In a nutshell: If email on the go is your top priority,
and you don't like the size and weight of the big BlackBerries,
then the 8110 could be a good choice. However, the 8110 lags behind
other smartphones when it comes to most features, and it isn't the
easiest phone to use either. Available in Black, Red or Pink. Best buy:
*Free* from the Carphone
Warehouse or Vodafone
Business Shop.
Review:
September 2008. Updated June 2009.
The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 is almost identical
to the 8100, so read our BlackBerry
8100 review for full details. The 8110 has the advantage of
GPS satellite navigation, and is available in a choice of colours:
Black, Red or Pink.
Features
of the BlackBerry 8110 include:
2 megapixel camera with flash and digital zoom
LCD display: 240 x 260 pixels, 65000 colours
Media player
Messaging: SMS, MMS, instant
messaging, push email with attachment viewer
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB, modem, stereo
headset port
Memory: 64 Mbytes plus microSD memory card slot
Size: 107 x 50 x 14.5 mm
Weight: 91g
Quadband
Talktime: 3.5 hours
Battery standby: 360 hours
BlackBerry
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Average
rating from 45 reviews:
Reviewed by Skeeter in Spain from Spain
on 29th May 2009
I downloaded from my Linux PC movies. From my Win XP PC, songs.
Set up in my 8110 BB playlists. My 30min power-walk to work. Solid
playing/listening. My customers call me all during my walk. My BB
8110 stops the song, phone picks up. I can annotate my notes. THIS
phone stays out of my way. Does what I need..The Movistar 3g network
here in Spain provides easy and quick 3g enabled internet for access.
Email, no prob. Speed. moderate. Convience. Sure Movies I downloada
Irenman and watched that as well . Although I must say I did have
to cfind a converter utility to convert under Win XP. I'm out. Rating:
Reviewed by bigmo99 from UK on
25th May 2009
iPhone is the best, blackberry is just too hard to work with specially
if u r writin a msg...y would u have QWERTY keyboard on a fone?!
the apps r ok Rating:
Reviewed by DINESH from INDIA on
7th Apr 2009
GUD HANDSET Rating:
Reviewed by ashlee from usa on
4th Apr 2009
I love this phone you can't go wrong with this phone truthfully!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Ben from England on
19th Mar 2009
Ok, I have to use this phone, no jokes about it, I was told by my
work that I have no choice, and I need to do it to site a $1000
BlackBerry course to help users. I hate them, Never liked the look
of them, and sine then, I have come to relise, once you get past
the stupid email client, stupid two letters per key and menu layout,
its not that bad... Still, I prefer my XDA Stellar and iPhone 3G
lol Rating:
Reviewed by kelley from USA on
16th Feb 2009
I love my BB pearl. Its great! Best phone I've ever had and I've
had plenty. If ,those people who have had some trouble had had the
sense to report it while they had Warrenty their phone would have
been replaced. My first one was. It was deleting my messages also.
I will definitely buy another when its time for upgrade my son wants
this one. Rating:
Reviewed by Mark from UK on 14th
Feb 2009
One of the best phones I have used to date. I usually change my
phone every few weeks but this is the one I have kept the longest
out of everything so far, even after an iphone! Email, facebook,
gtalk, MSN and loads of apps like twitter and weather, what more
could you want. Piece of advice for those who complain about lock
ups and freezing, check in options>status if you are showing less
than 12mb then pull the battery or use an app like quickpull to
empty the cache and free up some memory. With regards to youtube
and streaming, its a 2G phone not 3G, why would you want to. Blackberries
like the storm or bold are better suited to that due to the higher
data speeds. Rating:
Reviewed by Lisa from England on
15th Jan 2009
I have had the BlackBerry 8110 for around 6 months now and totally
regret buying it! The camera quality is awful at only 1.3mp. The
phone is really slow, and freezes after you've listened to 3 or
4 songs in a row. It also freezes regularly at other times for no
reason. This can be particularly fustrating when in the middle of
sending e-mails or texts and it all disappears once you get back
on it. I also have regular problems with texting where I don't receieve
my texts meaning I have to restart the phone by taking out the battery
for 2 mins and putting it back in. This is annoying as don't always
know when I'm not receiving texts!! I have also had charging problems
with it where it is unable to charge using the charger so I have
to use the USB lead on the computer. It sometimes decides to do
this randomly. I know a few other people with BlackBerry's and they
have the exact same problems with them being too slow & freezing
all the time and not being able to receieve texts. Without a doubt,
the worst and most unreliable phone I have ever purchased. I've
had so many problems with it it's unreal. Rating:
Reviewed by Chaz Davenport from United
Kingdom on 10th Dec 2008
I recently got this phone from my employer for e-mail on the go
and such like. For three years prior to this, I have had a Nokia
N70, a phone which I loved, was easy and fun to use, and never once
let me down. This 8110 blackBerry thing I now have is an infuriating
piece of kit. (Rhyming slang). The user interface is apalling and
difficult, if not impossible, to customise. Do not get me started
on the camera quality though. It really is dreadful in this day
and age to be presented with something with such very, very poor
quality reproduction. That said, hosever, I have now got used to
the keypad for texting etc, so that really was just a learning curve.
In my opinion, this device should be taken back to the drawing board
and re-thought. Rating:
Reviewed by allen from UK on
4th Dec 2008
Super phone!!! Once you get your head around the keypad, it works
well, slow to surf but keeps the bills down and get the job done!!!
Email is usual BlackBerry class.. Rating:
Reviewed by mussy from England on
20th Nov 2008
I love this phone ! Granted it took me a day to get used to it but
the web browsing is great and the menu is very logical. I even think
the keyboard is fab and easier than normal phones as the predictive
text is the best I've ever seen. I'm typing this from it now ! Rating:
Reviewed by quenten from england on
20th Nov 2008
well i like it, looks nice.works well. a good compromise beetween
size and function Rating:
Reviewed by mike from uk on 17th
Nov 2008
i AGREE with same (below poster) the phone is very good after you
learnt how to use it, Nokia menu system users are going to find
ANY other menu system hard, because nokia made it so easy, But you
dont have to be a mastermind to work out the blackberry system,
and if your phone isnt working proper get it flashed and up dated
to the lastest firmware, all in all it is a cheap Bizz phone, its
not for joe public user, i really thinking most of the young kids
get this phone because rappers are banging on about it in their
tracks, Rating:
Reviewed by Sam from UK on 2nd
Nov 2008
I got this phone as replacement to the original 8100 pearl when
it broke and what an improvement! If your not a complete tool and
you have figured out how to use a blackberry then you will not be
disappointed, this version is so much faster and more responsive!
all the features work so much better, the music player especially,
i use this phone as my mp3 player now! The sound quality is excellent!
Texting is a doddle, and i get signal everywhere! The only bad point
to mention is the customer service, my god.... it took me 2 months
to get this replacement! Rating:
Reviewed by paul from uk on 19th
Oct 2008
the black berry is the most usefull handset i have ever had, I'm
lost with out it with msn messenger blackberry messenger if you
want to cut your phone bill down this is the phone, with GPS sat
nav email on the go this hadheld may be lacking in someplaces but
makes up for it in other places Rating:
Reviewed by rich from uk on 1st
Oct 2008
this phone is disappointing! terrible phone, text and usability. Rating:
Reviewed by Great fatga from Nigeria
on 25th Sep 2008
Damn This is the best phone so far, I got this phone for 3month
and i would say it's the best phone... i love black berry. Rating:
Reviewed by peaches from amarica on
3rd Sep 2008
it isn't what i expected to be i found it un useful to use i woudlnt
recomend it to anyone really :( Rating:
Reviewed by Alice from UK on
1st Sep 2008
I got this phone 3 days ago, because i have been looking for a new
1 for agess! so decided on this. Got it all great then it comes
to texting/emailing etc, its a nightmare! To be honest i only really
choose it because i like the colour and it looks nice but it seems
now thats not everything, the colour has payed off now. Also the
camera qualitiy is rubbish. i wouldnt recommend this phone atall Rating:
Reviewed by Mike from US on 25th
Aug 2008
Emails may take up to 10 hours to be displayed on the phone. Acts
like it is on drugs at times, vibrates when it should ring and vice-versa,
shuts off by its self, locks when it shouldn't, etc... Using this
as a modem works well, when it wants to. May work for hours or minutes
depending on its mood. One day I spent 3 hours trying to get the
modem to work and only 15 minutes was spent online. I think I got
ripped. Rating:
Reviewed by leasea from China on
21st Aug 2008
I just want to say,it's realy a excellent phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Stephen from UK on
16th Aug 2008
The phone is pleasant to look at, and he email was very easy to
set up. However it seems to selectively send emails through, and
it will only display text. Everything else is a long annoying web
link which you have to painfully and slowly scroll past. The screen
is too small to surf the internet on, and it seems to be very slow.....
This phone is still only suited to businessmen who wish to make
calls and view text only emails. I had to change this phone, as
having this phone with unlimited internet was a complete waste of
money. Its technology feels dated. Rating:
Reviewed by Karina from US on
16th Aug 2008
Ohhh.Woww. This phone is hard to work with.!! Rating:
Reviewed by Carlo from UK on
7th Aug 2008
I am disappointed with this handheld. It has very bad network connection
and poor audio quality. After years with Nokia, I find the interface
uselessely complicated. The phone feels badly put together and with
cheap materials, I doubt it will last long. The qwert keypad is
a good idea, the predictive text with the possibility of switching
between languages is a useful feature. The one great asset of this
phone is the instant access to email, but it is hampered by the
poor connection to the network, and by the fact that the device
is slow and sometimes freezes. I think this a poor brother to the
more professional Blackberrys, not worth much. Rating:
Reviewed by Paige from USA on
24th Jul 2008
This is the best phone ever! I love it. It is not cheap- feeling.
It is a little hard to work at first but it has a help guide so
I figured it out the first couple of hours. I have had mine for
a while and have dropped it and everything. Mine never scratches
or breaks. The camera is amazing. You can add multiple numbers per
name and I don't think there is a limit on characters. You need
a microSD card to shoot video. That is the ony setback I would recommend
this phone to anyone. Rating:
Reviewed by chump from uk on
16th Jul 2008
poor poor faulty phone......... dont get it unless you absolutely
need mobile email.......... as a functioning phone it is probably
the worst on the market..... slow OS bad quality ear speaker, and
a trackerball that will break within a week....... im on my 5th
phone in 6 months Rating:
Reviewed by unknown from uk on
15th Jul 2008
worst fne ever brakes if u drop it once my addivise get the sony
erricson w910i its amazing Rating:
Reviewed by Aftab from pakistan on
15th Jul 2008
very attractive good looking smart set Rating:
Reviewed by Oliver from UK on
11th Jul 2008
My dad owns this phone and I think it looks great, but I can't help
thinking the phone itsfelf feels cheep. The back panel that covers
the battery feels very plasticy and loose. But perhaps that is just
his. Overall the phone is very cool and nice to use, as well as
reliable. Rating:
Reviewed by doc522 from USA on
7th Jul 2008
I had to take some time to figure out how all it works, considering
this is my first smart phone. After a few days, I have been flying
around with it and all the email that I receive comes to me quickly. Rating:
Reviewed by eric bellend from uk on
5th Jul 2008
i've had the pearl 8110 for a while from O2 as an upgrade. what
a mistake. initial investigation of it when i got home put me off
trying to use it more. it's rubbish! O2 installs very poor, rubbish,
really slow and clunky (must be beta) software. eg just for starters:
bluetooth 'services' only allows remote voice control (whatever
THAT is) it does not allow file transfer of files, so no pics, avi's
or mp3 transfers to it from my other phones and no hands free link
up. the address book is bog primative. very limited number of characters
per entry, no multiple number entries per name, no user defined
ringtones per name. no picture per name, and despite being promised
that it was a brand new, all singing and dancing phone, i notice
in the text sms history there are texts dating back to before i
bought it from people i don't know! overall, what a load of rubbish
and a rip off. i have put my simm back in my other phone now. Rating:
Reviewed by ROLAND from UK on
22nd Jun 2008
Love my blackberry, it's a quality phone. Vodafone Sat Nav is brilliant,
menus and applications work really well when you get used to them,
So if you get one take the time to get used to it before giving
up!! The QWERTY keyboard is excellent and makes texting and email
so much easier and faster. It looks great (mine is balck and looks
really cool) and it is fairly small in size, also the keys work
well even though I've got big hands.If you're thinking of this phone
go for it, I was thinking of a Sony Ericsson C902 as an upgrade
but now I wouldn't be without my Blackberry. IT'S OUTSTANDING !!!! Rating:
Reviewed by aileen conroy from scotland
on 18th Jun 2008
ive had this phone now for 3 months. i must admit when i first got
it, having been a sony ericsson addict for years, i screamed with
frustration.its an incredibly difficult phone to get your head around
if its the first time youve had a blackberry but i promise that
if you persevere the rewards are endless. its a sleek shiny phone
which can send and recieve email. its built in maps service is so
much fun to use and you only pay for your wap charges when using
it. the only thing to remember when buying this phone is that although
its a beautiful pretty phone....it IS a business phone and its more
difficult to use the standard features that are simple on other
phones...like bluetooth. it has a qwerty keypad ,this is difficult
to use at first but after the first 2 weeks you can develop the
ability to type on it at a super human speed and become unable to
text on someone elses phone. all in all id highly recommend this
phone to everyone young and old that has the patience to learn new
things as its just as reliable as my old ericsson and i just love
my blackberry....im even eyeing up new colours as i currently have
the blue one pictured above but id maybe like the pink or the red. Rating:
Reviewed by sam from canada on
15th Jun 2008
i hate my blackberry because i'm not able to connect to you tube
or other streaming media Rating:
Reviewed by Dawn from UK on 13th
Jun 2008
I got my phone this week and when i first used it I didn't like
the display on the phone. i thought it looked a bit old-fashioned
however with some few adjustments like adding a pretty-in-pink wall
paper the display is not that bad after all. it took some time getting
used to the QWERTY keyboard but its functionality is good especially
with the predictive texting. It is probably now easier and quicker
for me to text. I think the readibility of the text messages is
a plus for the phone and reduces the amount of time you spend when
reviewing text messages from the same person. on a first glance
I wasn't particularly happy with the phone but now i think I am
falling in love with it. the color pink is lovely and the overall
delicate features and glossy image of the actual handset makes it
a bonus. plus it acts as a great fashion accessory. Rating:
Reviewed by mangi from kandaypair on
27th Apr 2008
lovely phone Rating:
Reviewed by James from UK on
23rd Apr 2008
I like the look, the design, the readabililty of the email. I have
to say though I am hating how slow it is! It is forever hanging
on various applications, the little sand timer thing is forever
showing, this phone is more frustrating than windows vista! This
is my 2nd 8110 after the Vodafone sat nav application didn't work,
the replacement doesn't work much better but I cannot be bothered
resending it back. Will wait for a upgrade replacement and use my
laptop for email as much as possible as this phone is excrutiatingly
painful. My score 1 out of 5. * Rating:
Reviewed by trevor from b/wood on
3rd Apr 2008
once you work out how to use the phone,its good,but blue tooth slow. Rating:
Reviewed by james jennings from uk on
1st Apr 2008
its a brilliant phone cannot wait to get it bit slow though Rating:
Reviewed by trevor from england on
1st Apr 2008
I just got one yesterday,letters laid out same way as mey laptop
so makes it easy for me to text quicker,did have to change my blue
121 chip for white one as blue a bit dated and phone could not read
blue one,so if you upgrade bare this in mind. Rating:
Reviewed by Tim from UK on 28th
Mar 2008
My wife has just had one of these in pink. She is Nokia through
and through, but I convinced her to go for something different.
She says its "the best phone ive ever had". Took a few days to get
used to the predictive text entry on the half size qwerty keyboard,
but integration with Outlook is fantastic. All in all a brilliant
handset. Im off to buy myself an 8120, so I can have wifi on it
as well! The best Blackberry tarrifs in the UK seem to be on O2
- £10 a month extra for unlimited web browsing and blackberry instant
email! Thoroughly recommended. Rating:
Reviewed by Bob jones from UK on
27th Mar 2008
just got this as my new works phone and i have to say it's the best
phone i have ever had, i think i might even keep this one longer
than 6 months! Rating:
Reviewed by jay morgan from england
on 11th Mar 2008
just had me first 8110. it takes abit to get used to if you've never
had one before ( like me) but i think we'll have some happy times
together once i've got used to it all. a little disapointed with
the lack of start up info with vodafone but otherwise very happy. Rating:
Reviewed by kelly from england on
24th Feb 2008
best phone ever its got loads of goood features Rating:
Reviewed by michelle from england on
17th Feb 2008
i got the blackberry in pink, and it is the hardest phone i have
ever used and ive had alot of phones in the past. To write a message
to someone u would of thought u go through messaging when i selected
the name i ended up ring the person every time, i had to go through
the phone book and as for typing a message it took about 10 minutes
for 2 lines because of predictive text and having to find the word.
tones aren't very good i never knew when i recieved a message. overall
make sure that u can use this phone before u keep it, i had to exchange
it for a different make. Rating:
