The Blackberry 8900 Curve is a good looking phone that's packed full of features. The size of the handset is just about right and has an excellent high resolution screen with an equally excellent QWERTY keyboard, and as such is an ideal handset for email and texting.
Other features include GPS, 3 megapixel camera (with autofocus), video camera, heavy duty battery, music player, Wi-Fi, loads of memory and a host of other features that we've come to expect from the BlackBerry range of mobile phones.
The Curve 8900 is a sleek new model based on a classic design. The striking 480 x 360 resolution display gives you crisp images, on-the-go video, maps, text and much more. With its refined design, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 Smartphone is a simple to use phone that gives expanded functionality along with reliable results.
You can keep up to date with what’s important to you with the BlackBerry Curve 8900 Smartphone.
Mobile Internet
Inbuilt GPS and Blackberry mapping
WiFi capabilities
Size: 109 x 60 x 13.5mm
Best phone in market!!!
Review Date: June 9, 2009
Reviewer: thekey185, Leeds UK
Over the last couple of years I have owned many phones such as Sony Ericson, Samsung, and Nokia. My last phone the Nokia n82 sounds great on paper but in reality had a poor screen and a even worse battery. The Blackberry however has blown me away. Email works great, Wifi internet looks great, the screen is great and even the media side holds it own. I also own a ipod touch but have started using the blackberry as first choice for music although you need at least a 8gig card inside. One thing all reviews have said on the negative is theirs no 3g and the camera is poor. The lack of 3g is a shame but its a feature I never used on my n82 and means the blackberry battery is amazing (up to 3 days of normal use). The camera I have found works well but in dark conditions the quality does break up a bit (as most mobile camera's do including top end 8 megapixel phones). I can very easily say this is a great phone, second best in market only to the iphone but cost less than half on contract.
Fantastic Blackberry
Review Date: April 12, 2009
Reviewer: E. Chung, United Kingdom
To start of with, I've owned many different phones in the past couple of years. I've had the N95, N95 Black, N96, E90, Tocco, iPhone (which I lost) and others before that.
At first I wasn't sure about Blackberry handsets but I actually wish I got one sooner.
The best feature about the Blackberry to me is that you can use instant messenger's like MSN, AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MySpace, Blackberry Messenger and most importantly Facebook.
The phone is like a mini PC, 2G internet (really fast, like 3G), the internet is really simple to use too.
Blackberry messenger is really good, you will also get to choose a Blackberry email address.
Blackberry has a website accessible from your handset where you can download new applications like Facebook, Games etc....
Because you can do so much on the phone you will find that you use it a lot so it is handy that the battery life will last 3 days (on average).
It has a 3.2MP camera which is okay, it has video capture too.
It has it all
Review Date: February 18, 2009
Reviewer: Joshua G. G. Burrell, South Norwood SE London
I much prefer this phone to the 9000 model. It is easy to use and has all the same features. Surf the net on the move and make calls all from this handy sized device- what more does one need?
I have had problems already with having to send THREE BB 9000 back due to both hardware and software issues with the phone. It is unreliable but I have had no such problems with the 8900 model and would recommend this to anyone looking for a Blackberry.
My friends have had a play with it and much prefer it to their iphones even. Well done Blackberry on such a good model.
I'm a convert
Review Date: July 17, 2009
Reviewer: Ripple, uk
I cannot get on with the touch screen phones (they have a habit of bottom-dialing people!) but didn't much like Blackberries until I saw this one. Products like the Bold are probably great, but they are a bit bulky - but this looks stylish and has terrific functionality. Be warned, if you are new to Blackberries - you will become addicted to them. The Curve has a 3.2mp camera as well, and even manages short video clips. Plus all the other good stuff - like e-mail and a sensible keyboard that isn't as fidly as it looks when you get used to it. It is hungry on the battery, so charge overnight is best. And no, it doesn't have 3G - but that really does not seem to matter - the speed is excellent, particularly if you have a wireless network at home/office.
Great phone -- the best out there
Review Date: July 17, 2009
Reviewer: Jaystor71,
Absolutely love this phone. Great screen, great keyboard, great e-mail and multimedia functionality. Chose it over the iPhone for its size, keyboard, e-mail, camera (a very very good camera with autofocus and a good flash that integrates well with e-mail and MMS), battery life, ease of use. It doesn't have 3G, but doesn't really affect my usage as I tend not to browse the web heavily on the go and for general browsing (not streaming video), it's perfectly acceptable. Plus, it has Wifi and that more than makes up for it (it also allows for UMA -- or VoIP calling when connected over WiFi. That means good call quality and no roaming charges if placing calls over wifi when abroad). Very, very happy with it and it's an excellent device.
The BlackBerry 8900 features a 35-key full QWERTY keypad with a trackball, just like the other handsets in the Curve range. It looks similar to that of the BlackBerry Bold, albeit in a smaller and lighter casing, and as such is about the same weight as an average phone, and will easily fit into a jacket pocket. This compactness alone makes it into a much more practical phone compared to the old Curve and Bold models.
BlackBerry Curve 8900 Video Review
The BlackBerry 8900 has a full complement of connectivity options, including USB, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate. The Wi-Fi connection is very easy to set up, letting you access the Internet, email or data on your PC.
BlackBerry Curve 8900 Key Features
Display - 2.4 Inch TFT LCD 65k Colour Screen, resolution 480 x 360 Pixels
Imaging - 3.2 Megapixel Camera with Auto Focus and 2x digital zoom, Flash, Video Recorder, Camera Settings, Viewfinder Display, Video Player (MPEG4, DivX, XviD, H263 & WMV)
Memory - 128 Mbytes plus 1GB microSD memory card (up to 16GB)
Internet - Web browser, RSS feeds, GPRS, EDGE
Inbuilt GPS and BlackBerry mapping
Connectivity: WLAN, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, USB, RIM wireless modem, 3.5mm stereo headset port
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