Blackberry Curve 3G - Featuring A Handy Qwerty Keyboard

Dec 9
08:55

2010

Chris Westley

Chris Westley

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The Blackberry Curve 3G features the classic full QWERTY keyboard, optical trackpad and 2.4 inch TFT screen as featured on other Curve handsets. Therefore its styling is classically Blackberry, and is sure to appeal to existing fans of the brand as well as win over new admirers.

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The specifications of the handset are generally an improvement on previous models within the range.

 

The handset measures 109x 60x 13.9 mm,Blackberry Curve 3G - Featuring A Handy Qwerty Keyboard Articles and has a premium quality feel about it, with a feeling of superb build quality and chunkiness when using it.  The TFT screen measures 2.4 inches and is able to display up to 65K colours within 320x 240 pixels.  This results in very good display quality making for an ideal handset to view photos and videos or play games etc.  The full QWERTY keyboard makes for efficient text entry so the Blackberry Curve 3G is an ideal handset for those who send a lot of text messages or emails.

 

Expandable memory in the form of a microSD slot means users can install a memory card of up to 32 GB to store their music tracks, video clips or photos, once they have used the standard on board storage.  In order to browse the Internet via the HTML browser, both 3G and Wi-Fi are called upon.  In areas with 3G coverage, a fast and reliable connection can be achieved however Wi-Fi allows users to take advantage of local wireless Internet routers for a faster connection. The handset can also be connected to compatible hardware devices via Bluetooth and micro USB which allow certain tasks to be carried out including transferring media files or backing up contact information.

 

There is a basic yet easy to use and functional 2 mega pixel camera located on the back of the handset.  Whilst this is not the most advanced camera out there, it does a good job of taking decent quality snapshots and is an added bonus allows users to shoot video footage as an alternative to still images.

 

As you may expect from a Blackberry phone, a wealth of communication methods are available which range from the standard phone call and SMS features to MMS, E mail and Blackberry Messenger.

 

To keep users entertained for hours on end, there is a versatile media player which supports numerous music and video formats such as MP3 and MP4, as well as a selection of pre-installed games.

 

The Blackberry Curve 3G is a welcome upgrade on the popular Curve range of handsets.  The specification list of this phone would suggest business likely to find this handset appealing.