BlackBerry Curve 8300 Sprint Review
The RIM BlackBerry Curve comes in one sleek, nimble size and three colors – red, black and inferno orange. Released just months after the BlackBerry 8800, the BlackBerry Curve (i.e. BlackBerry 8300, 8310, 8320, 8330 and 8350i) is the lightest and smallest BlackBerry cell phone that boasts a full QWERTY keyboard. Carried by Sprint, the BlackBerry Curve comes in a variety of levels, each with its own suite of features, starting with basic functionality in the BlackBerry Curve 8300 which has a 2.0-MP Camera and, of course, full e-mail and messaging support and ranging all the way up to the BlackBerry Curve 8350i with push to talk (PTT), Built-in GPS, Wi-Fi support and video recording.
Of course, fans of the BlackBerry cell phone are already familiar with the RIM workhorse’s productivity capabilities. What makes the BlackBerry Curve standout from its cousins is its best of both worlds design. Measuring up at 4.2×2.4×0.6 inches and weighing in at 3.9 ounces, the BlackBerry Curve is lighter and smaller than it’s big brother , the BlackBerry 8800 and the comparable Palm Treo 680. With a 2.5 inch, 320×240 pixel screen and the full QWERTY keyboard, the BlackBerry Curve is also a cut above the admittedly curvier BlackBerry Pearl, which would be perfect for portability seekers save for the lack of a QWERTY keyboard (which the Curve delivers).
Typing on the BlackBerry Curve is a study in swiftness – especially with the handy spell-check feature which doesn’t appear in earlier BlackBerry cell phone models. The spell-check is smart enough for texting, too, and can be customized to ignore acronyms, words with numbers and the TXT lingo flavor of the week, thanks to a custom dictionary.
The BlackBerry Curve’s 2.0 megapixel camera zooms up to 5x and has a built-in flash, but you’ll need to look to the higher end models for video capabilities. There are some basic features, such as white balance and color effects, too. You also get 64 MB of flash memory for your tunes and videos, including support for MP3, AAC, MIDI, WAV, AVI, MP4, MOV and 3GP and you can expand to 4 GB with a microSD card.
All in all, the BlackBerry Curve is a delightful middle ground between the work ethic of the 8800 and the entry-level portability of the BlackBerry Pearl.
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September 22nd, 2009 at 6:27 am
> especially with the handy spell-check
> feature which doesn’t appear in earlier
> BlackBerry cell phone models. The
> spell-check is smart
On this point,while not for blackberry, there is a good program Spell Check Anywhere (SpellCheckAnywhere.Com). It works in all windows programs, including blog. Not yet for blackberry.