The device measures 109 x 60 x 13.9mm and weighs 104g, so it is reasonably light, but not the slimmest device around. We've always said the keyboard has to be excellent, after all you are only getting a BlackBerry because you are a messaging or email fiend – right? Generally we like the keyboard (and have in the past) but this iteration seems to have lost some of the BlackBerry magic. This is a Curve keyboard, so it features isolated keys with a distinct action.
A 2.4-inch screen sits above a central waistband of calling and menu keys centred around an optical trackpad, with the customary QWERTY keyboard beneath. Moving to the front of the device where most of the action will take place, we have all the normal BlackBerry features. Compared to the tight lines of the Bold 9700, the back looks a little basic and crude, the backplate not fitting especially tightly within the frame.Īlso on the back is the 2-megapixel camera - basic by any standards - which we will look at a little later. The back of the device is again finished in tactile rubber, with the backplate having a dimpled finish to aid grip. A Micro-USB and 3.5mm headphone jack round out the side details. Across the top we have three media keys, as seen on the 8520. The Curve 3G is distinctly BlackBerry in its design, picking up the hallmarks of recent BlackBerry devices - it has the rubberised finish, with the side shortcut buttons covered. This leaves the 8900 as something of an enigmatic gem, with that luscious screen sadly not making it to the Curve 3G. Instead we have a device that looks to borrow a little from the 8900, but mostly from the Curve 8520.
We were expecting a straight replacement for the Curve 8900. (Pocket-lint) - The BlackBerry Curve 3G (or 9300) is the newest handset from RIM, pitched at the entry-level, as confirmed by Mike Lazaridis, CEO: "The majority of people in the worldwide mobile phone market have yet to buy their first smartphone and the BlackBerry Curve 3G is designed to provide an extremely attractive and accessible choice that will help convince many of them to make the leap".Īs an entry-level device we know that the BlackBerry Bold, the current flagship handset, is safe: the Curve 3G has a distinctly lower spec.
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