Saturday, July 18, 2009

Not Your Fathers Phone: The New BlackBerry Curve 8900

By Allen F. Baker

There are many phones made available from BlackBerry. Their Curve series offers users many different phones to choose from and utilize. BlackBerry offers phones with a large amount of features and design capabilities making the phones very popular among business people. One of the newest introductions to the BlackBerry family is the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900. This new BlackBerry improves on all other BlackBerry phones in design, functionalities and even multimedia functions. This BlackBerry not only makes a good business phone it also makes a great phone for anyone interested in a BlackBerry with media streaming capabilities.

The design of the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 is vastly improved from previous phones in the BlackBerry/Curve family. As of right now it is the slimmest phone featuring a full QWERTY keyboard. It is a nice change from bulky phones. The phone has a modern look, which is an improvement from the (almost) industrial and (very) conservative look of other BlackBerry phones. The phone was coated in very nice paints and finishes which not only make the phone presentable but also makes it extra durable. The screen on the Curve 8900 is a moderately sized but it supports a large range of colors that most phones cannot meet or surpass. Despite the small size of the phone (it is noticeably smaller than most BlackBerry phones) the keyboard is still very functional. They keys are spaced apart and are even raised above the phone unit, which gives them a nice tactile feel.

Available from the get go is the DataViz application. With this application you are able to edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents. While this was achievable in previous BlackBerry phones one had to download an app for it first. One of the biggest additions on this BlackBerry is the improved web browsing. The Curve 8900 supports full HTML web browser. This new and improved browser allows its user to surf the web quicker and even stream media such as YouTube clips and downloading music. While the Wi-Fi works well the phone suffers from its lack of 3G support.

The camera found on the Curve 8900 was clearly improved on. The Curve features a 3.2-megapixel lens which is vastly improved over the previous 2 megapixels found on other BlackBerry phones. The picture quality was good but be wary of taking photos in dark areas. The camera can even record video. Similarly the video quality was decent but it was rather grainy.

The actual phone performs very well. The microphone does a good job at not picking up any background noise so the person on the other line will not have any trouble understanding you. Also the speakerphone was quite functional. The volume was adequate and there wasnt much distortion coming through the speaker when the volume was increased.

The Curve 8900 is a great phone. Anyone who was interested in getting a BlackBerry but deterred away by the lack of media applications of previous phones should seriously consider the Curve 8900. The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 will please business people as well as everyone else too.

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