Review: BlackBerry Curve 8300
Featuring a liquid silver finish, clean lines and soft edges, the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8300 smartphone is the smallest and lightest BlackBerry® smartphone ever to come with a full QWERTY keyboard.
Pro:
- Most compact, chic QWERTY BlackBerry yet
- Improved media player
Cons:
- Productivity apps still thin
- No high-speed or Wi-Fi support
Features Available
The BlackBerry 8300 features complete functionality, including*:
- Wireless email
- Organizer
- Browser
- Phone
- Camera
- BlackBerry® Maps
- Corporate data access1
- SMS
- MMS 1
- Next-generation media player
- Instant messaging
- 64 MB Flash memory plus microSD expandable memory slot**
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- Tethered modem capability — use your smartphone as a wireless modem for your laptop or PC*
- Dedicated Send, End and Mute keys, a trackball navigation system, plus user definable convenience keys
- Speakerphone and Voice Activated Dialing
- Bluetooth® capability for hands-free dialogue via headsets and car kits — mono/stereo headset, hands-free and serial port profiles supported. Bluetooth stereo audio (A2DP/AVCRP)
- 3.5mm stereo headset capable
- Integrated attachment viewing
- Compatibility with popular Personal Information Management (PIM) software
- High resolution, light sensing screen that adjusts lighting levels automatically for ideal indoor and outdoor viewing
- Easy email set-up directly from your BlackBerry Curve via the set-up wizard
Enterprise friendly
- Advanced security features
- Push delivery of data from corporate applications
- Remote address book look-up
- Wireless synchronization with corporate PIM tools
- Single mailbox integration
Unlike most of traditional mobile phones, the BlackBerry Curve smartphone can be centrally managed and supported by IT departments.
Included Hardware: Travel charger, USB cable, leather sleeve, earphones
Included Software: BlackBerry browser, BlackBerry Messenger, BlackBerry Maps, Desktop Media Manager, Spell Checker.
More details on Official BlackBerry® Curve Website