BlackBerry Curve
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BlackBerry Curve is a brand of entry level smartphones manufactured by Research In Motion
since 2007.
and 8800 series, including robust multimedia features and a high-resolution built-in camera
.
As is customary for BlackBerry devices, the 8300 series consists of several models offered by different wireless providers, supporting that provider's network along with specific services. In total 5 variants were released; 8300, 8310, 8320, 8330 and 8350i.
's Bonnie Cha gave the Curve an "Excellent" rating. However, she found the Curve 8300's lack of 3G
and Wi-Fi
disappointing. Also disappointing was the phone's lack of video-recording capabilities. Call quality was determined to be subpar and calls sounded hollow on the Curve 8300. While the 8300 as originally released lacked Video Recording and Voice Note Recording, these functions have been provided with the Blackberry OS 4.5 release.
mobile phone
developed by Research In Motion
.
BlackBerry devices; however, it was released in early 2009 as a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE phone and named the Curve 8900. The device is an upgrade over the older 8300 model, with the most significant differences being a 3.2 Megapixel camera with video Camera, a micro-USB port, Wi-Fi, and an upgraded operating system with a more modern design.
Initial release was in February 2009 on T-Mobile but was later released on AT&T as well. This phone is known as Blackberry Javelin in Asia. @ China Mobile
versions were released the 8910 in 2010 and in 2011 the 8980. The 8910 is identical except for the removal of wifi to comply with chinese regulations at the time.. The 8980 design is radically different than the 8900 or 8910; its design cues is virtually identical to the Blackberry Bold 9700/9780/9788 series but lacking 3G capabilities; the 8980's keyboard is the typical Curve "chicklet".
and a relatively slow processor. Also, the model was not as durable as other BlackBerry devices.
and Curve 8300 series smartphones with the inclusion of additional multimedia features. This was also the first BlackBerry device to have a track pad. 2 variants were released an EDGE GSM 8520 and a 3G CDMA 8530.
Curve 3G 9300 is a mid-range smartphone
developed by Research in Motion
and was the first Curve device to function on 3G
GSM networks. The 9300 and its CDMA counterpart, the Curve 9330, also contained some minor improvements over the 8500 series including a faster processor and the ability to upgrade the OS to BlackBerry 6. The BlackBerry Curve 9300 series also continued with the dedicated media keys on the top first introduced with the BlackBerry Curve 8500 Series. The Curve 9300 was released on Rogers Wireless
in Canada on Aug 4th, 2010. 2 variants were released the GSM 9300 and the CDMA 9330.
Curve 9350 Series are mid-range smartphones developed by Research in Motion
and announced in August 2011 and released September 2011. The Curve 9350 series has a slimmer, lighter-weight design with improved technical specifications than the Curve 9300 series and also runs BlackBerry OS
7. The 9370 is a CDMA/GSM World Edition. The 9360 is a 3G GSM variant and the 9350 is a CDMA variant.
Research In Motion
Research In Motion Limited or RIM is a Canadian multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada that designs, manufactures and markets wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market...
since 2007.
Curve 8300 Series
The BlackBerry Curve brand was introduced in 2007 with the Curve 8300 series. The Curve brand continued the "consumer-oriented" philosophy of the BlackBerry PearlBlackBerry Pearl
The BlackBerry Pearl is a smartphone developed by Research In Motion the first BlackBerry device with a camera and media player. It was originally released on September 12, 2006...
and 8800 series, including robust multimedia features and a high-resolution built-in camera
Camera phone
A camera phone is a mobile phone which is able to capture still photographs . Since early in the 21st century the majority of mobile phones in use are camera phones....
.
As is customary for BlackBerry devices, the 8300 series consists of several models offered by different wireless providers, supporting that provider's network along with specific services. In total 5 variants were released; 8300, 8310, 8320, 8330 and 8350i.
Critical reception
CNETCNET
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's Bonnie Cha gave the Curve an "Excellent" rating. However, she found the Curve 8300's lack of 3G
3G
3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union...
and Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
disappointing. Also disappointing was the phone's lack of video-recording capabilities. Call quality was determined to be subpar and calls sounded hollow on the Curve 8300. While the 8300 as originally released lacked Video Recording and Voice Note Recording, these functions have been provided with the Blackberry OS 4.5 release.
Curve 8900
The BlackBerry Curve 8900 is a BlackBerryBlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
developed by Research In Motion
Research In Motion
Research In Motion Limited or RIM is a Canadian multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada that designs, manufactures and markets wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market...
.
Description
When in development, it was thought to be a part of the 9xxx series of 3G3G
3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union...
BlackBerry devices; however, it was released in early 2009 as a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE phone and named the Curve 8900. The device is an upgrade over the older 8300 model, with the most significant differences being a 3.2 Megapixel camera with video Camera, a micro-USB port, Wi-Fi, and an upgraded operating system with a more modern design.
Initial release was in February 2009 on T-Mobile but was later released on AT&T as well. This phone is known as Blackberry Javelin in Asia. @ China Mobile
China Mobile
China Mobile Limited is a Chinese state-owned telecommunication company that provides mobile voice and multimedia services through its nationwide mobile telecommunications network, the largest of its kind in the world...
versions were released the 8910 in 2010 and in 2011 the 8980. The 8910 is identical except for the removal of wifi to comply with chinese regulations at the time.. The 8980 design is radically different than the 8900 or 8910; its design cues is virtually identical to the Blackberry Bold 9700/9780/9788 series but lacking 3G capabilities; the 8980's keyboard is the typical Curve "chicklet".
Critical reception
While not as positive as other BlackBerry phones, the reviews of the Curve 8900 were mostly positive with praise for the improvements made over previous models but criticism for the lack of 3G3G
3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union...
and a relatively slow processor. Also, the model was not as durable as other BlackBerry devices.
Curve 8500 Series
The BlackBerry Curve 8500 series was announced in July 2009 and released the following August. This series continued Research in Motion's developing "consumer-oriented" philosophy of the BlackBerry PearlBlackBerry Pearl
The BlackBerry Pearl is a smartphone developed by Research In Motion the first BlackBerry device with a camera and media player. It was originally released on September 12, 2006...
and Curve 8300 series smartphones with the inclusion of additional multimedia features. This was also the first BlackBerry device to have a track pad. 2 variants were released an EDGE GSM 8520 and a 3G CDMA 8530.
Curve 9300 Series
The BlackBerryBlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
Curve 3G 9300 is a mid-range smartphone
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
developed by Research in Motion
Research In Motion
Research In Motion Limited or RIM is a Canadian multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada that designs, manufactures and markets wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market...
and was the first Curve device to function on 3G
3G
3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union...
GSM networks. The 9300 and its CDMA counterpart, the Curve 9330, also contained some minor improvements over the 8500 series including a faster processor and the ability to upgrade the OS to BlackBerry 6. The BlackBerry Curve 9300 series also continued with the dedicated media keys on the top first introduced with the BlackBerry Curve 8500 Series. The Curve 9300 was released on Rogers Wireless
Rogers Wireless
Rogers Wireless is a wireless telecommunications provider offering mobile phone and data services throughout Canada using Global System for Mobile Communications and Universal Mobile Telecommunications System technology. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications...
in Canada on Aug 4th, 2010. 2 variants were released the GSM 9300 and the CDMA 9330.
Curve 9350 Series
The BlackBerryBlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
Curve 9350 Series are mid-range smartphones developed by Research in Motion
Research In Motion
Research In Motion Limited or RIM is a Canadian multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada that designs, manufactures and markets wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market...
and announced in August 2011 and released September 2011. The Curve 9350 series has a slimmer, lighter-weight design with improved technical specifications than the Curve 9300 series and also runs BlackBerry OS
BlackBerry OS
BlackBerry OS is a proprietary mobile operating system, developed by Research In Motion for its BlackBerry line of smartphone handheld devices...
7. The 9370 is a CDMA/GSM World Edition. The 9360 is a 3G GSM variant and the 9350 is a CDMA variant.
Model comparison
This table highlights features of the different models.| Curve Series | 8300 Series | 8900 Series | 8500 Series | 9300 Series | 9350 Series |
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| Available Models | 8300, 8310, 8320, 8330, and 8350i | 8900 and 8910 | 8520 and 8530 | 9300 and 9330 | 9350, 9360, and 9370 |
| Display Display device A display device is an output device for presentation of information in visual or tactile form... |
LCD (Colour TFT/TFD) 320 x 240 pixels Colours: 65,536 (16-bit) |
LCD (Colour TFT/TFD) 480 x 360 pixels 2.4" Colours: 65,536 (16-bit) |
LCD (Colour TFT/TFD) 320 x 240 pixels 2.4" Colours: 65,536 (16-bit) |
LCD (Colour TFT/TFD) 320 x 240 pixels 2.4" Colours: 65,536 (16-bit) |
LCD (Colour TFT/TFD) 480 x 360 pixels 2.4" Colors: 16.7 million (24-bit) |
| Data Inputs | Keyboard Keyboard (computing) In computing, a keyboard is a typewriter-style keyboard, which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys, to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches... , Trackball Trackball A trackball is a pointing device consisting of a ball held by a socket containing sensors to detect a rotation of the ball about two axes—like an upside-down mouse with an exposed protruding ball. The user rolls the ball with the thumb, fingers, or the palm of the hand to move a cursor... |
Keyboard Keyboard (computing) In computing, a keyboard is a typewriter-style keyboard, which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys, to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches... , Trackball Trackball A trackball is a pointing device consisting of a ball held by a socket containing sensors to detect a rotation of the ball about two axes—like an upside-down mouse with an exposed protruding ball. The user rolls the ball with the thumb, fingers, or the palm of the hand to move a cursor... |
Keyboard Keyboard (computing) In computing, a keyboard is a typewriter-style keyboard, which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys, to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches... , Optical Trackpad |
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| CPU Central processing unit The central processing unit is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of a computer program, to perform the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system. The CPU plays a role somewhat analogous to the brain in the computer. The term has been in... |
312 MHz processor | 512 MHz processor | 624 MHz processor | 800 MHz processor | |
| Memory | 64 MB Onboard Memory | 256 MB Onboard Memory | 9300: 256 MB flash memory / 256 MB RAM |
9350 and 9360: 512 MB flash memory / 512 MB RAM |
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| 9330: 512 MB flash memory / 512 MB RAM |
9370: 1 GB flash memory / 512 MB RAM |
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| Compatible networks Cellular network A cellular network is a radio network distributed over land areas called cells, each served by at least one fixed-location transceiver known as a cell site or base station. When joined together these cells provide radio coverage over a wide geographic area... |
8300, 8310, and 8320: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | 8520: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
9300: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 WCDMA 900/1700/2100 |
9350: CDMA/EVDO rev A 800/1900 |
| 8330: CDMA 850/1900 |
9360 GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 UMTS (800 or 850)/1900/2100 or 900/1700/2100 |
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| 8350i: iDEN 800 |
8530: CDMA 850/1700/1900 |
9330: CDMA 850/1900 |
9370: CDMA/EVDO rev A 800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 |
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| Camera | 2.0 MP Camera/Camcorder with flash | 3.2 MP Camera/Camcorder Auto focus and flash | 2.0 MP Camera/Camcorder Fixed focus | 2.0 MP Camera/Camcorder Fixed focus | 5.0 MP Camera/Camcorder Fixed focus |
| Power | 1150 mAHr removable/rechargeable lithium-ion battery | 1400 mAHr removable/rechargeable lithium-ion battery | 1150 mAHr removable/rechargeable lithium-ion battery | 1000 mAhr removable/rechargeable lithium-ion battery | |
| Removable Storage | MicroSD card | ||||
| Connectivity | 8300, 8310 and 8330: Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security... 2.0 with A2DP, miniUSB 2.0 |
Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security... 2.0 with A2DP, microUSB 2.0, and WiFi b/g |
8520: Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security... 2.0, WiFi WIFI WIFI is a radio station broadcasting a brokered format. Licensed to Florence, New Jersey, USA, the station is currently operated by Florence Broadcasting Partners, LLC.This station was previously owned by Real Life Broadcasting... b/g |
9300: Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security... 2.1 with A2DP, microUSB 2.0, and WiFi b/g/n |
Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security... 2.1 with A2DP, microUSB 2.0, WiFi b/g/n, and Near Field Communication Near Field Communication Near field communication, or NFC, allows for simplified transactions, data exchange, and wireless connections between two devices in proximity to each other, usually by no more than a few centimeters. It is expected to become a widely used system for making payments by smartphone in the United States... |
| 8320 and 8350i: Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security... 2.0 with A2DP, miniUSB 2.0, and WiFi b/g |
8530: Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security... 2.1, WiFi WIFI WIFI is a radio station broadcasting a brokered format. Licensed to Florence, New Jersey, USA, the station is currently operated by Florence Broadcasting Partners, LLC.This station was previously owned by Real Life Broadcasting... b/g |
9330: Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security... 2.1 with A2DP, microUSB 2.0, and WiFi b/g |
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| GPS Capability | 8300 and 8320: No |
Yes | 8520: No |
Yes | Yes |
| 8310, 8330, and 8350i: Yes |
8530: Yes |
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| Released (US) | 8300, 8310, 8320, and 8330: May 10th, 2007 |
Feb 11th, 2009 | 8520: August 5th, 2009 |
Sept 15th, 2010 | |
| 8350i: December 15th, 2008 |
8530: November 20th, 2009 |
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| Weight | 110g | 109.9g | 105g | 104/106g | 99g |