3G enthusiasts can look forward to a new 3G enabled BlackBerry Smartphone offered by Verizon Wireless. The company and Research In Motion reveal the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230.
The phone incorporates many multimedia capabilities. With the broadband network’s high speed connectivity, users can enjoy fast email and messaging experiences. The handset is offered in silver color with a trendy flip design. It offers a microSD and SDHC memory slot for expandable memory up to 16GB. A microSD card can be acquired separately for video recording.
Two high resolution color displays are present, with the external LCD allowing customers to read without opening the phone. Visual Voice Mail incorporated by the phone helps users manage messages well. As an addition, the phone enables easy typing and dialing via the large SureType QWERTY keyboard. It has video-activated dialing and speakerphone capabilities. The cell phone provides a built-in media player for audio and video support. The handset has arrangements for entertainment as well with the BlackBerry Media Sync. This feature allows easy management of music through the handset.
As an exclusive feature, the mobile phone supports the BlackBerry App World. This allows easy access to social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Flicker. Along with that, users can make use of popular instant messaging service. The phone supports the VZ Navigator that guides users with directions to numerous points of interest. Moreover, it supports the BlackBerry Internet Service along with Enterprise Server.
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone will be offered for a price of $129.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. The phone will be offered from June 19, 2009 onwards via the Verizon Wireless Communications Store. VZ Navigator is offered for a monthly access price of $9.99 while the Visual Voice Mail is available for a monthly access price of $2.99.