BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8200

With the BlackBerry ® Pearl™ Flip 8200 series mobile phone (smartphone) tucked in your pocket, you’re always just a flip away from the people, fun and facts that matter

Small and compact, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip mobile phone (smartphone) easily goes with you. It conveniently tucks into pockets and fits inside purses without taking up much space. And when you’re holding it in your hands, it’s light, looks and feels good and lets you decide how, what and who you connect to.

The Blackberry Pearl 8220 Flip (originally known as the BlackBerry Kickstart) mobile phone weighs a little over 100g and features a new and improved HTML web browser that is not only capable of viewing desktop website versions but mobile versions as well.  As with the majority of Blackberry devices the Pearl 8220 is just as capable as a messaging device as any other and with the presence of SureType just as easy.

You can instantly capture those unexpected moments using the built-in 2.0 MP camera featuring an included flash to help brighten up darker pictures. And when you’re ready to share your pictures, upload them to your favorite social networking sites such as MySpace®, Facebook® and Flickr™.

You also get video camera function, so you can capture all the sound and action, then email it to friends and family.

The BlackBerry ® Pearl™ Flip 8200 alows you to discreetly screen calls and preview messages by viewing the high-resolution 160×128 pixel screen located on the outside of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone.

If you want to respond to the incoming call or read more of the message, popping open the BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone reveals a crisp, clear display that’s great for messaging and for viewing maps, pictures, games and more.

SureType® technology combines an innovative keyboard layout with dynamic software to help you type quickly and accurately on a narrow, compact smartphone. It’s designed to learn your typing and word patterns so like the other BlackBerry mobile phone’s with SureType® you can focus on getting the message out.

Whether you want to watch a video clip or tune out the rest of the world by listening to your favorite songs, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone delivers visual and sound quality that keeps up with your needs.

And when you’re watching videos, simply turn your smartphone on its side to enjoy a widescreen view.

The large, crisp high-resolution 240×320 pixel interior screen is perfect for viewing BlackBerry ® Maps. View maps, get directions and step-by-step instructions to help you navigate your way to restaurants, businesses, residential addresses and more.

The BlackBerry ® Pearl™ Flip 8200 mobile phone has something for everyone and music lovers will be pleased with the inclusion of a full media player with multiple audio support and 3.5mm audio headset jack. It is the perfect tool for email with Blackberry’s excellent push email, Wi-Fi connectivity and the traditional trackball navigation.

Available Features

• Camera (2.0 MP)
• Media Player
• Video Recording
• BlackBerry® Maps
• Wireless email
• Organiser
• Browser
• Mobile phone
• Corporate Data Access
• SMS/MMS

Size and Weight

Height:  101 mm

Width:   50 mm

Depth:   17.5 mm

Weight:   102 grams

Display

• Internal Display: High-resolution 240 x 320 color transmissive TFT LCD
• External Display: High-resolution 128 x 160 color transmissive TFT LCD
• Font size (user selectable)
• Backlighting
• Light sensing screen

Camera & Video Recording

• Camera: 2.0 MP camera (JPEG encoding) with flash, digital zoom
• Video Camera: Depending on the amount of built-in memory available for use, a third-party microSD card may need to be properly inserted into the BlackBerry smartphone to enable the video recording feature

Battery & Battery Life

(BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip 8220)

• Standby time: 14 days (336 hours)
• Talk time: 4 hours
• 900 mAhr removable/rechargeable cryptographic lithium cell

BlackBerry Maps

• Preloaded with BlackBerry Maps

Data Input & Navigation

• Trackball
• SureType® QWERTY keyboard
• Keyboard backlighting

Voice Input & Output

• 3.5mm stereo headset capable
• Integrated earpiece/ microphone
• Built-in speakerphone
• Bluetooth® v2.0; headset, hands-free and serial port profiles supported
• BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220: M3, T4 Rating for hearing aids (PDF)

Media Player

 

• Video format support: MPEG4 Part 2 Simple Profile, H.263, WMV
• Audio format support: MP3, MIDI, AMR-NB, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA

Ringtones & Notifications

 

• Polyphonic/MIDI ringtones
• MP3 ringtones
• Vibrate mode
• LED indicator

Bluetooth

• Bluetooth v2.0; headset, hands-free and serial port profiles supported

Keyboard Security

 

• Password protection and keyboard lock
• Support for AES or Triple DES encryption when integrated with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
• FIPS 140-2 Compliant (FIPS Validation In Progress)
• Optional support for S/MIME

Wireless Networks

 

• BlackBerry Traffic: 800/1900 MHz CDMA 2000 1X Networks¹
• CDMA 2000 1 x EV-DO Support¹
• Quad-Band: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz GSM/
• GPRS and EDGE networks
• North America: 850 MHz GSM/GPRS networks
• North America: 1900MHz GSM®/GPRS networks
• Europe/Asia Pacific: 1800MHz GSM/GPRS networks
• Europe/Asia Pacific: 900MHz GSM/GPRS networks
• EDGE networks

¹GSM network only available on the BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip 8220 smartphone. CDMA network only available on the BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip 8230 smartphone. Talk times, standby times and battery life may vary from GSM to CDMA network.