Introduction
The
BlackBerry Curve 9380 is RIM’s first ever-released Curve with a touchscreen.
The Curve lineup is usually an expression of RIM’s understanding for a budget
phone and this one supposedly, doesn’t make a difference. It should attract
customers with a lower entry price while offering the full BB OS 7 experience.
the
new Curve 9380 is basically a downgraded Torch 9860 – it has a less-capable
processor and smaller and low-res display. Both gadgets look similar too, but
the Curve's pricetags makes up for the differences.
So,
let’s take a look at the Curve 9380 full feature list, followed by potential
deal-breakers as we saw them.
Key
features:
- 3.2" 16M-color TFT touchscreen of HVGA resolution (360 x 480 pixels)
- Quad-band GSM support and tri-band 3G with HSDPA
- Single-core 800MHz processor
- 512MB RAM
- BlackBerry OS v7
- BlackBerry’s proprietary email service and data security
- Wi-Fi b/g/n connectivity
- GPS receiver and BlackBerry maps preloaded
- 5 megapixel fixed-focus camera and a LED flash
- VGA video recording @ 30 fps
- 150MB of inbuilt storage
- 2GB MicroSD card pre-bundled
- Four physical buttons at the bottom
- Optical trackpad
- Hot-swappable microSD card slot (up to 16GB)
- DivX and Xvid video support
- Office document editor
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- Smart dialing
- Ultra-fast boot times
- Solid build quality
Main
disadvantages:
- BlackBerry Internet Service account is a must to enjoy all the phone features
- No physical QWERTY keyboard (a potential deal breaker for a BlackBerry)
- No video calling and no front facing camera either
- No Flash support for the web browser
- No FM radio
- Screen has no hap tic feedback
- Poor audio quality and loudspeaker performance
As
you can see, most of the listed drawbacks of the new Curve are typical
BlackBerry. So if you are even thinking about getting any of RIM’s phones,
you’ve probably already accepted to live with those – the mandatory BIS plan
for emails and data traffic as well as the poor variety of apps and the high
App World prices.
So,
the Curve 9380 offers the latest BlackBerry experience on a cheaper price and
without losing much of its appeal. The BlackBerry OS 7 on this Curve is as
capable and fast as on the Torch 9860, the main difference being the lack of HD
video recording.
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