I’ve said a lot of unkind things about Blackberry phones over the last few weeks, and they’re all true–they’re heavy on the business angle.  They’re not a lot of fun.  They don’t come with a lot of exciting features.  And they all look vaguely similar to boot.

Well, at least that last one is about to get shot in the head when I tell you about today’s cell phone, the Blackberry 8230 Pearl.

The Blackberry 8230 Pearl is a flip style phone that comes with a two megapixel camera, a battery capable of generating four hours of talk time, Blackberry Maps, the Blackberry trackball, a full QWERTY keyboard, a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, video and audio support in numerous formats, Bluetooth connectivity, and more.

Not surprisingly, this Blackberry doesn’t offer a whole lot in the way of games and fun either, not that I could find, anyway, but there is plenty of nifty stuff here, and you’ve got to give them credit for pushing the design envelope a bit.  But that trackball is still wildly oversensitive.

Still, overall, it’s a very nice phone, especially if you use it for business.

The Good

New, interesting design

Plenty of features

The Bad

Short on fun stuff

Wildly oversensitive trackball

Score: 7/10

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