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BlackBerry Pearl 8130
Overview
The BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8130 smartphone is designed to help you do everything you want with your life. It comes complete with advanced phone features, multimedia, digital camera, video recording, built-in GPS* and expandable memory.
And it offers the full BlackBerry® experience—email, browser, text messaging (SMS and MMS), instant messaging, organizer applications and more. Small, smart and stylish.
*Please check with your service provider for supported features and services.

Features Available
The BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8130 smartphone features complete functionality, including:
Stay in Touch
- Wireless email: Send, receive, forward and reply to messages, and view attachments in popular file formats
- Advanced phone features: Speakerphone and Voice Activated Dialing, user-definable convenience keys and dedicated Send, End and Mute keys
- Instant Messaging1: Connect with your IM contacts using popular applications like Yahoo!® Messenger and Google Talk™
- SMS and MMS2: Send text messages and images in an instant
Enjoy Life
- Media Player: Listen to your favorite songs and watch video clips3
- Camera: Capture the moment in perfect clarity with 2.0MP, built-in zoom and flash
- Video recording3: Record video clips and share them right away via email or MMS
Find the Info You Need
- Browser: Navigate and browse websites with a roll and click of the trackball. And with streamed mobile media, view videos, music, news clips and more from mobile sites3
- Organizer: Synch and store your calendar data, address book and more
- BlackBerry® Maps: Get directions and view maps while on the road
- Corporate data access: Access your vital corporate databases and applications from anywhere
- Global Positioning System (GPS) capable: Use with BlackBerry Maps or other mapping applications1 to view your geographic location on a map or determine how close you are to shops and services
Maximize Convenience
- 64 MB of built-in memory and expandable memory via microSD card1,5
- Bluetooth® capability for hands-free dialogue
- High-resolution, light-sensing screen
- SureType® keyboard technology in a QWERTY-style layout for fast text and email composition
Enterprise Friendly
For larger corporate and government organizations, the BlackBerry Pearl smartphone works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server to provide users and IT managers with advanced security and easier access to corporate information.
Unlike traditional mobile phones, the BlackBerry Pearl smartphone can be centrally managed and supported by IT departments using BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Wireless push delivery of email and data, remote address book look-up and single mailbox integration are just a few of the features available.
1 When you subscribe for, acquire, or use third party products and services with
RIM products or services you accept that: 1. It is your sole responsibility to (a) ensure
that your airtime service provider will support all of their features; (b) identify and acquire
all required intellectual property and other licences prior to installation or use and to
comply with the terms of such licences; 2. RIM provides such products and services on an
“AS IS” basis with no express or implied conditions, endorsements, guarantees, representations
or warranties of any kind, and assumes no liability whatsoever with respect to them.
2Check with service provider for availability,
roaming arrangements and service plans. Certain features outlined herein
require a minimum version of BlackBerry Enterprise Server softrware
and/or BlackBerry® Device Software and may require additional development
for access to corporate applications.
3 In order to record video clips a microSD card must be properly inserted in the
smartphone. May be sold separately.
4The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone is compatible with 3GPP RTSP mobile streaming
websites.
5The BlackBerry Pearl accepts microSD cards; the amount of storage is determined
by card capacity. May be sold separately.
Specifications
| Features Available | Email |
| Size | 4.2 x 1.97 x 0.55 inches / 107 x 50 x 14 mm (LxWxD) |
| Weight | Approximately 3.4 oz / 96 g (with battery) |
| Keyboard | SureType® QWERTY
keyboard with SureType software Dedicated send, end/power, mute and volume/zoom keys Left convenience key pre-programmed for voice activated dialing and right convenience key pre-programmed for the camera Backlit |
| Navigation | Trackball, ESC key and Menu key |
| Voice Input/Output | Integrated earpiece and microphone Hands-free speakerphone Hands-free headset Bluetooth® v2.0; mono/stereo headset, hands-free and serial port profiles supported |
| Headset | 3.5mm stereo headset capable |
| Notification | Polyphonic/MIDI and MP3 ringtones, vibrate mode, on-screen or LED indicator |
| User Interface | Intuitive icons and menus |
| Display | Large, bright, high resolution, portrait screen, supporting over 65,000 colors 240 x 260 pixel color display |
| GPS | GPS-enabled and preloaded with BlackBerry Maps application2 |
| Camera | 2MP camera with flash, self portrait mirror and digital zoom |
| Media Player3 | Supported audio formats: MP3, MIDI, AMR-NB, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA |
| Battery | 900 mAhr (removable/rechargeable Lithium cell) |
| Battery Life4 | Up to 9 days or 216 hours standby time and 22 minutes or 3.7 hours talk time5 |
| Memory | 64 MB flash memory |
| Expandable Memory | MicroSD6 |
| Modem | Embedded RIM® wireless modem Tethered modem capability |
| Email Account Compatibility7 | Integrates with an existing enterprise email account or up to 10 personal/business email accounts |
| Includes BlackBerry® Desktop Software | Supported by version 4.2 or higher |
| Works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server | Supported by:
|
| Smartphone Security | Password protection and keyboard lock |
| Accessories Included8 | USB cable for charging and PC synchronization Wall Charger |
| Network | Dual-band 800/1900 MHz CDMA2000 1X Ev-DO networks9 |
1 Requires a minimum version of BlackBerry Enterprise Server software
2 Check with your service provider for availability. Coverage is currently limited. Updates on broader coverage will be available in the future.
3 All audio and video files must be transferred to the smartphone before playing. Files can be transferred via USB cable, smartphone browser application or Bluetooth. View the complete list of supported media file formats.
4 Battery life may vary based on usage
5 Based on GSMA PRD TW.09 Battery Life Measurement Technique. Actual results may vary. Network availability and coverage affect battery life and are dependent upon a number of factors, including location and transmission environment.
6 The BlackBerry Pearl accepts microSD cards; the amount of storage is determined by card capacity.
7 Contact your service provider for service availability and pricing
8 May vary. Check with your service provider for details.
9 Check with service provider for availability, roaming arrangements and service plans. Certain features outlined herein require a minimum version of BlackBerry software.