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BlackBerry Curve 8900
$650.00
Released February, 2009
The Pros:Screen is very clear and readable - great for viewing attached documents. 3.2mp auto focus camara takes stunning pictures. Attractive, lightweight design.
The Cons:Trackball gets "stuck" quite frequently. Poor built-in speaker - sounds tinny. Uses a micro USB connection - not as common as mini USB.
BlackBerry Curve 8900 is the newest edition to the Blackberry smartphone Curve series. Released on Feb 11th, 2009, this device is sleeker, more solidly constructed and offers a much better resolution than its predecessor (480x360 pixels, supporting over 65,000 colors).
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The phone has wi-fi, Bluetooth, GPS, wireless mail, a full HTML browser and a 3.2 MP camera. However it lacks the 3G support and can occasionally be sluggish. It has a 5.5 hours talk time and a 15 day standby time. Screen size is 2.44 inches and has a 109x60x13.5mm dimension, with a 109.9g net weight. The media player supports a wide array of video formats including DivX, XviD (MPEG4 Advance Simple Profile), H.263, and WMV3. Audio Formats includes: .3gp, WAV, MIDI, AMR-NB, G711u/A, GSM610, PCM, MP3, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, and WMA9/10 Standard/Pro. It allows for microSD external memory.
Features
- Camera (3.2 MP)
- Wi-Fi® Support
- Built-in GPS
- Media Player
- Video: DivX, XviD (MPEG4 Advance Simple Profile), H.263, WMV3
- Audio: 3gp, WAV, MIDI, AMR-NB, G711u/A, GSM610, PCM, MP3, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA9/10
- BlackBerry® Maps
- Wireless Email
- Full HTML Browser
- Organizer
- Corporate Data Access
- SMS/MMS
- Dimensions: 09x60x13.5mm
- Weight: 109.9g
- QWERTY keyboard
- MicroSD external memory
User Reviews (14)
Pros & Cons
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screen is very clear and readable - great for viewing attached documents
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3.2mp auto focus camara takes stunning pictures
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attractive, lightweight design
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Trackball gets "stuck" quite frequently
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poor built-in speaker - sounds tinny
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uses a micro USB connection - not as common as mini USB
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included case doesn't attach to belts
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camera has noticeable shutter lag - not great for quick shots
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lacks 3G support - not the greatest phone for staying connected
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poor built-in web browser compared to competing smart phones
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Rupesh Pawani:
#blackberry_curve_8900 Ive had this for a year and its still like new. Everything works perfectly, as well as hardware and software wise, and I dropped a lot. Large enterprise phone - e-mail / browser / open office docs, etc., and also for personal use, good camera, good music, msn, etc. Fantastic battery life - lasts for days and days and does not take long to recover all . Even when you have the battery icon in the lower, it will take another 12 hours. It would be now without the delay.
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Oct 1, 10
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#blackberry_curve_8900 I bought one to replace a RIM Blackberry Curve 8300 that I dropped (several times accidentally). :-( This version is sleeker and smaller. The icon and interface design are also more refined. And the resolution of the screen is much better.
I prefer the Curve to the Bold and iPhone. It is smaller and more compact to hold. (This may have to do with the fact I am a somewhat petite female)
I have tried typing on a friend's iPhone a few times, and I really like having a key board. When I was commuting to TO on the GO train, I used it to write a lot of email and type up quick concepts for marketing campaigns.
Oct 14, 09
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