Back in September we covered the then upcoming BlackBerry Pearl from Rim and this week the QWERTY-based feature focused handset has made its Cingular arrival. Everything is pretty much in the same state as when we first reported. That means 1.3 megapixel camera, SureType keyboard, media player for audio and video playback, multimedia messaging, Quad-band, push-to-talk and Bluetooth.

Pricing from Cingular is $399.99 without contract, with 2 year agreement the pricing drops to a friendlier $249.99, add the $50.00 Mail-In rebate and you have the $199.99 price we’re sure Cingular is hoping to send everyone into a frenzy for the shopping season. For more information visit Cingular