U.S. Cellular BlackBerry® Curve™ 8330 Red
BlackBerry® Curve™ 8330 Red Review
Blackberry Curve 8330
When it comes to business and smartphones, quality and dependability is synonymous with Blackberry. Facing stiff competition in the American market from its competitors, the Curve 8330 is Blackberry’s latest offering. The phone continues Blackberry’s continuing tradition of simplicity married with great functionality. Small and light compared to its nearest competitors, the Blackberry curve 8330 is both elegant and functional.
The phone comes with a 2.2 display and an eye-popping 256K for your viewing pleasure. You no longer need to the nearest shade to hide from the glare of the sun with this phone. The Curve also offers different levels of adjusting your displays brightness, allowing for better and clearer views.
The Blackberry Curve comes with all the standard phone features like MMS and SMS messaging. The phone scores better than average in voice and call quality. The built-in speakerphone is great and putting your calls on loudspeakers does not affect voice clarity. Reception is decent with the phone getting 4 bars over strong coverage areas and one to two in poor conditions. The Curve has Bluetooth capability and can work with Bluetooth headsets reducing noise levels and allows for better communication. Voice dialing was great and worked perfectly without tags or voice training.
The Blackberry Curve 8330 also offers its owners a greater freedom in personalizing their phones. If you like using skins, the phone offers this added touch for customizing. The J2ME gaming engine allows incredibly fast response and a better gaming experience. The phone offers superb gaming and entertainment experience for those long idle hours on the road.
Composing messages is quick and simple with its QWERTY keyboard. For people who do their communication mainly through SMS or online messengers, the Blackberry Curve 8330’s full keyboard makes full use of its full keyboard feature and friendly user interface.
The phones 2 megapixel camera comes with a flash and video capture capability. Find that right image with its integrated flash and 5x zoom function. The phones 8 gig memory card insures that you always have that extra space for your music tracks and never run out of space for your images.
Along with the standard multi-media features the phone boasts of video streaming and Online capability with its high 3G speeds. Tuning in to your favorite cable stations depends on which service provider you choose. Make full use of its crisp display and catch up with the latest news and information from stations like CNN.
Keeping in touch with your friends is easy while you’re on the go with the Blackberry Curve. Connecting with messenger providers like AIM, Google Talk, Yahoo messenger and Blackberry’s own messenger client makes sure you never lose out on any information.
If you’re always on the go and you need to be connected, the Blackberry Curve 8330 is one of the best phones available in the market today. With smartphone features like email, mobile messaging, organizer, camera, GPS, internet access and video streaming you can never go wrong with Blackberry’s latest offering. Entertainment features like the multi-media player and video player capability gets you through your dull moments in your busy life. If you’re looking for a business phone then the Blackberry Curve 8330 is a solid phone delivering all the services and features we’ve come to love about Blackberry’s.
BlackBerry® Curve™ 8330 Red Specs in Detail
| UPC | 50 |
| Brand | RIM BlackBerry |
| Model | RIM BlackBerry 8700 / 8700c / 8700g |
| Battery Type | Li - Ion |
| Battery Capacity | N/A |
| Battery Talk Time | 4.00 hours |
| Standby Time | 384 hours |
| GSM Bands | 850/900/1800/1900 |
| CDMA Bands | N/A |
| Operating System | BlackBerry OS |
| OS Version | N/A |
| Processor | Intel PXA901, 312 MHz |
| Memory | 8 MB RAM / 64 MB ROM |
| Unveiled on | 1 Nov 2005 |
| Display Type | Color |
| Display Technology | TFT |
| Display Size | 320 x 240 pixels |
| Display Colors | 65 536 |
| Display Physical Size | N/A |
| Display Features | N/A |
| Additional Display Type | N/A |
| Additional Display Size | N/A |
| Additional Display Colors | N/A |
| Additional Display Physical Size | N/A |
| Multiple SIM Cards Support | N/A |
| Design Form Factor | Candybar |
| Design of Antenna | Internal |
| Dimensions | 4.30 x 2.70 x 0.77 (109,45 x 68,66 x 18,91 mm) |
| Weight | 4.70 oz (133,33 g) |
| Global Roaming System | Yes |
| Accelerometer | N/A |
| GPS | N/A |
| TTY TDD Enabled | Yes |
| Camera and Video Camera Type | N/A |
| Camera and Video Camera Resolution | N/A |
| Camera and Video Camera Video Capture | N/A |
| Camera and Video Camera Flash | N/A |
| Camera and Video Camera Features | N/A |
| Camera and Video Camera More | N/A |
| Camera and Video Video Playback Protocols | N/A |
| Camera and Video Video Playback Features | N/A |
| Connectivity Data More | GPRS/EDGE |
| Data Max Speed | N/A |
| Internet Browsing Protocols | WAP 2.0 |
| Internet Browsing Features | HTML Browser |
| Infrared Port | N/A |
| Bluetooth Version | 2.0 |
| Bluetooth Profiles | N/A |
| Bluetooth Features | N/A |
| Wireless LAN Type | N/A |
| USB Type | miniUSB |
| USB Version | N/A |
| Proprietory | N/A |
| SyncML | N/A |
| Computer Synchronization | Yes |
| HeadSet Jack 2 5mm | Yes |
| Head Jack 3 5mm | N/A |
| TV Out | N/A |
| External Antenna | N/A |
| Pop Port | N/A |
| Full Keyboard | QWERTY |
| Touch Screen | N/A |
| Side Keys Left | N/A |
| Side Keys Right | N/A |
| Predictive Text Input Support | N/A |
| Predictive Text Input Type | N/A |
| Memory Expansion Slot Type | N/A |
| Memory Built in | 64 MB |
| Message Text Send Receive | Yes |
| Message EMS | N/A |
| Message MMS | Yes |
| Message Instant Messaging More | N/A |
| Message Instant Messaging Services | Yahoo!, ICQ, AOL, MSN |
| Message E mail Protocols | IMAP/POP3/SMTP/Blackberry Connect |
| Message E mail Features | N/A |
| Music AND Audio Music Player Protocols | MP3 |
| Music AND Audio Music Player Features | N/A |
| Music AND Audio Radio | N/A |
| Music AND Audio FM Transmitter | N/A |
| Voice Dialing | N/A |
| Voice Commands | N/A |
| Voice Recording | N/A |
| Voice Speaker | Yes |
| Voice VoIP | N/A |
| Regulatory Approval SAR Head | 0.68 |
| Regulatory Approval SAR Body | 1.34 |
| Regulatory Approval SAR Measured in | 1900 MHz |
| Polyphonic Rings Voices | N/A |
| Notifications Polyphonic Rings Features | MP3 ringtones |
| Vibration Alert | Yes |
| Alarm | Yes |
| Calendar | Yes |
| Calculator | Yes |
| TO DO | Yes |
| Stopwatch | N/A |
| Flashlight | N/A |
| Organizer Other | N/A |
| Document Viewer Support | N/A |
| Document Viewer Supported formats | N/A |
| Book Features | Capacity depends on system memory |
| Book Capacity | N/A |
| Book Multiple Numbers Per Contact | Yes |
| Book Picture ID | N/A |
| Book Ring ID | N/A |
| Personalization Faceplates | N/A |
| Personalization Profiles | Yes |
| Games | Yes plus JAVA downloadable |
| JAVA Profile | N/A |
| JAVA Configuration | N/A |
| Wireless LAN Support | N/A |
| Messaging E mail More | N/A |
| Software JAVA Support | N/A |
| Connectivity Internet Browsing Support | N/A |
| Connectivity Bluetooth Support | N/A |
| Connectivity USB More | N/A |
| Battery Talk time 3G | N/A |
| Battery Stand by time 3G | N/A |
| Battery Video call time | N/A |
| Battery Music playback | N/A |
| Battery Video playback | N/A |
| Battery Gaming | N/A |
| Battery GPS usage | N/A |

