Blackberry Kickstart 8220: Blackberry's First Clamshell Smart Phone

The Blackberry Kickstart 8220 is also known as the Blackberry 8220 Flip or the Pearl 8220. This is the first Blackberry flip phone that provides all the benefits that you can get out of a clamshell phone as well as the additional advantages of a Blackberry smart phone. Because of the innovations that were introduced into the design of this phone, you can be certain that Research in Motion, Blackberry's developer, went beyond all the boundaries to make this phone one of their most successful models ever.

Installed with the Blackberry OS v4.6.1, the Blackberry Kickstart 8220 features a bigger external LCD display that has 160 by 128 pixels screen size that is coupled with also a large 2.6-inch internal screen of 240 by 320 pixels. Although this Blackberry model does not have a GPS radio, it is still known to be a Quad Band GSM phone that supports GPRS messaging. It also has WiFi connectivity as well as the EDGE technology for easy data transfer.

Weighing just a little above 100g, the Blackberry Kickstart 8220 also provides an HTML web browser that is new and enhanced and has zoom options as well. This browser does not only give you the capacity to view desktop versions of websites but also the mobile versions as well. Like the majority of the Blackberry phone models, the Pearl 8220 also provides you the ease and convenience when it comes to messaging through its SureType keypad feature. Instant messaging can also be availed of through this flip phone as it supports providers such as Google Talk and Yahoo! A broad range of email support like Blackberry, MS Exchange, POP3, IMAP4, and SMTP are available on this phone as well. o, if you have a Blackberry Kickstart 8220, you will be able to send a message or email to anyone while you are on the go.

If you are also aspiring to be a photographer or you want to capture moments through taking videos, then you can also use your Blackberry Kickstart 8220 for this purpose. This is because this model comes with a 2MP auto-focus camera that lets you take pictures and videos with great clarity and sharp colors. If you are also a music lover, then this phone’s media player with its 3.5mm audio headset jack would also be great for you. Because this media player supports all types of media file, you are able to listen to your favorite MP3 tunes here as well as watch videos. For added benefits to your listening pleasure, a stereo headset is also added into the Blackberry Kickstart 8220 package that you can buy.

To be able to avail of all the wonderful features that the Blackberry Kickstart 8220 can give, all you have to do is to flip the phone open and you can already start navigating its interface. As this phone’s design naturally conceals its keypads when it is not in use, this phone is for those people who want this kind of feature in a phone. So if you want to own a clamshell phone that has been in vogue since 15 years ago as well as get the benefits that smartphone features can give you, then the Blackberry Kickstart 8220 is the phone for you.