| The Blackberry Curve 3G 9300 is an immediate | | | | Blackberry Messenger along with other popular IM |
| upgrade from previous Curve handsets; it looks | | | | providers like GoogleTalk and WindowsLive. All the |
| almost identical to the 8520 and performs the same | | | | most popular e-mail providers are also compatible |
| too, the key difference is the enhanced 3G which | | | | aside from the already successful SMS and MMS |
| was absent in earlier Blackberry Curve phones. The | | | | messaging formats. Thanks to the reliable 3G |
| device has impressive battery life and boasts very | | | | technology, the device has integrated support for |
| good messaging and e-mail support, there are | | | | social networking with both Facebook and Twitter |
| dedicated music keys to manage the music player | | | | given there own dedicated apps. Browsing the web is |
| and there is a digital camera for the snap-happy user. | | | | possible, thanks once again to 3G, but Wi Fi is also in |
| Generally the Curve 3G 9300 is a level up from the | | | | place, offering its high speed connectivity when near |
| 8520 thanks to the 3G technology and the extra | | | | a local hotspot of WLAN connection. |
| power behind the scenes. | | | | To round of a generally good smartphone, the |
| Looks wise, the Curve 3G has been given a shiny | | | | camera is not the best on paper; it is a 2MP digital |
| chrome trim to set it apart from its predecessor. The | | | | effort with fixed focus and video recording |
| keyboard is probably one of the best going; it is | | | | capabilities, to be fair, there is little room for |
| perfectly configured for the fingertips and though the | | | | complaint; the picture quality is pretty good and |
| individually mounted keys are quite small they are well | | | | though videos aren't super smooth, they are good |
| spaced, so accuracy will not be a problem when | | | | enough for uploading to the likes of Facebook and |
| composing messages and e-mails. They have stuck | | | | YouTube, so considering the low grade components |
| with the optical track pad which indicates that the | | | | the camera is not that bad. The video player is |
| Curve is becoming a traditional series rather than an | | | | capable of playback for more than a few file types |
| individual model. The track pad delivers the same | | | | while the music player can play quite a wide range of |
| receptiveness as it did on the old Curve and the | | | | formats. You can use mp3's as ringtones and the |
| screen is still the same. The Blackberry 5 OS is not | | | | 3.5mm AV connector enables headphone use. Built-in |
| the slickest of runners, but Blackberry fans will find it | | | | GPS and Blackberry's Maps application cover the |
| to be familiar territory. | | | | navigation services smartphones seem to be loaded |
| If you are a fan of messaging and e-mailing the | | | | with these days, so for directions to those all |
| Blackberry Curve 3G is the ideal phone for you. The | | | | important business meetings, or if you simply wish to |
| handset is cheap and allows access to the famed | | | | map out a route, the Curve 3G has you well covered. |