Both these phones have their pros and cons. In this article we will explore these phones and compare their most prominent features.

Common features:

• Both have a built-in 2.0MP digital camera along with video recorder and GPS facilities.
• Both can be fun gadgets that allow one to email, access the internet, organize and categorize, and click photographs; listen to music, watch video and obviously, make voice calls.
• Both come loaded with fun features like Facebook© and Messenger.

The differences:

•    The Blackberry Curve 8330 weighs 114 gm, whereas the Pearl weighs just 96 gm, making it very easy to carry, and sleeker than the Curve.

•    The Curve has a backlit QWERTY keyboard, 320×240 pixel high-resolution screen, 96 MB flash memory, expandable memory, among the many other features of the Blackberry Smartphones. On the other hand the Pearl has a high-resolution 240×260 pixel screen. It uses a modified QWERTY layout that sets 2 text characters on each key and uses SureType® software to predict input (like T9 on regular cell phones). It also uses a trackball instead of the traditional scroll wheel used in earlier Blackberry phones. It can support external memory to store multimedia files beyond the 64 MB internal memory.

Both phones have many other features as well.

Let us take a look at some of the other features the Curve 8330 has to offer:

• The Blackberry Curve 8330 is a Dual Mode CDMA handset belonging to the 8300 series, first introduced in 2007.
• It also has advance phone features like voice-activated dialing, user-definable convenience keys and dedicated Send, End and Mute keys.
• It can also help you in accessing your corporate data and applications from anywhere. Unlike traditional mobile phones, the Blackberry Curve 8330 Smartphone can be centrally managed and supported by IT departments, with facilities like remote address book look-up, single mailbox integration and push delivery of data from corporate application.
• The Blackberry server, with the support of Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino or Novell Group, is a great option for real time email delivery.
• In design, the Blackberry Curve 8330 is similar to the 8300 series.

Looking at the Blackberry Pearl 8130.

• The Blackberry Pearl is a member of the 8100 series that was launched in 2006 as a departure from original Blackberry phones, with the idea of making it a Smartphone with multimedia capabilities. This was the first Blackberry device with a camera and media player.
• The Pearl also provides two convenient key defaults for voice dialing.  Similarly, the camera operation is easy and with the trackball you can zoom in and out. The flash is automatic and bright.
• SureType, a modified QWERTY whereby there are two characters per key, make it slim. If you are used to using T9 on your cell phone, SureType will not be problem. However, traditional Blackberry users, used to the full QWERTY keyboard, have found this feature difficult to operate. The spacing of keys is a little cramped when compared to the Blackberry Curve. This can be a bit irritating at the beginning.

Bottom-line: Both phones are excellent Smartphones. If you need a sleek and sexy phone, go for the BlackBerry Pearl 8130.  Otherwise the Blackberry Curve is a good and sturdy choice for those looking for a full QWERTY keypad. Both deliver the best of the Blackberry experience.

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