"BlackBerry in an evening gown" is what a reviewer in the Ottawa Sun called the Pearl. Interesting idea really.

The only disappointing thing he found about the Pearl was the black plastic got a lot of fingerprints. He liked the new track ball better than the scroll wheel.

This review also rated the sound quality on the Pearl high, a 4 to 4.5 out of 5. However he preferred having all of the keys separate, but admitted the Pearl set up was easier than the keys on a normal phone.

He did mention having trouble with the lock and unlock of the keypad. He complained that sometimes he had to try multiple times to get the phone to lock or unlock. I am curious, any other Pearl users notice that problem?