BlackBerry mobile phones have become a favourite grabbing the attention of people of different walks of life. It first caught the interest of business executives and counterparts. Even today smartphones appeal to business people who want to do things on the move. When RIM introduced their sophisticated BlackBerry handsets in 2002, they actually set into motion a whole new lifestyle. It is a PDA, a mobile phone, a media player, a mobile push e-mail facility, etc. and a whole lot of things, all packaged into one sophisticated mobile handset.

BlackBerry takes a traditional form
The BlackBerry Pearl 9105 3G introduced recently is yet another avatar from this Canadian company called Research In Motion Limited. The difference in this handset is that it does not have the traditional QWERTY key-pad as is seen today in most smartphone models with push e-mail facility. Instead there is a normal looking keypad in a condensed 12 key numeric layout, which has Blackberry's SureType technology that uses intelligent software to help the user to type, by learning the words used most. The menu on the Pearl 9105 3G is icon driven and you can quickly flick through the icons on display. The optical track pad below the screen is similar to a laptop's, where you only have to glide over with your finger to scroll or press to select. 20 icons can be displayed on the Homepage screen. It has password protection and screen lock too. Different profiles are pre-set but one can change to one's preferences.

Advantage for all
BlackBerry is now coming out to reach a wider customer base after the niche it had made in the echelons of business and the city worker. It's aimed at a younger audience but with a business appeal. Yet this mobile phone is powered by the BlackBerry OS and the 624MHz processor, found in the other high-end models. Browse the internet any time, while on the move. Just Click to launch websites. Club up to 10 email addresses on this smartphone and find email text and social media all in one place and choose to read or send according to one's priority. To know where you are or how to get somewhere, use the BlackBerry Maps and GPS (Global Positioning System) capabilities. One can use this phone, with GPS capabilities, to work with Location-Based Services (LBS) to support employee and resource tracking, dispatching and more. BlackBery offer a variety of products and services for various professionals and businessmen or even a business solution with customisable software and services. Coming to mobile phone comparison, BlackBerry Pearl is entering a crowded mid to high end segment, where smartphones like iPhone, HTC and other brands with Android, Symbian or even the Windows Phone 7are serious contenders.

Mastering the smartphone
Adding contacts with all details is as easy as you can with lots of space available for any category. Download Google Sync if you want all friends and contacts in you BlackBerry phone and periodically update them too.. Use the BlackBerry Messenger, an instant messaging application just for BlackBerry smartphone users, to chat with close contacts. SMS and MMS is easy and text messaging using the minimal keypad is also easy with a little practice. Users can find out when the message was delivered or read too. The phone is also an enhanced media-player as it can store video clips and downloaded music which can be played back whenever convenient. Special dedicated keys on the phone allow te user to skip to next file , pause video or pay favourite music repeatedly. Memory storage include a 2GB media card and a microSD card slot that is accessible without turning off the handset. A 3.5mm stereo headset can be plugged in or use Hands-free headset or even a pair of Bluetooth® headset.

BlackBerry user are given a unique ID to log into BlackBerry App World. A whole lot of applications are provided on the BlacBerry Pearl. set up email or change your Internet options. Access Twitter, Facebook, etc. or other social networking sites or blogs. Get BlackBerry Desktop Software to link the phone to the user's computer to do whole lot of things. The phone is multi-featured for multitasking. Switching between tasks or back and fort between open applications is easy.

A phone and a modem
Network information regarding the Pearl 3G 9105's is that it works on tri-band 3G/HSDPA plus quad-band 2G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and Assisted GPS,. This is the first model to support 802.11n. Sure enough it can work on almost on any carrier's network worldwide. It works as a wireless modem or as a tethered modem too.

Power Pack
The BlackBerry Pearl 9105 3G smartphone with the long-lasting, removable battery provides up to five hours of talk time, 18 days standby and 30 hours of playback. The phone weighs just 93 grams and measures 108 x 50 x 13mm. Handsets are Available in Red Gradient, Opal Pink, Royal Purple, Piano Black and Flash White.