Another deal-breaker could be that this pink model is exclusive to Carphone Warehouse. That’s OK for the most part, but we have had some customer service issues with this chain in the past and this continued as we tried to get answers to our tech problems.

On the upside, though, the BlackBerry Pearl offered the option to install the new members lounge, which offers free games downloads, exclusive deals and discounts and all the up-to-the-minute BlackBerry news. This is most useful if you’re a gamer girl, but looking forward it could be something of interest as it builds up more varied content.

Overall, the Pink Pearl packs in everything we have come to expect from BlackBerry, but aimed at girls, and is great value on the right price plan. It’s also a whole lot cooler to pull this little beauty out of your handbag, compared with some of the ’Berry’s siblings. But a few usability issues - an hourglass logo is no good when you’re busy chatting with your BFF about how the new bloke’s working out - make this one for the patient.

VERDICT: 7/10