BlackBerry Curve 8900

BlackBerry Curve 8900 review

Release Date:  Q4 2008
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• Large display screen
• Push Email

• MicroSD™ slot underneath battery

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The BlackBerry Curve 8900 is a T-Mobile exclusive mobile phone that comes with many great user friendly features. The handset is stylish with a solid design and is wider than the average mobile phone. The BlackBerry Curve 8900 mobile phone comprises a large 2.4 inch TFT LCD screen displaying up to 65 colours with screen resolutions of 480 x 360 pixels. Just below the display screen there is a Trackball navigation key enabling the user to browse through menus with ease. The BlackBerry 8900 features a full QWERTY keypad allowing the user to input text speedily and easily as the keys are spaced out just nicely. The weight of the BlackBerry Curve 8900 is a solid 110g and the handset measures 109mm x 60mm x 13.5mm in size making for a robust and solid feel when operating. The BlackBerry Curve 8900 is the latest addition to the BlackBerry Curve family of mobile phones with other handsets including blackberry-curve-8320, blackberry-curve-8310 and the blackberry-curve-8300. The BlackBerry Curve 8900 works on a BlackBerry operating system.

BlackBerry Curve 8900 – Camera & Imagery

The user can enjoy the benefits of taking pictures on their BlackBerry Curve 8900 mobile phone as the handset features a built-in 3.2 mega-pixel camera function. The camera comes with Camera Settings to operate and the manage the camera with ease and manageability, Auto Focus and Flash feature plus a View-finder display. The user can also recording video footage on their BlackBerry Curve 8900 mobile phone to capture those important and spontaneous moments. The video play-back function plays in MPEG4, WMV, XviD, DivX and H.263 video formats.

BlackBerry Curve 8900 – Music Entertainment

The BlackBerry Curve 8900 mobile phone provides with user with amusement and entertainment with the built-in featured Media Player. The user can also have fun with the built-in Microphone feature. The user can make their new BlackBerry Curve 8900 mobile phone sound unique with a ring-tone and the user can choose from the selection of tones available on their handset which include MP3 ring-tones and Polyphonic ring-tones. The BlackBerry Curve 8900 mobile phone comes with 256 mega-bytes of built-in flash memory plus MicroSD memory support of up to 16 gigabytes, which will provide the user with a huge amount of storage space for all the users downloads, music, pictures and much much more.

BlackBerry Curve 8900 – Internet & Connectivity

The user can connect up and surf the internet on their BlackBerry Curve 8900 mobile phone as the handset supports an HTML web browsing technology. So for on the go shopping, catching up with friends or to just listen to the latest news and information the user can enjoy the internet on the move. For a speedy and great quality of service the GPRS, EDGE and Wi-Fi technologies are also available and are there to benefit the user greatly. The user can connect their BlackBerry 8900 mobile phone to other compatible devices with ease as the handset comes fully equipped with the Bluetooth and USB technologies. The BlackBerry Curve 8900 operates on a Quad-band network and covers GSM-850/900/1800/1900 enabling the user to fully use their mobile phone whilst abroad.

BlackBerry Curve 8900 – Messaging Services

Another form of contacting others is by sending a message and the BlackBerry Curve 8900 mobile phone comes available with SMS, MMS (multi-media messaging), Instant Messaging and Wireless Emailing. The wireless Email function is a fantastic features other handsets with this ability include the Blackberry Storm 9500, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 and the HTC T Mobile G1 mobile phones. All of these services provide the user with a great form of contact instead of a conventional phone call.

BlackBerry Curve 8900 – Gaming & Applications

Another form of entertainment to the user are the gaming facilities provided on the BlackBerry Curve 8900 mobile phone. The handset comes with Downloadable games so the user can cater to their own individual gaming taste. Before downloading any games please check before doing so as there maybe a small cost involved for this particular service.

Application tools are a great source of help to the user for various reasons, it maybe to help with day-to-day tasks or just for a spur of the moment tricky task situation. The BlackBerry Curve 8900 mobile phone presents it user with a great selection of tools which include BlackBerry Maps, GPS Navigation, A GPS Function, To Do List, Alarm Clock, Selectable Font Size, LED Indicator, Sleep Mode, Trackball, Calendar and a Phone Book. All of these application tools are easy to operate and are there for the users benefit.

BlackBerry Curve 8900 Summary

The Blackberry Curve 8900 is a stylish, practical and user friendly mobile phone with many great features. BlackBerry mobile phones are aimed towards the business user but the Curve really does offer much more to the user in the form of entertainment and personal use. The user can really stay on track and on route with the built-in BlackBerry Map system along with the |GPS which really are a great asset to have a mobile phone. But if the occasion of boredom does arise why not chill out and listen to some tunes with the built-in media player or the gaming facilities of your own personal choice.