Monday, July 6, 2009

BlackBerry Curve 8900: The Universal Cell Phone

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 RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 has enhanced the look and design from previous installments. To date it is the thinnest BlackBerry phone with a full QWERTY keypad. When compared to the bulkier thicker phones out there the Curve 8900 is an obvious step in the right direction. The phone also has a more modernized look which is another improvement. In the past BlackBerry phones werent that fashionable, but this new Curve is very presentable with its finely applied paints and finishes. The screens size isnt much to write home about but the color display is simply beautiful. Colors, images, videos, etc will appear very colorful, sharp, and vibrant. The Curve 8900 is also smaller that all over BlackBerry phones before it. Amazingly typing on the keyboard doesnt suffer from the small size. The keys are still spaced well enough apart and are very tactile to the touch because they are raised.

There are many features found on this phone that would still make it a great phone for any business person. The Curve 8900 comes with DataViz programmed into it. This application allows users to open and edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents. Such a feature was available on previous phones but only by downloading an application for it first. One of the new features included is an improved web browser. It now supports full HTML which gives the user a better web surfing experience. Not only is it faster but one can also stream media like downloading music and movies. Not only that but you can watch YouTube clips as well. The Wi-Fi on the phone is a great improvement but the Curve 8900 could have used 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 phone performed very well under various tests. The phones microphone does an adequate job of isolating ones voice and prevents any background noise from interrupting the call. The speakerphone worked well also. Callers will sound loud enough through the speakerphone.

The Curve 8900 will make a great phone for anyone who purchases it. Its many features make it a nice phone for work and play purposes. Anyone cant go wrong with the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900.

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