T-Mobile BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 unboxing

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Alright, these aren’t the first live in-hand shots of the BlackBerry 8220, but it is the first unboxing. And it’s a damn good looking box! There’s actually very little that comes in the T-Mobile box, just the device, battery, charger, headphones, and a USB cable. We thought it would have been loaded with goodies like a really nice headset, wack cool carrying case, lanyard, decals, and other nonsensical things, but that’s what the accessory market is for, we guess. As far as the device goes, we’re pretty disappointed. Not so much because it’s absolutely terrible, just because the Pearl Flip feels like a prototype and not a final build. Even though this is a retail unit. The displays are a complete letdown, and that’s not because we’ve been spoiled by the Bold. It’s because they are really bad. For some reason the outer and inner screens are pixelated beyond anything we’ve seen recently, and they are probably the worst displays we’ve seen on a BlackBerry since… well, a long time. We understand it’s not a high end device, but is there any reason this thing should be looking like it came out of 2001? The feel of the Flip is fine — it’s a little light actually — and when opened, it’s perfectly weighted. The keyboard isn’t that great, but who are we fooling. This is a phone for your niece, baby mama, sister, or Sarah Palin hockey mom. And for that friends, we give it a B+. What are you still doing here? The gallery is where it’s at, son.

Click on over to our T-Mobile BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 unboxing gallery!

28 Comments
  • Taylor

    I’ve been a user for three (3) months and I have no problem with this BB.

  • Rachael Petty

    My husband got this phone in May @009 a few months after it came out and he was being ready to be deployed i begged him to get a phone i wanted so i could use it while he was gone! Well he wanted this one the First week it quit working it wouldnt make calls send messages or receie them the signal said it was off! Every week it stops and does the same thing i have to take the battery out for 30 seconds then put it back in to get it to work i didnt figure this out till 3 months after having it! Also it freazes up easily and it shuts down constantly this phone is a night mare! I would rather use my Nokia flip phone that i had and i would be useing it had my sister not broke it when she had it i ahte this phone with every part of my body and i think they should give me a new one for all the stupid problems it has caused my husband is in korea and he cant even send me messages to let me know hes on line cause the phone freezes up and i cant use it for 3 hours while it reboots after i take the battery out i really hate it

  • Nancy

    I have one of these phones i have had to send mine back several times. I hate the phone would not recommend to anyone!!

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