O2 has announced that the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone is now available at the O2 web site and in its retail stores.
The Flip is BlackBerry's first clamshell style handset, a form factor that has been more consumer appeal than the company's conventional shapes, especially in the US.
The release of the new BlackBerry comes as a response to other networks' UK exclusives, such as Vodafone offering BlackBerry's much hyped touch-screen Stormand Orange garnering HTC's Touch HD.
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 offers a second display on the cover, built-in Wi-Fi and a microSD card slot. However, it is not a 3G device, making it less suited for web browsing.
The Flip 8220 is available for free on O2, depending on contract.
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