Sprint Reveals BlackBerry Pearl Pricing (Updated)

Humberto Saabedra

Sprint has unveiled pricing details for the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 with the device selling for $199 after $150 instant discount and $100 mail-in rebate on top of a new 2 year agreement and minimum $25 data plan.

As we have reported previously, the Pearl will feature all of Sprint’s multimedia offerings (Sprint TV and Music Store access) as well as GPS access with Sprint Navigation under a new consumer-oriented data plan. The device will also feature a QVGA display, autonomous and assisted GPS modules, playlist generation with the built-in media player, 3.5mm stereo headphone jack, microSD expansion slot, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP stereo audio, speakerphone, miniUSB port, and a 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder.

Contrary to the “Buy Now” button in the screenshot, the device is expected to be available on November 23 or Black Friday for those of you counting down and expecting the phone as clicking the button on the page generates a 404 error.

Sprint Speed For The Holidays

Update: The product page has been removed from the above-linked webpage.

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