I have a Blackberry Pearl and I love it. It doesn't have a full keyboard, there are 2 letters per number, but it is much smaller than the Curve which is nice, IMO. It does the same thing and it is easy to browse the internet. I have never really had an issue with the battery life, but I do have a car/wall/usb charger so I charge it daily. The Blackberry messenger is really neat if you know other people with BB's.