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Review summary: T-Mobile launched the RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120 with WiFi and UMA support, as well as an updated 2-megapixel camera with video recording. Ricky puts the updated smartphone through its paces to see how these improvements stack up.

Review summary: Unlike the 8100, the new ones have microSD slots on the left side, easily accessible by the fragile slide-out trapdoor. They also have a few more pictures on the keypad, making more obvious features that did exist on the original

Verdict: As for whether to make the move from Windows Mobile to a BlackBerry-we don't feel either platform makes a strong enough case to lure users from one to the other. The myriad differences will still attract different people to each

Review summary: A berry bursting with Wi-Fi.

Pros: Surfing where you want

Cons: 2MP a bit lame; No 3G

Verdict: A berry nice phone

Review summary: Research in Motion's latest BlackBerry Pearl handset, the 8120, sets a new cell-phone standard for delivering business-class e-mail and great multimedia in a small, sleek package.

Pros: Excellent multimedia features and Wi-Fi Elegant design

Cons: Available only to corporate buyers Captured video looked grainy

Verdict: Given its chic design and multimedia chops, it's a pity that AT&T has chosen to make the Pearl 8120 available only to corporate buyers. But I wouldn't be surprised to see a consumer model appear soon, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the Pearl to ...

Review summary: Sleek Pearl lets consumers use Wi-Fi to boost call quality where cell signals falter.

Pros: Can transfer calls from Wi-Fi to cell, Lots of potentially useful software

Cons: Case color is mousy, UI is cartoonish, UMA requires extra-cost service

Verdict: Looks are a big reason for buying a Pearl, so I'd like to see T-Mobile offer a snappier-colored case. The user interface should be neater, as well. But with its quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and Wi-Fi support, T-Mobile's 8120 remains an intriguing option ...