LIME Caribbean on Wednesday launched the new BlackBerry® Pearl™ 3G, the smallest BlackBerry® smartphone yet, to customers in Dominica.
Although compact in size, this elegantly designed, stylish new handset is a powerful 3G BlackBerry smartphone with uncompromising performance and top–of-the-line features, including the industry-leading BlackBerry® email and support for messaging services, like BBM™ (BlackBerry® Messenger), and social networking sites that so many customers want.
The new BlackBerry Pearl 3G smartphone is a marvel of engineering and design excellence. It’s as powerful as it is compact. Measuring less than 50 mm wide and weighing only 93g, it still manages to incorporate support for high-speed 3G (UMTS/HSDPA) networks, Wi-Fi® (b/g/n) and GPS along with a powerhouse processor that drives visually stunning images on the sharp, high-resolution display.
Chris Dehring, Chief Marketing Officer for LIME Caribbean said: “LIME will always ensure that its customers have the latest and most efficient products to fit their lifestyles. The new BlackBerry Pearl 3G is all that and more—it is a really great looking handset.”
The new smartphone features an optical trackpad for smooth navigation, dedicated volume and media keys for added convenience, a 3.2 MP camera with flash for quality pictures on the go, and support for up to 32 GB of personal content.
Prices and Availability
The new Blackberry Pearl 3G is expected to be available at LIME stores across the island in September for as low as EC$1279!
LIME also recently announced a new lower cost BlackBerry Social Plan, which gives users access to social networking sites and BBM at a minimal rate.
Key features of the new BlackBerry Pearl 3G smartphone (model 9100) include:
• Elegant candybar design measuring 108mm x 50 mm x 13.3 mm and weighing only 93 grams
• 624 Mhz processor with 256 MB Flash memory
• 360×400 sharp-resolution display (238 ppi)
• Optical trackpad that makes navigation fast and smooth
• Comfortable 20-key condensed QWERTY keyboard with SureType® software that can complete words as the user types, making texting quick and accurate
• Media player for videos, pictures and music (music plays up to 30 hours), plus dedicated media keys integrated along top of the handset
• 3.2 MP camera with zoom, autofocus, flash and video recording*
• Built-in GPS for location-based applications such as BlackBerry® Maps, as well as photo geotagging
• Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) – first BlackBerry smartphone to support ‘n’
• microSD/SDHD memory card slot that supports up to 32 GB cards
• Premium phone features, including voice activated dialing, speakerphone and Bluetooth® (2.1) with support for hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits (including systems that support the Bluetooth Message Access Profile standard) and other Bluetooth accessories
• Access to BlackBerry App World™, featuring a broad and growing catalog of mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones
• Support for BlackBerry® Media Sync for easily syncing photos as well as iTunes® and Windows Media® Player music with the smartphone**
• Support for tri-band UMTS/HSDPA and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM networks
• Removable, rechargeable 1150 mAhr battery that provides approximately 5.5 hours of talk time on 3G networks
The BlackBerry Pearl 3G ships with BlackBerry® 5 and is BlackBerry® 6 ready. BlackBerry 6 is a new operating system for BlackBerry® smartphones that retains the trusted features that distinguish the BlackBerry brand while delivering a fresh and engaging experience that is both powerful and easy to use. BlackBerry 6 is expected to be available for the BlackBerry Pearl 3G, subject to certification from LIME, in the coming months.
* Video recording requires a microSD card, sold separately.
** Certain music files may not be supported, including files that contain digital rights management technologies. Photo syncing is currently only available for Windows-based PCs.
try streaming on lime and snail speed gprs
i have a nokia 5800 xpress music i just find it a shame both you ,lime and also digicel, which is a bit better can’t even upgrade to decent 3g. Try streaming on digicel and edge!
am commenting late but better late than never 3G compatible phones i see where’s the 3G itself
nice 1
Sooo…Lime planning on introducing 3g anytime soon ?
hmm
for that price I will stick to my strawberry and go town and shop for groceries to full my cupboard and fridge… I will use my laptop to access the internet and use my strawberry to make and receive calls and send and receive txt msg
blackberry aint kool ,nokia flashlight,shatta say so ,lets watch the popularity trend switch ,cause of my opinion
BB has to come up with some major updates …fast, else BB is quickly heading the way of the dinosaur as a product for the general public..Lime you need to get with the program too!
I hope allyou pay all you children school fee before all you go and buy it and those that going and make bomb for the money both males and females make sure all you use a damn condom. Yes pretend all you doh know people does make bomb for money for phone. LIME make all you money eh. Me self is a Gooseberry I have still.
pics…
What nonsense I’m I reading there.
Lime is boasting the launch of 3G Blackberry Pearl and the data service that they are offering is still that SLOW nonsense GPRS. Not even at least edge.
So on what network will we utilize the 3G capabilities now? What shameless advertising I must say.
At least some customers can purchase it and use it on the Digicel Edge Network.
When will these two service providers give us at least 3G in these days of 4G data speeds.
Wat is the big deal then. Wen pear 3g launching i expect to hear 3g internet launching with it. Wat sense by pearl 3g and u on gprs LIME go and fix all yuh self