'The look is more corporate than cool, but there's a nice chrome stripe down the side, behind which is the MMC card slot, so there's no need to remove the battery to change cards'
'Along with the two integrated cameras are flash and bright screen capable of displaying up to 262,144 colors.'
'the inconvenient key placement may end up putting off potential buyers and frustrating existing users.'
'Colours in our outdoor shots were good, though even well-lit scenes came back blurred more often than not.'
'QVGA resolution which is now not enough for a high-end phone.'
'the new tilting display does, perhaps, make it easier to read data from the screen while the unit sits on a desk, and certainly should help when it comes to watching videos on the device.'
'The keyboard has white backlighting, which looks somewhat uneven.'
'This is attractive and comfortable to hold, but there is concern that it will discolor, or worse, degenerate from heat or over time.'
'The phone and headset managed a range of 20 feet which is average among phones.'
'While the BlackBerry "Pearl" 8100 -- available from T-Mobile for $349.99 or Cingular for $399.99 ($199.99, with the usual contract stipulations from both) -- makes a noble effort to implement the BlackBerry service including a QWERTY keypad, camera, and music and video playback into a device about the size of a business card holder, finding, programming, and operating both simple and advanced functions can be headache- inducing.'
'Unfortunately, the Cingular 8100 series is clunky and heavy,'