Smaller than the Bold, but the
packaging for many features, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 is one of our favorite
all-time BlackBerries. The ideal is of medium size, with a QWERTY keyboard and
a bright, high resolution, it is an almost perfect device for mobile email. Other
key features include a 3 megapixel camera with autofocus, video camera, a music
player, GPS, a large capacity battery, Wi-Fi, and plenty of memory. The
BlackBerry 8900 is the latest BlackBerry Curve series, and is one of the best
ever BlackBerries. Its name suggests that the grooves of the BlackBerry range
just below the BlackBerry Bold, but despite its lack of 3G, its still a bit
better than the Bold.
Like others in the series Curve, the
8900 has a full QWERTY keyboard 35-key keyboard with trackball. It looks almost
identical to the Bold, except it is smaller and lighter, which on the same
weight as many standard phones, and compact enough to fit easily into a jacket
pocket or even in the jeans pocket . This fact alone device becomes more common
for age curves or bold.
Unboxing the 8900, you can not help
but admire the quality of construction of the device - it just feels so solid
and well built. Unlike many phones, taking the back to insert the SIM card and
battery is so easy. The scroll wheel is the same as with previous blackberries
- some love it, others are less enthusiastic. We're not 100% in favor of the
scroll wheel, but does the job.
Let's move on to the next screen. It's
huge! The menus are very simple too, and once I got used to the scroll wheel
and the total size of the device, you will find that 8900 is the phone almost
perfect, ergonomically speaking. For us, it's the closest I ever BlackBerry
have reached perfection. Just a little more work in the menus and a scroll
wheel smoother, and 100%.
Now, of course, the key selling
point of a BlackBerry e-mail is in motion, and the 8900 does not disappoint. There
is little difference here with previous BlackBerries, so we'll just reiterate
that the BlackBerry mobile email is the best in the business. It is compatible
with virtually all standard mail. It also supports attachments, with a viewer
and editor for Microsoft Office documents. Combining this with the large
display and QWERTY keyboard means you get the best mobile email experience
available. It is also a great environment for text messaging.
With 3.2 megapixels, LED flash and
autofocus, it is the same quality as the camera on the BlackBerry Storm, and
even the chamber of the Bold. It may not be a replacement for the 8-megapixel
digital camera, but they produce excellent print quality images, and is a
welcome addition. The phone has a media player too, of course, and with
features like playlists, shuffle and organization by the artist and album, is a
very useful MP3 player. The headphone jack 3. 5 mm allows you to connect any
compatible headset, as always. You can also use a stereo Bluetooth headset, if
you prefer. With a 1GB microSD card provides as part of the sales package, and
the possibility of extending this 16 GB, it will not be short of storage for
music or videos. The video player works well too, with support for DivX and
XviD, and flicker-free playback of high quality LCD screen. There are also
built in GPS, so you can find its current location, and this can be used with
BlackBerry Maps.
The 8900 has a full range of
connectivity options, including Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, USB and WiFi. The WiFi
connection is very easy to configure, and allows access to email, web, or data
on your PC. The 8900 has a huge heavy-duty battery, contributing to their
weight significantly, but gives much staying power, even with heavy use. Finally,
it is worth noting just what a crushing device is curve 8900. Besides the
quality of physical construction, the coefficient is very high, with 8900 being
the latest in a mature evolution of business devices. Nice features include the
wide range of ringtones and alerts (audio and visual), the richness of the
status indicators on the screen (for example, missed calls, messages without
opening, connection status, and alerts calendar.)
This is definitely one of our
favorite all-time BlackBerries. The 8900 is really a multimedia device and can
be done at a single point for communication, music, media, photography, web
browsing and GPS too.
