If you're trying to figure out what's different here from the original... well, first of all, you're probably not a
Pearl owner, and second, most of the fun stuff is under the hood. Pinstack has scored a plethora of high quality shots detailing the GSM / WiFi variant of the
Pearl 2, OS 4.3 and all. As we'd heard before, the presence of WiFi excludes the presence of GPS here and it'll be up to carriers to decide which model to carry -- an especially tough decision considering that there's no 3G radio. Most of the Pearl 2's rumored improvements are in full display in this gallery, too: the 3.5mm headphone jack, external microSD slot,
moderately improved keypad, and a fresh coat of paint. Hit the Pinstack link for the remainder of the visual stimulation.
posted Aug 28th 2007 10:13AM
WiFi or GPS... tough choice. I'll hold out for the Pearl 3 with WiFi AND GPS.
I don't think any Pearl will ever have Wifi and GPS...
I hate how people called RIM 'so innovative' and 'ground-breaking' ... HTC has made nearly everything RIM has made look sexier, thinner, and with more functionality ... sure the 'Pearl' itself is pretty cool, but besides that, what's new RIM? I worked there for two years and I'm glad I left ... I'll tell you their secret: they realized people are LAZY. If people really took the time to do some analysis on the smartphone market, compared RIM products to their competitors, they would realize that they are nothing special. Just a company that thrives on keeping it's fiends addicted...
The 8800 has one of the worst keyboards I've ever used, the Curve was actually a great success, but this 'Pearl 2' marks another failure for the Waterloo Giant.
OS 4.3?? HA!! My iphone has OS 10!
lol
Yeah, but it's still an iPhone.
Exactly. It's an iPhone not another snore-o-bore-o phone.
EDGE version comes with WiFi and no GPS.
CDMA(3G) version comes with GPS and no WiFi.
I think you are correct!!!
AT&T and T-Mobile will have EDGE and Wifi
and
Verizon and Sprint will have CDMA and GPS, but hey also have EV-DO, which is better than EDGE.
its look the same as the old one.
Yeah, they needed to give it a fresher new look. Its the least it deserves if the insides are all that new.
If you make me choose either, I'll choose neither.
if you dont like it dont leave a post!!! unlike the iphone blackberrys have a habit of getting good reception and battery life, so eat that with your apple.
You know, I am an apple person. Love my macs.
I wanted an iPhone but wasn't happy with some of their decisions on the software/capabilities and the pricepoint (even with 200 dollars off now).
I didn't really consider a blackberry but I tried the pearl.
BEST GOD DAMNED PHONE I'VE EVER OWNED!
I'm interested in this Pearl 2, but not feeling the burning need, yet.
I'm happy with what I have now. :)