AT&T announced today it's adding the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 GPS smartphone to its lineup. The Pearl 8110 sports a 2-megapixel camera, 3D maps, traffic alerts and will run you around $150 after assorted contracts and rebates are applied. The new phone will have some Blackberry fans asking the question, "How many Blackberries can I really have?"
This certainly isn't the first Blackberry Pearl to come along ? in fact we've reviewed the 8100, 8120, 8130 and generally liked the Blackberry family of smartphones. This new Pearl, with its built-in GPS and use of AT&T's Navigator mapping application, could make for another nice addition. The smartphone is a decent size ? measuring 4.2- x 2.4- x 0.5-inches and weighing around 3.2 ounces.
Besides the GPS functionality and Blackberry and messaging capabilities the 8110 includes automatic screen brightness, Bluetooth and microSD/SDHC expandable memory, and is powered by AT&T's nationwide hi-speed EDGE network. One noticeably absent feature is built-in Wi-Fi ? a tradeoff for the GPS I suppose.
AT&T says Blackberry Pearl 8110 is the first Blackberry to be able to download the wireless providers' YelloPages.com mobile application for finding, mapping, and getting turn-by-turn directions to local businesses. The Blackberry 8110 seems like a great fit for people like myself who are always getting lost.
CREDIT - (PC World contributor Nino Marchetti spotted this story on AT&T's addition of the Blackberry 8110. Here is his take on the news.)
