January 28, 2008
BlackBerry Pearl 8120
IT Reviews has a review of the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 and writes, "While RIM is certainly hoping to open up new markets with the Pearl 8120, the 2-megapixel camera is likely to be a little underpowered for many consumers' tastes, and the lack of hardware-based music playback controls will be a turn-off for those with access to more consumer-oriented media playing mobiles. The absence of 3G may also be an annoyance, though fast e-mail download and browsing is helped by the support for EDGE which we tried on O2's network."
BlackBerry Pearl 8120 Reviews
The Washingtonpost reviews the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 and writes, "The 8120's two-megapixel still camera took pretty good photos, especially in low-light situations where its built-in flash really made a difference. And the device's software made it easy to crop a portrait for use as a thumbnail that appears on the screen when that person calls...The camera's 5X digital zoom was not impressive, though, and while this is the first Pearl to capture video, the clip I shot was rather grainy when I played it back on my PC."
CNET reviews the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 and writes, "Finally, the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is equipped with an upgraded 2-megapixel lens (from 1.3 megapixels), complete with video recording capabilities. For still images, there's a 5x zoom and flash, as well as three picture sizes and three quality options. You also get white-balance settings and several color effects you can add to the photo. Meanwhile, video options are bit more limited with just two video formats (normal or multimedia message), three color effects, and a video light...Overall, we were happy with the picture quality. Objects were clearly defined, but colors lacked a bit of warmth. Video quality was pretty poor , as our recorded clips looked discolored and jerky."
PC World reviews the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 and writes, " The 8120's two-megapixel still camera took pretty good photos, especially in low-light situations where its built-in flash really made a difference. And the device's software made it easy to crop a portrait for use as a thumbnail that appears on the screen when that person calls...The camera's 5X digital zoom was not impressive, though, and while this is the first Pearl to capture video, the clip I shot was rather grainy when I played it back on my PC."
CrunchGear reviews the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 and writes, "Compared to the older Pearl, this version is a bit peppier and looks great. The keys sort of “melt” around the trackball in a way the original Pearl tried to emulate and it’s slightly lighter. It also has a 2-megapixel camera and stereo Bluetooth...While I have to recommend the curve over the 8120, this phone is still a good casual email phone and powerful roaming phone. It’s $149 after rebate and has enough tweaks to recommend it over the older version."
ChannelWeb reviews the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 and writes, "The Wi-Fi is very simple to configure and connected easily to every network we attempted. Other features include AT&T (NYSE:T)'s PTT (Push-To-Talk), a speakerphone, voice activated dialing, conference calling, speed dialing, and Bluetooth 2.0. One feature that was added toVerizon (NYSE: VZ)'s 8130 version of the phone was noticeably missing though; the 8120 has no GPS functionality. The 2MP camera takes relatively nice, clear pictures and has a variety of customizable settings. The included flash and 5x zoom, as well as the capability to record video are also nice additions."
PCMag reviews the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 and writes, "The 2-megapixel camera is best for outdoor shots. Like the one on the AT&T 8120, it had a serious problem with blur in low light but handled outdoor conditions well. As with the AT&T 8120 and the Verizon and Sprint 8130 models, the T-Mobile 8120 has a lackluster video-recording mode that takes jerky, 12-frame-per-second, 240-by-180 videos."
InfoSync reviews the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 and writes, "The biggest improvement on the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 since the original phone is the inclusion of a 3.5mm headphone jack, which is nice but not saying much. The camera gets an upgrade to a 2-megapixel sensor, but we still weren't impressed with the pics, so the larger resolution didn't get us too excited. Stereo Bluetooth playback worked well, playing music sideloaded onto our 8GB microSDHC card via the easier external memory slot. But the music player itself is still too basic for our tastes. That trackball and svelte figure cry out for a complete multimedia overhaul from RIM."
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Posted by BJ at January 28, 2008 09:05 PM
