While Research In Motion didn’t manage to make its BlackBerry Storm a successful product, it seems that the Curve 8900 model, freshly released on T-Mobile, will do the trick and will convince users to take a look at this smartphone before going down and buy an iPhone.
Still, some may argue that Curve is aimed to different market, namely business users, but you will be surprised by what this device can do in terms of multimedia applications. Suffice to say, BlackBerry 8900 is a beautiful machine, so let’s take a look over the spec sheet.
Curve 8900 comes with a crisp 2,4 inches screen, that it may not seem much, but the 360 x 480 resolution is actually higher than the iPhone’s, so it will return crystal-clear images. The smartphone comes with a nice 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and video recording capabilities, a GPS module, an integrated wireless card with 802.11b/g protocols and the usual BlackBerry corporate-oriented features.
The battery has 1,400mAh capacity and returns a stunning 9 hours of talk time, way better than the consumer-oriented smartphones on the market. The phone weighs just under 4 ounces and measures 4.29 inches in height, 2.36 inches in width and is 0.53 inches thick, so it is quite a sleek mobile device.
Analysts pointed out that the BlackBerry OS is much more stable on Curve, and that the phone returns excellent quality voice calls.
The Bluetooth connectivity supports the AD2P protocol, meaning that pairing the phone with Bluetooth stereo headsets is a breeze.
The BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone is available through T-Mobile with a price tag of $199, which is only eligible with a two-year subscription to the wireless carrier.