GPS-flavored BlackBerry Pearl

John Chan | Mar 04, 2008

RIM launched its BlackBerry Curve 8300 with no Wi-Fi or GPS and then followed up with the 8310 (GPS-enabled) and 8320 (Wi-Fi) devices. The BlackBerry Pearl 8100 also had its 8120 Wi-Fi version. So it doesn't take a genius to figure out how the GPS version of the Pearl will be numbered.

Announced in Singapore exclusively with local operator SingTel, the 8110 has all the features of the Pearl email devices including the company's legendary user-friendly pushmail service, a 3.5mm audio jack for multimedia purposes and a microSD slot. The default application for use with its built-in GPS is BlackBerry Maps, but there are other third-party ones out there for its use as a navigator.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 is available now in Singapore at S$538 with a two-year operator contract. It has also been launched in India and Hong Kong. Check with your local operator to find out when it will come to your country. For those disappointed that about not getting BOTH Wi-Fi and GPS in a Curve or Pearl, well, it has to come eventually. For us, we'd rather have 3G first.

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