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The was one of the first BlackBerry's to boast Edge cellular connectivity through Cingular. The Qwerty keyboard was praised by reviewers, and CNET called it a "winning package of performance, productivity and design. BlackBerry Pearl With the Pearl, RIM broke from its full Qwertyphones to a modified keyboard layout with four rows and five columns of buttons.

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