Research In Motion today introduced the ultra sleek BlackBerry Pearl 8110 smartphone in Hong Kong. The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 comes with built-in GPS (Global Positioning System), rich multimedia features and the exceptional user experience that people love about BlackBerry smartphones.

With its built-in GPS and BlackBerry Maps, users of the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 smartphone can pinpoint their location, save favourite locations, easily share routes and maps and get step-by-step directions. In addition, the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 provides "out-of-the-box" support for a wide variety of third-party location-based applications and services including Google Maps and navigation solutions offered by carriers.

In addition, the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 smartphone includes the following features and capabilities:

• 2 megapixel camera with enhanced flash and 5x digital zoom, able to take pictures and record videos; photos can be shared via email, MMS and instant messaging applications, as well as uploaded onto social network sites, including Facebook
• Advanced media player and enhanced desktop software allowing customers to easily manage music, pictures and videos between their PC and the BlackBerry Pearl 8110
• Externally accessible microSD™/SDHC memory card slot for additional storage
• Premium phone features including Voice Activated Dialing, speakerphone, and noise and echo cancellation technology for clearer calls
• Support for Simplified and Traditional Chinese character display and select Simplified Chinese input methods for email, organiser and browser applications
• Bluetooth® 2.0, with support for hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits, and other Bluetooth accessories
• Support for Instant Messaging clients including BlackBerry® Messenger, Yahoo!  Messenger and Google Talk

The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 smartphone is available now from 3 Hong Kong and CSL.