Compare Prices : BlackBerry 8300 Curve - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Although it doesn't have Wi-Fi or 3G support, the BlackBerry Curve offers a best-of-breed design and a well-rounded set of features to make it an attractive device for consumers and mobile professionals alike.

Pros: Slimline design with an improved full QWERTY keyboard, 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth and a media player, Spell-checker for email and memos, Auto-adjusting call volume in noisy environments

Cons: Lacks integrated Wi-Fi and 3G support, Camera does not support video recording, Call quality sounded a bit hollow

Verdict: Although it doesn't have Wi-Fi or 3G support, the BlackBerry Curve offers a best-of-breed design and a well-rounded set of features to make it an attractive device for consumers and mobile professionals alike...

Review summary: Slimline design with an improved full QWERTY keyboard 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth and a media player Spell-checker for email and memos Auto-adjusting call volume in noisy environments

Pros: Slimline design with an improved full QWERTY keyboard 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth and a media player Spell-checker for email and memos Auto-adjusting call volume in noisy environments

Cons: Lacks integrated Wi-Fi and 3G support Camera does not support video recording Call quality sounded a bit hollow

Verdict: Although it doesn't have Wi-Fi or 3G support, the BlackBerry Curve offers a best-of-breed design and a well-rounded set of features to make it an attractive device for consumers and mobile professionals alike.

Review summary: A sleek smart phone for much more than e-mail, the Curve sports a sharp 2-MP camera and some serious multimedia muscle.

Pros: >• Sleek design with full-sized keyboard, • Sharp 2-MP camera, • Bundled Roxio multimedia software, • Fast Web surfing

Cons: >• Some calls didn't connect, Data: GRPS/EDGE, Network: AT&T, , , , By pdaking, , , , , , , Suggested Stories:, , The smallest, sexiest BlackBerry yet boasts a new trackball control, a fast processor, and both a camera and MP3 player., , , The Pearl's ...

Review summary: The BlackBerry Curve 8300 is the latest chic smart phone to sashay down the cell phone runway. Petite and gently rounded at the corners (as its name suggests), the Curve does for Research In Motion's line of QWERTY-keyboard-equipped handhelds what the ...

Pros: Most compact, chic QWERTY BlackBerry yet Improved media player

Cons: Productivity apps still thin No high-speed or Wi-Fi support

Verdict: Overall, however, I found the Curve a seductive alternative to other candy-bar phones with wide-aspect-ratio screens, such as the Samsung Blackjack and the T-Mobile Dash. If AT&T's price is right, the Curve could well become the hot PDA/phone of the ...

Pros: Most compact, chic QWERTY BlackBerry yet, Improved media player and desktop software

Cons: Productivity apps still thin, No high-speed or Wi-Fi support

Verdict: Research in Motion's new BlackBerry Curve 8300 adds a dash of Pearl chic to a more powerful, keyboard-equipped smart phone.