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BlackBerry Pearl 8120

Overview

The BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8120 smartphone is designed to help you do everything you want with your life. It comes complete with advanced phone features, multimedia, digital camera, video recording, Wi-Fi capabilities* and expandable memory.

And it offers the full BlackBerry experience — email, browser, text messaging (SMS and MMS), instant messaging, organiser applications and more. Small, smart and stylish.

*Check with your service provider for supported services and features. Not all BlackBerry plans support Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry services.
** Please check with your service provider for colour availability.

 

Features Available*

The BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8120 smartphone has all the features* you need:

Stay in Touch

  • Wireless email: Send, receive, forward and reply to messages, and view attachments in popular file formats
  • Advanced phone features: Speakerphone and Voice Activated Dialing, user-definable convenience keys and dedicated Send, End and Mute keys
  • Instant Messaging¹: Connect with your IM contacts using popular applications like Yahoo!® Messenger and Google Talk™
  • SMS and MMS: Send text messages and images in an instant

Enjoy Life

  • Media player: Listen to your favorite songs and watch video clips2
  • Camera: Capture the moment in perfect clarity with the built-in zoom and flash
  • Video recording1,3: Record video clips and share them right away via email or MMS

Find the Info You Need

  • Browser: Navigate and browse websites with a roll and click of the trackball.
  • Organizer: Synch and store your calendar data, address book and more.
  • BlackBerry® Maps: Get directions and view maps while on the road.
  • Corporate data access: Access your vital corporate databases and applications from anywhere.

Maximize Convenience

  • Wi-Fi support so you can connect to virtually any Wi-Fi network4
  • 64 MB of built-in memory and expandable memory via microSD card2
  • Bluetooth® capability for hands-free dialogue.
  • High-resolution, light-sensing screen
  • SureType® keyboard technology in a QWERTY-style layout for fast text and email composition.

Enterprise friendly

For larger corporate and government organizations, the BlackBerry Pearl smartphone works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server to provide users and IT managers with advanced security and easier access to corporate information.

Unlike traditional mobile phones, the BlackBerry Pearl smartphone can be centrally managed and supported by IT departments using BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Wireless push delivery of email and data, remote address book look-up and single mailbox integration are just a few of the features available.

* Check with service provider for availability, roaming arrangements and service plans. Certain features outlined herein require a minimum version of BlackBerry software.
1 When you subscribe for, acquire, or use third party products and services with RIM products or services you accept that: 1. It is your sole responsibility to (a) ensure that your airtime service provider will support all of their features; (b) identify and acquire all required intellectual property and other licences prior to installation or use and to comply with the terms of such licences; 2. RIM provides such products and services on an “AS IS” basis with no express or implied conditions, endorsements, guarantees, representations or warranties of any kind, and assumes no liability whatsoever with respect to them.
2 The BlackBerry Pearl accepts microSD cards; the amount of storage is determined by card capacity. May be sold separately.
3 In order to record video clips a microSD card must be properly inserted in the smartphone. May be sold separately.
4 Check with service provider for supported services and features. Not all BlackBerry plans support Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry services


 

Getting Started

Resources

Setting up your smartphone

Whether you’re using BlackBerry® Enterprise Server or BlackBerry® Internet Service, setting up your BlackBerry smartphone is simple and can be done completely over-the-air.

Not sure whether to set up your smartphone for BlackBerry Enterprise Server or BlackBerry Internet Service? Follow these guidelines:

BlackBerry Internet Service

Use this option if one or more of the following apply:

  • You purchased your smartphone in a store
  • You want to set up a new email account for use with your smartphone
  • You want to send and receive email messages on your smartphone from one or more existing email accounts

View email setup instructions for BlackBerry Internet Service.

BlackBerry Enterprise Server

Use this option if one or more of the following apply:

  • You want to receive messages from your corporate Microsoft® Outlook®, IBM® Lotus® Notes® or Novell® GroupWise® email account
  • A system administrator is managing BlackBerry Enterprise Server within your company
  • A system administrator has confirmed that you are permitted to use the BlackBerry Enterprise Server
  • You subscribe to a wireless service that supports account setup using the BlackBerry Enterprise Server

Before setting up your email with BlackBerry Enterprise Server, you will need to contact your IT department to request:

  • That an account be set up for you on your organisation’s BlackBerry Enterprise Server
  • Your enterprise activation password

For instructions on setting up your email with BlackBerry Enterprise Server, please refer to the Getting Started Guide.

 

Purchasing

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Specifications

Features Available

  • Wireless Email
  • Organizer
  • Wireless Internet
  • Phone
  • Camera
  • Video Recording
  • Corporate Data Access 1
  • SMS
  • MMS

Size and Weight

  • 107mm (Length)
  • 50mm (Width)
  • 14mm (Depth)

Data Input/Navigation

  • Trackball
  • Keyboard backlighting

Voice Input/Output

  • 3.5mm stereo headset capable
  • Integrated earpiece/ microphone
  • Built-in Speakerphone
  • Bluetooth v2.0; headset, hands-free and serial port profiles supported (Bluetooth® technology)

Display

  • Font size (user selectable)
  • Backlighting
  • Light sensing screen

Approximate Battery Life

  • 360 hours or 15 days (Standby Time)
  • 240 minutes or 4 hours (Talk Time)

Memory

  • Expandable memory – support for microSD card
  • 64 MB (Flash Memory)

Modem

  • RIM® wireless modem

Email Integrations

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

Accessories Included

  • Travel charger
  • USB cable

Device Security

  • Password Protection and Keyboard Lock
  • Support for Triple DES or AES Encryption when Integrated with BlackBerry Enterprise Server 2
  • 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
  • EDGE networks

1  Check with service provider for availability, roaming arrangements and service plans. Certain features outlined herein require a minimum version of BlackBerry software.
2  Support for Triple DES encryption is available for BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange and BlackBerry Enterprise Server for IBM Lotus Domino only.

 

Support

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