So I ruined my old pearl and had to buy a new one yesterday and Tmobile had the new pearl. It is a huge upgrade from the first one. Theres a video camera in this one and many great upgrades. Also there is predictive text meaning you start typing a word and it shows the words you may want instead of having to type out the whole thing. I also like the feel of the keyboard even though is basically the same thing but just feels better. If your looking for a new phone I would definitely suggests this one. The guy at the store told me its basically the curve but in the pearl body. Also the internet browser is a huge step up from the older pearl.