact, the new device will leverage
flip design for vibrant internal screen and provide the finality of ending
a call by closing the phone. Customers will also get external display for
previewing calendar reminders, e-mail, text messages, and phone calls.
“The flip
phone remains the vastly dominant and preferred design for mobile phones
in the United States,” said Leslie Grandy, vice president of product
development, T-Mobile USA. “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.”
It
features a combination of multimedia capabilities and RIM’s mobile e-mail
solution together with support for text messaging, picture messaging,
enhanced Web browsing and built in Wi-Fi.
“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 Mark
Guibert, vice president of corporate marketing, Research In Motion.
“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.”
In
addition to the new flip design, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip also provides
an advanced multimedia experience through video recording and playback, a
2.0 megapixel camera with digital zoom, stereo Bluetooth support, and an
easily accessible external memory card slot.
The
Wi-Fi-enabled phone provides connectivity for both voice and data, as well
as support for T-Mobile’s Unlimited HotSpot Calling service offering
unlimited, nationwide calling over any accessible Wi-Fi connection
including T-Mobile HotSpot locations nationwide and in-home coverage.
The
BlackBerry Pearl Flip is now available in T-Mobile retail stores, select
authorized dealers, and online.
Currently
available in black, the phone is also planned to be offered in red in the
coming weeks.
Photo
courtesy: Research In Motion
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