Compare Blackberry Pearl Flip 8220 (BlackBerry Kickstart) Deals & Price Comparison

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220, aka the BlackBerry Kickstart is BlackBerry's first clamshell style flip phone.

BlackBerry Pearl smartphones offer everything you're looking for from a mobile phone, without sacrificing the full BlackBerry smartphone experience. The BlackBerry 8220 Flip or BlackBerry Kickstart as it is also called is no exception.

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone puts you in charge of how, when and where you communicate. Screen calls and preview messages on the external screen, use the internal display for messaging, maps, and more and type with one or two thumbs on the large keyboard.

The BlackBerry 8220 Flip includes instant messaging, online photo management taken using the built in camera and video recorder, rotating screen, media player, games and WiFi.

• Wireless email
• Organizer
• Browser
• Phone
• Camera
• Video Recording
• BlackBerry® Maps
• Media player
• Corporate data access
• SMS
• MMS

Size and Weight

• Length: 3.98"
• Depth: 1.97"
• Width: 0.69"
• Weight: Approximately 3.6 oz

Data Input/Navigation

• Trackball
• SureType® QWERTY Keyboard
• Keyboard backlighting

Voice Input/Output

• 3.5mm stereo headset capable
• Headset jack
• Integrated earpiece/ microphone
• Built-in speakerphone
• Bluetooth v2.0; headset, hands-free and serial port profiles supported

Display

• Font size user selectable
• Color display
• Backlighting
• Light sensing screen
• Internal display: High resolution 240 x 320 pixel color Transmissive TFT LCD
• External Display: High resolution 128 x 160 pixel color Transmissive TFT LCD

Notification

• Polyphonic/MIDI ringtones
• MP3 ringtones
• Vibrate mode
• LED indicator

Approximate Battery Life

• Standby time: 14 Days
• Talk time: 4 hours

Memory

• Support for microSD card
• 128MB Flash memory

Modem

• RIM® wireless modem
• Tethered modem capability

Email Integrations

• BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for Microsoft® Exchange
• BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for IBM® Lotus® Domino®
• BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for Novell® GroupWise®
• Integrates with an existing enterprise email account

Device Security

• Password protection and keyboard lock
• Support for AES or Triple DES encryption when integrated with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
• Optional support for S/MIME

Wireless Network

• Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g
• Europe/Asia Pacific: 1800MHz GSM/GPRS networks
• Europe/Asia Pacific: 900MHz GSM/GPRS networks
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