RIM's BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 gets photographed, previewed

While many of you may be waiting for some other handset to launch on T-Mobile, BlackBerry addicts may very well be counting down the hours 'til this one lands on the aforesaid carrier. If we just rang your bell, chances are you'll be extremely interested in this here preview, which delivers a whole gaggle of photographs, a decidedly ho hum video (hosted after the break) of the Pearl Flip 8220 in action and a lengthy writeup explaining the ins and outs of RIM's first flip phone. As for highlights, this thing turns into a real monster (read: it's big) when opened, but when closed, it's a real looker. For more on the aesthetics (not to mention some shots beside a few other BlackBerry siblings -- Bold included), head on down to the read link and dig in.

[athousandleaves @ Oct 10th 2008 2:16PM]

Is it just me or are you guys totally going OVERKILL on BB & RIM lately???

I suppose in 4 days time it'll be Apples turn :P

[Lowest Ranked @ Oct 10th 2008 2:19PM]

The past week has been a total RIMjob for all of us man. We feel your pain.

[bob sakamano @ Oct 10th 2008 2:29PM]

its just you

[Hey Ya @ Oct 10th 2008 3:03PM]

It's a nice break from the, usual, Applegasm.

They have to get this out of their system. It's going to be wall to wall Mac news next week.

[owdee @ Oct 10th 2008 2:17PM]

Apparently Mr. Blurrycam bought a camcorder.

[Hashbrown Hunter @ Oct 10th 2008 2:40PM]

That BASTARD!

[CT A @ Oct 10th 2008 3:03PM]

I think it's still Mr. Blurrycam but in video mode.

[SimonRichards @ Oct 10th 2008 5:47PM]

a Blurcorder

[Rick @ Oct 13th 2008 1:19PM]

Seriously! And he thinks the video camera has a macro feature.

[Evan @ Oct 10th 2008 2:32PM]

ew

[Super S @ Oct 10th 2008 10:20PM]

Talk about ugly.

[kriscolumbus @ Oct 10th 2008 2:42PM]

DO NOT WANT

[Nomi @ Oct 10th 2008 2:45PM]

I really like how the Blackberry OS works across their trio of new phones, even though the form factors are completely different.The flip, storm and bold....

[Kain @ Oct 10th 2008 3:09PM]

I actually had a meeting with T-mobile yesterday as they are looking for business, and one of the reps had the 8220. It is quite nice except it almost felt a bit cheap. I suppose lighter doesn't always equal cheaper. It beats the pants off of my 7520 though. Damn Nextel.

[.jasper @ Oct 10th 2008 3:10PM]

really nice flip phone, but lack of 3g really kills it for me

[Super S @ Oct 10th 2008 10:18PM]

Re: Flip style BB: It just looks ridiculously ugly. I cannot imagine anyone purchasing it. I know I wouldn't.

[noyp @ Oct 11th 2008 10:19AM]

If it's cheap, a lot of young people would buy it just to say they have a blackberry and they're the "business type"

[mhgy17 @ Oct 11th 2008 12:09AM]

What I believe is that this whole craze about new phones is just plain stupid because the companies have run out of ideas for new models, so all the new phones have the same features, except they have a different design.

[Jeff @ Oct 11th 2008 1:53AM]

That's it. I'm fucking done with AT&T. I'm tired of every phone I want being on other carriers.

[derX @ Oct 11th 2008 2:38AM]

I'd love to see a person with a normal-sized head try to talk on that phone.


It's just so damn ugly and ill-conceived. I guess they put all the good designers on the Storm.

[gad get @ Oct 11th 2008 4:45AM]

It's funny how so many people hate the phone, and just as many are in love with it. Personally, I don't see how it's worthy of such strong emotions.

[Ethan @ Oct 11th 2008 7:38AM]

It doesn't look like it's made for human faces.

[ugg.tryptophan @ Oct 12th 2008 9:34PM]

glad I'm not human

[Rusty @ Oct 11th 2008 9:04AM]

Flip has too small a screen. For someone with 20/20 vision it would be alright, but, for those of us in our
upper 40's, we need a larger screen LOL.
I use my "tilt" as a PDA, and the larger screen is needed, when using pocket excel.

[iambored8907 @ Oct 11th 2008 11:00AM]

Wow I thought the phone had launched. T-Mobile just gave away one to everyone in the audience of the View this week.