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Visit RIM Storefront Tweet Find Coverage: Release Date: Q2 2009 Released For: Verizon - Discontinued Released for Verizon Wireless, the RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) has a chrome-finished frame with dual high-resolution displays. Users can view emails, text messages and phone calls without opening the device. A larger internal LCD lets consumers browse the Internet, watch VCAST videos and read email. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip has an integrated 2.0-megapixel camera with flash, zoom and video recording. A built-in media player connects to VCAST Music with Rhapsody to browse, buy and listen to songs over-the-air with an equalizer with 11 preset filters. The handset has a QWERTY keyboard to make text messaging quick and easy. The Pearl Flip supports up to 10 email accounts and can edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. Additional tools include a speakerphone and Bluetooth 2.0.

• Chrome-finished frame with a QWERTY keyboard with SureType technology and trackball navigation system
• Phone, email, text messaging (SMS and MMS), browser, instant messaging and organizer applications in a single smartphone
• Built-in 2.0-megapixel camera with flash, digital zoom and video recorder
• VCAST Music with Roxio Media Player to playback songs in a variety of formats
• VZ Navigator and BlackBerry Maps helps users find their way and ensures they never get lost
• Dual high-resolution displays with light sensing technology

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Verizon	Verizon	AT&T / Sprint / T-Mobile	Sprint	Verizon
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Technical
Network:	CDMA 800 / 1900
Form Factor:	Clamshell / BlackBerry OS v4.6
Dimensions:	101 x 50 x 18 mm
Weight:	102 g
Antenna:	Internal
Navigation:	Trackball / QWERTY Keypad
Battery Type:	900 mAh Li-Ion
Talk Time:	3.5 hours
Standby Time:	9 days
Memory:	128.0 MB
Expandable Memory:	microSD / TransFlash
Safety
Radiation (SAR):	(1.23 W/kg)
Imaging
Main Screen:	TFT / Light Sensing Technology 65,000 colors (240 x 320 px)
External Screen:	TFT 65,000 colors (128 x 160 px)
Camera:	2.0 MP / Flash / Zoom / Video Recorder
Audio
MP3 Player:	VCAST Music / Rhapsody / Roxio Media Player
FM Radio:
Speakerphone:
Push-To-Talk:
Multimedia
Wallpapers:	240 x 320 px
Screen Savers:	240 x 320 px
Ring Tones:	32 chord / MP3
Themes:
Games:	J2ME
Streaming Multimedia:	VCAST Video
Messaging
SMS:
EMS:
MMS:
Email:	POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP / Microsoft Exchange / Lotus Domino
Chat:	AOL / Windows Live / Yahoo
Predictive Text:	SureType
Applications
Phonebook Capacity:
Calendar:
To-Do List:
WAP:	2.0 (BlackBerry Browser)
Voice Commands:
Calculator:
Connectivity
Bluetooth:	2.0 (A2DP / AVRCP / HFP / HSP / OPP / SPP)
Infrared Port:
High-Speed Data:	cdma2000 1xEV-DO
Wi-Fi:
GPS:	VZ Navigator / BlackBerry Maps
PC Sync:	USB 2.0
More Information
Website:	Product Website
Discussion:	Smartphone / PDA Forum

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