BlackBerry Pearl Flip-phone Coming to T-Mobile USA *UPDATED*

When RIM took the wraps off the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 earlier this month, many assumed that this smartphone was destined for T-Mobile USA. Now there is confirmation of this.

BlackBerryNews says it was told by a "high-level insider" that RIM's first clamshell device will definitely be heading to T-Mobile USA.

This source did not indicate when the release will be, however.

Update: As it turns out, no insider information is necessary, as T-Mobile has the Pearl 8220 listed on its website as "Coming Soon".

In addition, T-Mobile USA supposedly intends to launch a new version of the BlackBerry Curve -- model number 8900 -- in November. 

No Bold for You!

The same insider source also has what will surely be bad news for many: T-Mobile USA is not going to offer the BlackBerry Bold. 

The Bold is a business-oriented smartphone, while this carrier supposedly wants to put more emphasis on more consumer-friendly devices like the Pearl Flip and the T-Mobile G1.

More about the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220

On the outside of this BlackBerry's clamshell will be a small external screen and a 2.0 megapixel camera. On the inside will be a a 320-by-240-pixel (QVGA) internal screen and a SureType keyboard. A 900 mAh battery and the microSDHC memory card slot will sit behind the keyboard.

This quad-band GSM smartphone will include Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11b Wi-Fi with UMA support, and assisted-GPS.

More about the BlackBerry Curve 8900

The BlackBerry 8900 -- formerly known as the javelin -- will be the the latest model in the Curve series. It will have a full QWERTY keyboard and an HVGA+ (480 by 360 pixel) display.

This quad-band GSM smartphone will not have 3G, but it will include Wi-Fi b/g and a GPS receiver.

It will run BlackBerry OS 4.6.1 on a 512 MHz processor, have 256 MB of internal storage, and a microSD card slot.

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