Alltel Wireless announced  that the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM) will be available in retail stores and online at alltel.com beginning in early May. Nothing is really different about this phone on this specific carrier. The clamshell handset has  a 2.3-inch LCD with the larger internal display’s resolution set at 240×320 pixels and a 2 megapixel camera. Moerover, it features the Pearl’s SureType-style QWERTY keyboard.
Alltel’s Pearl Flip is the first CDMA version of the smartphone. The  spec includes a 240×320 (internal, duh) display, a “large†SureType® QWERTY keyboard, trackball navigation, built-in GPS, a 2 MP camera w/ video (requires a MicroSD card), along with “full HTML†browsing, a media player that can sync music from iTunes® or Windows Media Player (aka BlackBerry Media Sync), an expandable memory card slot (microSD/SDHC up to 16GB), and stereo Bluetooth® support.
The Pearl Flip on Alltel will run you for $79.99 after mail-in rebate, assuming you meet the plan requirements.
