Haier Black Pearl

This candybar is small and unusually thin. Rounded edges and glossy covering are those attractive features of design. Despite small size it is equipped with an MP3 player, FM-radio and a dictaphone. If you are not satisfied with 128 MB of internal memory, it is possible to expand the capacity for 1 GB using microSD flash cards/ Bluetooth and USB interfaces are at your disposal.

• Announced in 2006, official announcement on the 27 October 2006
• Class: fashion
• Position in the line: starts
• Rivals: no data
• Description based on official information

• General features
  • GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz
  • Battery type Li-lon 830 mAh
  • Battery life:
  • talk mode up to 3 hours
  • standby mode up to 200 hours
  • more than 11 hours in a player mode
  • Colour screen 1.8" with the resolution of 96x96 pixels, OLED
  • Colours: black and silvery (other variants are possible)
  • Weight: 60 gramms
  • Dimensions: 90x35x17,8 mm
  
  

• Memory
  • Phonebook + SIM-memory
  • Call lists
  • Phone memory of 128 MB shared dynamically
  • Memory connector for microSD

• Call management, ringing tones
• Vibracall
• 64 tones polyphonic call melody
• Fast dial
• Minute minder
• User profiles

• SMS
  • EMS
  • Predictive text input
  • Concatenated messages

• Connectivity
• Bluetooth
• Synchronization with PC (Bluetooth, USB)

• Multimedia
  • MP3-player
  • FM-radio
  • Java (MIDP 2.0)
  • Dictaphone (only limited by the capacity of free memory)

• Organizer and extras
  • Time, date, alarm clock
  • Calculator, unit converter
  • Organizer with notes and reminders, calendar monthly view
  • Games

Michail Machnaev (michail.machnaev@mobile-review.com)
Published — 6 November 2006

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