looks really good, I think i'm going to stick with my 9700 tho

I'm totally ditching my 8900 for this!

It's cute :)

Just needs to get this thing out the door. I'm not understanding why it's taking so long. Either way, it's still quite a sexy device. :)

This phone looks great. Should be perfect for texting and reading short emails.

I will dump my Storm 2 for this or for the BOLD 9650, whichever comes first.

That is a nice looking device. My wife may want it (especially if T-Mobile gets it)! I cannot part from my 9700 to get it though! It will turn some heads and make people switch phones too. The BlackBerry Pearl 9100 (3G), oh yea!!!

I'm totally digging the media buttons on top, maybe this will get carried over to other devices?

Though it has more unisex appeal than the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 ©. I think I will stick with my 8900 for now.

Looks a lot more polished than the original leaked pictures. The keyboard lettering looks better too. Fantastic looking device, but I'll stick with my 8900 :p can't go wrong with a RIM made qwerty!!

OPASNO IZGLEDA,KAO ZILET!!!
It looks SHARP,like a RAZOR!!

Nice! Considering all the Haters we had when the first pics dropped. Its a really clean looking phone. Could see my wife wanting this when they put out the pink version (You know they will) would also look sweet white like my 8330

Why is everything in Spanish?

looks nice, almost like a little 9700. wouldn't get it over the 9700 tho. still don't like keyboard. always need full keyboard.

The "pearl" used to be the white trackball, remember? Now that the trackpad has replaced the trackball, there's no more "pearl" anymore, is there...

If it has the same (or lower) price point as the 85xx ($399 Canadian), releases within the month, and hits without any major kinks, I'd consider it.

It's a nice looking device. But I'm looking forward to new Javelin 8910. I tried SureType on old Pearl but failed! It took longer to type since SureType can't read Indonesian. Bah.. Hopefully 8910 will have media button on top of it, just like my nasty 8520 yeh.. LOL

This device is incredible sexy, whats under the hood tho?

It still looks better than the first pearl, thats for sure; and it still looks better than that Curve 8520, etc. models. So whoever gets this will be up there with the Curve 8900 and so on, if you ask me.

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE my Tour. However, I wish the buttons along the top of my phone were media-oriented as well... not to mention how it says Pearl. I'd much rather mine said Tour instead of just the BlackBerry logo.

Naturally, I wish I had a trackpad too. Bullocks.

In the Pearls about screen, Is says GPRS, WiFI. This is supposed to be a 3G device. It should be saying 3G, Wifi just like the 9700, 9000 etc. The G bands are not listed either. Whats going on. I cant see a supposed 3G pre release device having its 3G radio disabled or missing.

That is one sweet looking phone. If I wasn't digging a full qwerty so much I would definitely consider a device like this.

Why is this phone not out already and in my pocket! SERIOUSLY, rim needs to get this phone out. I am getting really impatient waiting while I am using my 8100 with its dumpy performance. Love the keyboard, hate the specs.

Lol its looks just like my 9700 just like the mini of it, even with thye name in the back, it looks very sexy......

on the back the word pearl is written in white as opposed to no font color used on the bold 9700 to write bold. interesting UNstandardized styling...

I'm at CTIA too in vegas next week. Sprint is releasing supersonic wimax phone and my understanding is that it will support SIP & VOIP. I wonder when will Blackberry open up their OS stack so we can develope SIP client for BB. There is one company that offers free international calls that claims to be developing SIP Voip client for Blackberry - callarc.com is the company.

Why would anyone even think of dumping their Bold 9700 for this phone.....lol

Nice little bb i may have to upgrade if rogers gets it! i have always been a flip phone guy but this is pretty nice little phone very sleek looking aswell!

That looks hideous.

I am so excited for this phone!

Love the typo!!!

Well, is the software good... The old pearl IMO was horrible. It looks nice though.

LOL...it's "per se."

Phone looks good. I like the small form factor with the BB ability. I'll probably grab one for my personal account.

This actually looks really nice! And it's going to be in the 80's here next week so don't wear a lot of warm clothing :D

Please come to Sprint!!

Beautiful. I think I'll stick with my full qwerty BB, but still very nice.

can't RIM ship BB's with different default wallpapers.

Ooooo. So many phone to choose from once my upgrade hits! If this hits CDMA, I'm going to have a really, really hard time choosing between this, the slider and the essex... Hehehe, I love that!

The only thing i want more than this is well a new bold.

But one with the form factor that returns to the 9000 style!!...if that doesn't happen im picking this up!

Looks cute but I'm sticking back to my bold for its size

Looks like I might be updating my device info from Tour 9630 > Pearl 9100. :D I miss my original BB, Pearl 8130.

Wouldnt buy it but yea, its nice..

Looks very nice ; I wonder if it'll be availiable for purchase in the UK ....

Dunno if I'd drop it for my 8520 though , however I'm liking how they adapted the trackpad & the 8520/30 media buttons at the top of the device .

Seeing these photos makes me wish that my 8520 had a flash , grrr .

I'd like to check out the specs , see how high or low the screen resolution is .

I'll keep my eyes peeled ...

That's a sick looking phone. Something Michael Weston would make a call on :P

Love the pearl, suretext and slim. i'm selling my bold 9700 for in a heart beat. :)

It looks a lot better than I originally thought

great looking candybar BB - I wish we could get the current models in all black like that Pearl
EDIT: actually, looks like it has the chrome/silver trim or bezel too.

I got the 8130 a few months before the 8230 came out. I took a look at the 8230 but it was too fat, the keys were too big, and it just wasn't as nice as I had hoped.
This 91XX is just what I have been waiting for. I love my Pearl, I don't think it looks girlie at all. It's slim and thing, not the size of my wallet like any of the other behemoths. Its a personal phone, not a business phone, so I just need something that gets the job done.
SureType works so much better then having to hit each key, and I don't have to struggle with the ridiculously tiny keys like the Curve or Bold have, or that touch-screen BS.
As long as this is near the same size as my Pearl, I'm all over it.

I love my pearl and can't wait for this one to come out. I just hope it comes out for T-Mobile. If not then I am going strait for the 9700. (Please let this be coming out for T-Mobile!!!!!!)

I'm waiting on the slider with OS 6.0! :)

I'll stick to my bold 9700.

Nice phone, i'd stick to my bold 9700 because its more functional and has full qwerty, i really don't know what to think about half qwerty cuz i never used it. But never mind it's definitely a style icon this 9100. Maybe something for my girlfriend

I'm a full keyboard guy so I'll be going for the 9700 when I CAN upgrade but my friend's a "Pearl Girl" & she can't wait for this hit stores. These newer pics look great & I have to say that I'm liking the media buttons on the top. Hopefully it comes out soon.

This is great! Im a Bold 9700 owner, but this tempts me believe it or not!

i love blackberries. and the pearl is small enough to have and hold on to. but im gonna stick with my 9000 because i like big phones as well. lol if that makes sense

Could you ask RIM to manufacture a pearl sized phone but have it flip open side-to-side, not up and down with a full qwerty key-board on the inside and a display going the full length of the phone. Small sized phone to fit in your pocket and an easily readable screen with all the power you need

I really like the look of the phone, but that keypad looks really cluttered with the numbers and letters staggered. Maybe doing red numbers could fix that?

Oh wow, this actually looks nice! I'll be sticking with my Tour but this is the first pearl that I really like the look of. Lets hope it operates just as nice as it looks. =)

i've always been a huge Pearl fan. it just got left in the dust though with the past few new releases. this is like all the newest in a tight chasis..can you say,"goodbye 9700!"??

i'm soooo ready for this to come out!!!

I am ready to upgrade to a new BB. I'm using the Pearl 8120. Love the phone but would like a more up to date phone. It surely is a hotter phone.