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BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230

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BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230

BlackBerry Curve 8520

Network
Technology CDMA / EVDO GSM
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Speed EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 Kbps
GPRS No Class 10
EDGE No Class 10
Launch
Announced 2009, February. Released 2009, May 2009, July. Released 2009, August
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 101 x 50 x 17.5 mm (3.98 x 1.97 x 0.69 in) 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight 102 g (3.60 oz) 106 g (3.74 oz)
Keyboard Half-QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Trackball Optical trackpad
Display
Type 65K colors TFT, 65K colors
Size 2.6 inches, 20.9 cm2 (~41.5% screen-to-body ratio) 2.46 inches, 18.7 cm2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~154 ppi density) 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)
 Secondary external 65K TFT display, 128x160 pixels
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS BlackBerry OS 5.0
CPU 512 MHz
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 128MB RAM, 128MB ROM 256MB
Main Camera
Modules 2 MP 2 MP
Features LED flash
Video Yes 320p
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  Dedicated music keys
Comms
WLAN No Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP 2.0, A2DP
Positioning No No
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB
Features
Sensors
 BlackBerry maps
MP4/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA player
Organizer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 900 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 216 h Up to 408 h
Talk time Up to 3 h 30 min Up to 4 h 30 min
Misc
Colors Black, Red, Pink Black
SAR 1.23 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)     1.22 W/kg (head)     0.83 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.02 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)    
Price About 70 EUR About 70 EUR
Tests
Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -87.2dB / Crosstalk -86.6dB

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