<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
Pearl	I-Operating_System
(	O
8100	O
/	O
8110	O
/	O
8120	O
/	O
8130	O
/	O
8220	O
/	O
8230	O
/	O
9100	O
/	O
9105	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Research	O
In	O
Motion	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
device	O
with	O
a	O
camera	O
and	O
media	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
Pearl	I-Operating_System
released	O
was	O
the	O
9100	O
series	O
on	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
Pearl	I-Operating_System
is	O
aimed	O
towards	O
both	O
business	O
users	O
and	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
Pearl	I-Operating_System
provides	O
Quad-Band	O
network	O
support	O
on	O
850/900/1800/1900	O
MHz	O
GSM/GPRS	O
and	O
EDGE	O
networks	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
international	O
roaming	O
between	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
Asia	O
Pacific	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
8130	I-Operating_System
includes	O
EV-DO	O
high	O
speed	O
CDMA	B-Protocol
data	O
capabilities	O
and	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
8120	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Pearl	O
model	O
to	O
support	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
Pearl	I-Operating_System
8110	I-Operating_System
,	O
8120	O
and	O
8130	O
use	O
the	O
Antioch	O
chip	O
from	O
Cypress	O
Semiconductor	O
,	O
a	O
Westbridge	O
peripheral	O
controller	O
enabling	O
"	O
direct	O
connection	O
between	O
peripherals	O
,	O
creating	O
ultra-fast	O
transfers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
upgrade	O
from	O
8100	O
provides	O
faster	O
USB	B-Protocol
sideloading	I-Protocol
than	O
older	O
phones	O
,	O
and	O
fast	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
microSDHC	O
card	O
,	O
capable	O
of	O
transferring	O
1GB	O
file	O
in	O
less	O
than	O
70	O
seconds	O
-	O
over	O
16Mbyte/s	O
transfer	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
speed	O
significantly	O
surpasses	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
Motorola	B-Operating_System
RAZR	I-Operating_System
or	O
Sony	O
Ericsson	O
Walkman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
Pearl	I-Operating_System
8220	I-Operating_System
is	O
RIM	O
's	O
first	O
flip	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
thus	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Pearl	O
Flip	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
Flip	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pearl	O
Flip	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
through	O
U.S.	O
Cellular	O
,	O
T-Mobile	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
and	O
Cellular	O
South	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
through	O
O2	O
,	O
in	O
Indonesia	O
through	O
Indosat	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Canada	O
through	O
Rogers	O
,	O
Telus	O
,	O
and	O
Bell	O
Mobility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
has	O
been	O
known	O
by	O
many	O
names	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
codename	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
"	O
Kickstart	O
"	O
name	O
to	O
the	O
current	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
Pearl	I-Operating_System
8220	I-Operating_System
Smartphone	B-Application
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
CDMA	B-Protocol
version	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Verizon	B-Application
and	O
Alltel	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
8230	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pearl	O
Flip	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Pearl	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
predictive	B-General_Concept
text	I-General_Concept
input	O
that	O
the	O
Pearl	O
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
to	O
feature	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
mobile	O
calling	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
flip	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GPS	O
-	O
Yes	O
(	O
Location	O
chip	O
must	O
be	O
turned	O
on	O
for	O
use	O
and	O
you	O
must	O
subscribe	O
to	O
use	O
VZ	O
Navigator	O
if	O
Verizon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
3G	O
line	O
came	O
with	O
360	O
x	O
400	O
,	O
2.25	O
"	O
TFT	B-Device
display	I-Device
(	O
built	O
on	O
110µm	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
devices	O
have	O
a	O
full	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pearl	O
uses	O
a	O
modified	O
QWERTY	O
layout	O
on	O
a	O
4-row	O
,	O
5-column	O
keypad	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
proprietary	O
predictive	O
input	O
algorithm	O
called	O
SureType	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
9105	O
features	O
a	O
traditional	O
alphanumeric	O
keypad	O
and	O
also	O
utilises	O
the	O
SureType	B-Application
facility	O
for	O
predictive	B-General_Concept
text	I-General_Concept
with	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
traditional	O
typing	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pearl	O
supports	O
the	O
full	O
range	O
of	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
enterprise	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
devices	O
,	O
the	O
Pearl	O
includes	O
a	O
music	O
player	O
,	O
camera	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
multimedia	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
notably	O
,	O
the	O
Pearl	O
uses	O
a	O
translucent	O
trackball	B-Device
(	O
the	O
"	O
Pearl	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
facilitates	O
horizontal	O
and	O
vertical	O
scrolling	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
traditional	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
scroll	O
wheel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
backlit	O
color	O
of	O
the	O
8100	O
trackball	B-Device
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
LEDs	O
and	O
may	O
be	O
changed	O
by	O
software	O
loaded	O
on	O
the	O
phone	O
;	O
the	O
8110	O
,	O
8120	O
and	O
8130	O
models	O
trackball	B-Device
is	O
lit	O
only	O
in	O
white	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
color	O
customization	O
capabilities	O
also	O
extend	O
to	O
the	O
notification	B-Application
LED	I-Application
in	O
the	O
top	O
right	O
corner	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pearl	O
was	O
previously	O
available	O
with	O
Entel	O
PCS	O
in	O
Chile	O
,	O
Cellcom	O
,	O
Sprint	O
,	O
T-Mobile	O
,	O
AT&T	O
Mobility	O
,	O
Cincinnati	O
Bell	O
Wireless	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
,	O
Alltel	O
,	O
US	O
Cellular	O
,	O
Centennial	O
Wireless	O
,	O
MOSH	O
Mobile	O
,	O
nTelos	O
,	O
Cellular	O
One	O
,	O
Cellular	O
South	O
and	O
BlueGrass	O
Cellular	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
;	O
TIM	O
,	O
Vodafone	O
and	O
Wind	O
in	O
Italy	O
;	O
Turkcell	O
and	O
Avea	O
in	O
Turkey	O
;	O
Claro	O
,	O
Vivo	O
in	O
Brazil	O
,	O
Dominican	O
Republic	O
and	O
Puerto	O
Rico	O
;	O
Airtel	O
,	O
Vodafone	O
and	O
Reliance	O
Communications	O
in	O
India	O
;	O
Iusacell	O
,	O
Telcel	O
and	O
Movistar	O
in	O
Mexico	O
;	O
Rogers	O
Wireless	O
,	O
Telus	O
,	O
SaskTel	O
,	O
MTS	O
,	O
TBayTel	O
,	O
Bell	O
Mobility	O
,	O
Wind	O
Mobile	O
,	O
and	O
Virgin	O
Mobile	O
Canada	O
in	O
Canada	O
;	O
Telstra	O
,	O
Optus	O
and	O
Vodafone	O
in	O
Australia	O
;	O
Indosat	O
in	O
Indonesia	O
;	O
KPN	O
and	O
Vodafone	O
in	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
;	O
Globe	O
Telecom	O
in	O
the	O
Philippines	O
;	O
Grameenphone	O
in	O
Bangladesh	O
;	O
Vodafone	O
in	O
New	O
Zealand	O
;	O
SingTel	O
in	O
Singapore	O
;	O
Mobilink	O
in	O
Pakistan	O
and	O
all	O
networks	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
;	O
MTN	O
,	O
Globacom	O
and	O
Zain	O
in	O
Nigeria	O
.	O
</s>
