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Pearl 3G Smartphone
By Theo Boshoff
The guys from RIM, who makes BlackBerry phones, have introduced a new phone to their Pearl range – the Pearl 3G.
The company says that the Pearl 3G is the smallest BlackBerry smartphone to date. It sports the regular features such as e-mail, messaging and social networking capabilities but now also ads faster 3G connectivity to the mix, while keeping the handset small and without a full QWERTY keyboard.
According to RIM, the new phone measures only 108mm x 50 mm x 13.3 mm and weighs in at only 93g.
 It also includes a 360 x 400 high-resolution display with 238 pixels per inch, an optical trackpad for navigating through menus and functions, as well as dedicated volume and media keys to simplify operations. It also features a 3.2 MP camera with zoom, autofocus and a flash so users can take pics while on the go. The camera is capable of taking videos, but you need to insert a microSD memory card to use this as video content will not be saved to the phone’s internal memory.
There are two models of the Pearl 3G smartphone available - the 9100 and 9105. The 9100 model features a 20-key condensed QWERTY keyboard and the 9105 model features a 14-key traditional phone keyboard.
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