RIM has (finally) officially announced the BlackBerry Flip Pearl 8220 in a press release. This is the first BlackBerry with the clamshell form factor.

We are already aware of the specifications that were leaked in adverts and even reviews, but here they are again:

• Quad-band EDGE
• Chrome finished frame
• Dimensions: 3.9” x 1.9” x 0.7”
• Weight: 3.6 ounces
• Internal display with 240x320 pixels of resolution
• External display
• Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing
• Bluetooth
• 900mAh battery
• SureType® QWERTY* keyboard
• microSD memory card support for up to 16GB
• 2 megapixel camera with flash
• WiFi b/g

Press release after the jump.

[via IntoMobile]

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