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Vodafone Introduces RIM's BlackBerry Pearl Flip Smartphone in India
Posted On : 2009-01-13 23:54:33( TIMEZONE : IST )
BlackBerry Pearl Flip: The power of a BlackBerry smartphone in a new, sleek, stylish and fun design
Mumbai, India - Vodafone and Research In Motion (RIM), (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today launched the BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip 8220 smartphone in India - the first smartphone within RIM's portfolio to come in the popular clamshell format.
The new BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone maintains the popular features and benefits of the BlackBerry® Pearl™ smartphone; plus it packs numerous enhancements into its sleek flip design. The spacious SureType® keyboard allows easy typing and dialing while the flip design helps protect the large, vibrant internal screen and provides the satisfying finality of ending a call by closing the phone. Customers will also appreciate the external display for previewing calendar reminders, email, text messages and phone calls at a glance.
It's all in your control with a simple flip
A simple flip of the handset opens up a world of possibilities with the industry's leading mobile messaging solution and a wide range of impressive Internet and multimedia capabilities, all in one powerful yet approachable smartphone.
"We are delighted with the opportunity to introduce the BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone to Vodafone customers in India. BlackBerry smartphones have been well-received in the Indian market and the launch of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip will help expand the appeal of the BlackBerry® platform to an even wider range of customers," said Ms. Frenny Bawa, Vice President, India, Research In Motion.
"Vodafone has long been a partner of RIM, bringing various BlackBerry smartphones to India. The new BlackBerry Pearl Flip is ideal for people who want a uniquely powerful and sophisticated clamshell smartphone, delivering the full capabilities of the BlackBerry solution as well as access to various mobile business and lifestyle applications," said Mr. Harit Nagpal, Director - Marketing and New Business, Vodafone Essar.
Priced at Rs. 21,990 the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone is expected to be available in the first week of January, 2009 at select Vodafone Stores across the country.
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone provides an advanced multimedia experience including a 2 megapixel camera with digital zoom, flash and video recording, stereo Bluetooth® support, and an easily accessible expandable memory card slot for up to 16GB of additional storage per card.
