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RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 (Black) comparison

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Product name	RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 (Black)	RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 - silver (Verizon Wireless)	Motorola Droid (Verizon Wireless)	Samsung Behold SGH-T919 - Rose (T-Mobile)	RIM BlackBerry Pearl - black (T-Mobile)
Price	$266.88	$9.99	$199.99 to $599.99	$64.99	$79.99 to $195.99
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	2.5 stars	4.0 stars	3.5 stars	3.0 stars	3.5 stars
Release date	October 13, 2008	July 19, 2009	October 28, 2009		September 12, 2006
The Bottom Line	While its flashier siblings may overshadow it, the RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 should satiate the appetite of flip phone fanatics by bringing in a clamshell design.	While not the flashiest or the most feature-rich device, the RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip for Verizon Wireless is a decent and affordable choice for first-time smartphone buyers.	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.	Though it lacks Wi-Fi, the Samsung Behold is a sleek touch-screen phone with a range of features and an easily understood interface.	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.
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Cellular technology	GSM	CDMA2000 1X	CDMA2000 1X	WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM	GSM
Weight	3.6 oz	3.6 oz	6 oz	4 oz	3.2 oz
Talk time	240 min	210 min	385 min	Up to 300 min	210 min
Wireless Interface	IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Bluetooth 2.0	Bluetooth 2.0	IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Bluetooth 2.1 EDR	Bluetooth	Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Service Provider	Info unavailable	Verizon Wireless	Verizon Wireless	T-Mobile	T-Mobile
Band / mode	GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband)	CDMA2000 1X 1900/800	CDMA2000 1X 1900/800	GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband) / UMTS 1700/2100	GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband)
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Buying choices	Amazon.com $266.88 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	Verizon Wireless $9.99 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	T-Mobile USA $64.99 In stock: Yes Price from 1 authorized store	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
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