RIM has added another new handset to its BlackBerry range with the launch of the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300. The BlackBerry Curve 3G comes with BlackBerry OS 5, but it will be getting an upgrade to the latest BlackBerry 6 OS.
BlackBerry Curve 3G features a full QWERTY keyboard, built in GPS and WiFi, a range of dedicated media keys, a camera, a microSD/SDHC card slot that can take up to 32GB of memory and support for 3G.
General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Size Dimensions 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
Weight 104 g
Display Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 320 x 240 pixels, 2.46 inches
– QWERTY keyboard
– Touch-sensitive optical trackpad
Sound Alert types Vibration; Polyphonic(32), MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
– Dedicated music keys
– 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Yes
Internal 256 MB
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, UMA (carrier dependent)
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels
Video Yes
Secondary No
Features OS BlackBerry OS 6.0
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML
Radio No
Games Yes + downloadable
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; BlackBerry Maps
Java Yes
– MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player
– MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
– Organizer
– Voice memo/dial
– T9
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1150 mAh
Stand-by Up to 456 h (2G) / Up to 348 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 4 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 29 h
Hope (verified owner) –
The package was damaged but the product inside was in perfect conditions.
Wells (verified owner) –
Good service.
Mallory (verified owner) –
Very fast delivery.
Lacey (verified owner) –
Well, for the money the product is worth but not a super quality.