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RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8130 - silver (Verizon Wireless) comparison

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Product name	RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8130 - silver (Verizon Wireless)	RIM BlackBerry Pearl - black (T-Mobile)	RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Verizon Wireless)	Motorola Droid (Verizon Wireless)	RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 (Verizon Wireless)
Price	Check Prices	$79.99 to $195.99	$29.99	$199.99 to $599.99	$149.99 to $699.99
CNET editors' rating	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars
Release date		September 12, 2006	May 06, 2008	October 28, 2009
The Bottom Line	The RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8130 improves on an already-impressive smartphone with the addition of GPS, video recording, and 3G support.	Though nothing revolutionary, the addition of multimedia features and the already solid e-mail capabilities make the RIM BlackBerry Pearl an attractive device for business users and consumers alike.	Though we wish the smartphone supported Verizon's VCast multimedia services, the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 is still an excellent smartphone that delivers on call quality and of course, e-mail.	Despite some design issues and a couple of missing features, the Motorola Droid is the most powerful and fastest Google Android device to date. It fully embraces the openness of the Android platform and offers Verizon customers a smartphone that certainly rivals the other touch-screen devices on the market.	With a winning design and fast performance, the RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 is one of Verizon Wireless' top smartphones for both business users and messaging fanatics.
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Cellular technology	CDMA	GSM	CDMA2000 1X	CDMA2000 1X	CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS)
Weight	3.4 oz	3.2 oz	4 oz	6 oz	4.6 oz
Talk time	220 min	210 min	Up to 260 min	385 min	300 min
Wireless Interface	Bluetooth	Bluetooth 2.0 EDR	Bluetooth 2.0	IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Bluetooth 2.1 EDR	Bluetooth 2.0
Service Provider	Verizon Wireless	T-Mobile	Verizon Wireless	Verizon Wireless	Verizon Wireless
Band / mode	Dual-band CDMA2000 EvDO	GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband)	CDMA2000 1X 1900/800	CDMA2000 1X 1900/800	WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900 / CDMA2000 1X 1900/800
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	E-mail me when this product is available	T-Mobile USA $79.99 In stock: No Amazon.com Marketplace $195.99 In stock: Yes Refurb Depot $154.95 In stock: Yes Prices from 3 CNET Certified stores	Verizon Wireless $29.99 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	Verizon Wireless $199.99 In stock: Yes Best Buy $599.99 In stock: See Site Prices from 2 CNET Certified stores	Verizon Wireless $149.99 In stock: Yes Best Buy $699.99 In stock: See Site Prices from 2 CNET Certified stores
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