While some of this is just a confirmation of what is to come, it is nice to have it shown. BlackBerrynews.com has come up with a very detailed report on what T-Mobile will be bringing out the remainder of this year and the beginning of next. Needless to say, it will include the Pearl 8220 (formerly Kickstart) as well as the Javelin. There was one bit of a surprise though, hit the jump for the full article.
In the last few weeks confusion has subsided on the model number of RIM’s first clamshell type device, but now we have a new name for it? The BlackBerry 8220, code named KickStart, now has an official name: BlackBerry Pearl 8220. Wait…the Pearl? isnt that the candybar phone that was RIMs first entry into the consumer market? Yes, indeed it was. However new Rogers promo material shows the device is indeed following in the Pearl lineup. While the poster doesnt give a price, or even a release date, it does show UMA. Rumors still abound that the device will be RIM’s entry level device with a price of around $50. Does this mean the Pearl now has 3 incarnations? RIM might be following in LG’s footsteps with names… (think Chocolate 1, 2, 3) but lets hope they keep the same build quality we have all come to know and love.
While Kevin at Crackberry got his hands on an actual device first, Jibi from BlackBerrynews.com was able to grab some fantastic screenshots of the red 8220 simulator. This exclusive is yet another piece of hard evidence that T-mobile will be carrying this device, which has been heralded as RIM’s entry level device. While it is a nice looking flip device, does anyone else wonder if it will break as easily as the famed Motorola Razr?
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While there are new builds coming nearly daily, we figured we would give you at least the major OS versions for the current device lineup. In parenthesis we will have the latest build versions we know about. This list is by no means a complete or up to date list, just the information that has been passed to us.
CDMA
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8703 - 4.5.0.(66)
8830 - 4.5.0.(70)
8130 - 4.5.0.(70)
8330 - 4.5.0.(70)
GSM
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8700 - 4.5.0.(69)
8100 - 4.5.0.(69)
8800 - 4.5.0.(69)
8820 - 4.5.0.(69)
8300 - 4.5.0.(69)
8310 - 4.5.0.(69)
8320 - 4.5.0.(69)
8220 - 4.6.1.(14)
8900 - 4.6.0.(96)
9000 - 4.6.0.(107)
Well there you have it. Some of these have been leaked some have not. I am sure in the coming weeks we will see many posts out there about each.
Kevin from CrackBerry has done it again. First he got his hands on a pre-production Bold, and now, the 8220 has surfaced. He has done a great job on the review and I recommend checking it out this site