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BlackBerry Cool Hands-On Impressions of the Rogers BlackBerry 8300
Well, lookee lookee at what we’ve found. With the official announcement dropping today, all sorts are coming out of the woodworks to give us the straight goods on the BlackBerry 8300 — and it seems like they’ve been waiting for awhile. Here’s what was sent to us from “RogersDude69″ (yes, they actually asked to be called that, ed.).
The first thing that must be said about the BlackBerry Curve is how small it feels compared to the photos that been floating around the Internet. The 8300 is as tall and as thin as the BlackBerry Pearl, and only marginally wider. It’s for this reason that I think they named it the 8300/Curve: because of its proximity to the 8100/Pearl. It basically seems to be an improved version of the Pearl, with a 2.0 Mpx camera (versus the Pearl’s 1.3 Mpx) , 3.5 mm headphone jack (non-standard 2.5 mm jack) and a full QWERTY keypad (versus the Pearl’s much despised SureType). The best thing about it is the fact that you can still text with one hand like the Pearl, only now it’s full QWERTY!
Actually, so far, the keypad is one of my most favorite things on the BlackBerry Curve. The keys are not spongy like the Pearl’s or side-by-side like the BlackBerry 8800’s — they remind me of smaller versions of the 8700’s keypad: hard to the touch, but very responsive when texting.
So far it looks like it’s the perfect middle ground between what Pearl users love about their device and an improvement upon what non-Pearl users hated. I’m going to send you more about feature upgrades as soon as I can. Peace out.
Posted by BlackBerry Cool in News, Reviews
Comments [15 Responses]
May 3rd, 2007 at 4:22 pm
[...] Rim’s official advertisement for the BlackberryCurve, and for a in depth comparison of the curve, 8800, and the pearl head over to BBcool. digg_url=’http://nerdwithswag.com/2007/05/03/today-rim-introduces-the-smallest-lightest-full-qwerty-blackberry-smartphone-ever/’; digg_skin = ‘button’; digg_bgcolor = ‘#FFFFFF’; digg_title = ‘Today RIM introduces the smallest, lightest full QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone ever!’; digg_bodytext = ”; digg_topic = ”; Powered by Gregarious (35) [...]
May 3rd, 2007 at 5:25 pm
[...] Looks like Canada’s Rogers Wireless is about to get their hands on the BlackBerry Curve real soon. Photos taken over at BlackBerryCool show Rogers branding already on the newly announced BlackBerry 8300 “Curve”. In case you haven’t read about the Curve yet its the Pearl’s bigger brother offering newly enhanced multimedia features and full QWERTY keyboard design.Launch details haven’t been announced by either RIM or Rogers as of yet but we do expect it real soon. [...]
May 4th, 2007 at 8:38 am
[...] It looks like the guys at Engadget are operating in concert with fairies. Somehow we’re not surprised. Size and keyboad issues, and no scrollwheel… is this what the Curve’s competition is supposed to be? The Q9 does have 30 fps video capture, which the 8300 can’t quite say. [...]
May 4th, 2007 at 9:28 am
[...] BlackBerryCool has published a review of the 8300 sent in by a reader. They mention that the Curve feels smaller and lighter than the device appears in the pictures. Here’s a couple of quotes from the review: [...]
May 7th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
[...] Check out the article at BlackBerryCool.com for more info and some interesting comparison shots. [...]
May 8th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
[...] Now, obviously RIM always has something in the works for new devices, and with the Pearl being a runaway quasi-consumer success, it makes sense for them to be looking to eventually upgrade the device, especially considering that the BlackBerry 8300 trumps the Pearl’s much vaunted multimedia features. So here’s what we’ve learned… [...]
May 8th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
[...] Now, obviously RIM always has something in the works for new devices, and with the Pearl being a runaway quasi-consumer success, it makes sense for them to be looking to eventually upgrade the device, especially considering that the BlackBerry 8300 trumps the Pearl’s much vaunted multimedia features. So here’s what we’ve learned… [...]
May 9th, 2007 at 6:38 am
[...] Originally Posted by cccablecompany Can someone tell my the differences besides the wifi and camera from these two models?? BlackBerryCool » BlackBerry Cool Hands-On Impressions of the Rogers BlackBerry 8300 [...]
May 9th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
How did you get a picture of the product all ready and how much will it be going for?
May 17th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
[...] crippled more than a one-legged pirate with termites. Although, as RogersDude69 is quick to point out, the experience isn’t always thebest. [...]
May 22nd, 2007 at 5:32 pm
[...] Simon at BlackBerry Cool has just emailed me to let me know they've just posted a hands-on review of the just-released BlackBerry Curve (8300). [...]
May 23rd, 2007 at 1:30 am
[...] Yesterday, 11:36 AM Here’s a side-by-side , some remarks . http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/05/03/004267/ http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/05/04/004328/ [...]
May 26th, 2007 at 10:01 am
[...] Financial analyst group Merill Lynch just bumped up their target price for RIM stock to $190 (18% higher than yesterday’s close of $159.89), resulting in a 3% jump in shares. Investors seem to be buying into RIM’s notion that the iPhone will actually improve sales rather than act as direct competition. Ongoing talk about Wi-Fi, the Curve and a new Pearl surely provide plenty of bait for anyone looking to invest. Posted May 25 at 9:39 am by Blackberry Cool | Comments [0] Previously on BBCool [...]
May 29th, 2007 at 7:46 am
[...] So, some of us are looking forward to the BlackBerry Curve, and others the World Edition 8830, and maybe even to a new Pearl, but I bet rumblings of an 8820 model months ago had taken a backseat to all of that. Well, Engadget’s got their grubby mitts on the upcoming BlackBerry, which is, in short, 8800 + Wi-Fi. A small upgrade, but a huge one at the same time. Folks have been clamoring for for this for some time now. [...]
July 23rd, 2007 at 8:54 am
Are they going to make the Curve with Wi-Fi?
What phone is the best World Edition or Curve?
ATT-Cingular or Verizon?
