BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 T-Mobile Phone Review

The first we saw the BlackBerry Curve 9300 3G was a bit of a letdown. It looked pretty much identical to the BlackBerry Curve 8520 and 8530, had made her first appearance for almost a year earlier, same image, the same camera, same housing, same keyboard. Wi-Fi 802.11n was not a big deal, and although the 8520 hurt for lack of 3G and GPS, the fact that the BlackBerry Curve 8530 soon after came to fill this gap means bad that in addition to the flexibility of the design in GSM networks that was 9300 not as huge a leap second.

That is, until RIM Curve announced the 3G as compatible with BlackBerry with 6, before the new operating system, which had called on the high-end torch into being just a few weeks. Although it finally started with the same ol ‘OS 5, which we had for a while, been some forward compatibility, what else than a low-end entry-level smartphone, a door in a fresh and modern operating system. could The BlackBerry 9800 Torch to impress largely failed as his moderate OS improvements to keep up still not quite to the upper end of the smartphone market, but also for low-end smartphones, universal search and a nicer user interface, a new baseline standard for BlackBerry. The Curve 3G is now in Canada, and now on T-Mobile, but it can spread my wings are good enough (and long enough) comes around to OS 6?

Hardware

The hardware is largely unchanged, as the BlackBerry Curve 8520 and 8530th The bezel is glossy and the battery has been monitoring a new pattern for extra grip, but the uniform, rubber side keys, top-mounted media and a solid unibody construction made of plastic are all equal. The keyboard, as always, is very comfortable to use, albeit a little on the clicky side, take note, if you tend to use your phone in bed while significant others trying to sleep are.

Ditching the separator between the menu/Call and back/hang up buttons are definitely the BlackBerry Curve 9300 3G a consistent style not unlike that of the BlackBerry Storm 2nd What feeling is extraordinary, the handle, and gives a feeling that it is stable enough to weather the test of time. I would be a little worried about scratching the plastic screen, but that’s easy enough fixed with a cost-effective protection.

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Software

The BlackBerry Curve 9300 with 3G OS 5.0.0.832, which in turn is a caliber of software that is available starting on the older 8520 and 8530th You can take a look at all the improvements in OS 5 here, but the main ones are very business-minded: E-mail flags, meetings, calendar, attachments, contacts, distribution lists and message folders using the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. There are some minor UI updates, and, together with additional media options including a special folder with any application, and a visual memory management area.

More generally, the BlackBerry experience on the 9300 rather unchanged, menus can be a little long, but have to jump intelligent to common tasks when you open it, make shortcuts that lives a lot easier to if you learn them, and the applications market, though occupied by a few dedicated players lacks quality, the variety and richness of the iPhone or Android. The introduction of $ 0.99 and $ 1.99 price levels has software on the Internet a little more in the App World, and hopefully will spur some increased competition between developers, but it still has not quite kicked.

The native application messages is a well-oiled machine for receiving and pumping out messages to a large power points, telephone, SMS, e-mail, instant messaging and social networks are all well integrated and flowed through the only channel that is excellent for those who a variety of communications handle, especially if the advertisements are either on time or high volume.

The full value of the BlackBerry Curve 9300 3G will be activated when OS 6 on it not only offers a whole new look, but also extremely well-made Universal Search will. Take a look at our BlackBerry 9800 Torch contribution for a better feel for what OS has to offer sixth Until the update appears, the old operating system safe passable, and even once you get OS 6 on the Curve 3G is the real functional difference is small.

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Browser

The native BlackBerry browser is not very good for a long time, and even with an upgrade to OS 6, the lack of multi-touch zoom, low-end screen resolution and further education was in charge times in the WebKit browser mean the situation is likely not improve in time. Of course, the browser works in a strictly utilitarian sense, but do not expect that it will be a joy to use. Load times are slow and JavaScript handling can slow things down even more. If you only have a few favorite Web destinations that have mobile-friendly pages, it was not really a problem, and if you are looking for smoother full-surfing, to take a look at Opera Mini for Blackberry (although I see the cursor inexplicably nervous when they loaded on the 9300).

Multimedia

The top-mounted media controls clearly label the BlackBerry Curve 9300 3G a media-telephone, and although they are convenient, I have a nagging design problem. Usually, BlackBerry’s lock by pressing the A button, then press and release A Call, but the Curve with 3G (and 8520th that matter), the pause/play/mute button on the top and unlock the phone. This may be bad news if you’re not sure if you locked your phone or the screen just timed out and turned off, because you can easily end bleat some music from your phone when you wanted to unlock only. The media keys certainly look good, and let people know immediately that a capable BlackBerry is a music player, but I think it works just as good (if not better) if BlackBerrys mute and lock buttons on the top and the user can skip tracks, you will have the volume buttons.

Music aside, video and picture quality suffer because of course, QVGA display. Again, the screen is fully functional, but as a budget phone, do not be too eager to put the curve next to your friend’s iPhone 3G 4.

Camera

It was a bit surprising that RIM actually downgraded their camera when they 8520 launched, considering they were already behind the camera game, but as a cost measure, I could see why their entry-level 2 megapixel cameras, BlackBerrys are equipped with a fixed focus and no flash. The lack of camera flash can easily change the white balance to compensate Night (done below), but do not expect much more than basic photography on this thing to do.

Call quality and battery life

I found the speaker sound was a little hollow during the talks, but the phone otherwise a connection was just fine. Battery life is decent, and got through a day of moderate use without worry. You’d have to lower the brightness of the screen, and turn to make Wi-Fi, that you through your busy day and there is always the possibility of falling 2G, when it comes to the wire.

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Verdict

Picking up the BlackBerry Curve 9300 3G will be a choice that more cooks to the carrier than the device itself. If for any reason you are not on a CDMA network, the 9300 a significant enough change from 8520 is worth considering if you had visited, and went on to be 8520. For the over Verizon, the 9330 can still arrive this month very much like the 8530, that there are already GPS and 3G, with OS 6 compatibility function as a new one. Regardless of network, the 9300 series will replace subtle 8500S currently on the shelves, and customers will probably not notice the difference.

As an entry-level smartphone, it fares extremely well, handling all the same functions as a high-end BlackBerry, no frills a nice camera or higher-resolution screen. It would be unfair to the 9300 against the toughest Android competition available mine now because it does not die at that weight, but at least on T-Mobile, you could Cliq XT or Behold II for only a little more ($ 10 and $ 20 more), and the Market HVGA both screens, 5-megapixel cameras and a healthy selection of applications on Android. This is enough to win, more casual users, but I would still recommend the 3G Curve 9300 to those who are hardcore about their messaging, and are looking for a smartphone on the cheap. OS 6 will be a nice lift, but I would not hinge on a decision to purchase the update.

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