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BlackBerry Pearl 9100 stars in pre-announce video demo

SlashGear Nov 30 09

Leaked photos are one thing, but we do enjoy a video of a pre-release device to really see how it fits in the hand. Having seen the BlackBerry Pearl 9100 (aka Striker) a little over a week ago, now comes a video of the compact smartphone in action courtesy of Salomondrin. No word on how he acquired the Pearl 9100, but he gives a decent overview of its form-factor and the changes from earlier handsets.

Video demo after the cut

In terms of specifications, the Pearl 9100 has GSM 3G (i.e. it uses a SIM rather than CDMA networks) and of course there’s the optical trackpad as seen on some of RIM’s other recent BlackBerry devices. Full story...

Tagged: blackberry pearl 8100, cdma networks, ctia 2006, decent overview, ebay, Gadgets, handset, headphones,

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