Blackberry Curve 8330 Review Analysis | All Features Rated & Tested

price

5

casing and overall phone feels very cheap icompared to other smartphones
The keys, track ball, casing and overall phone feels very cheap icompared to other smartphones
For the price, I expected better quality

price
price, features
Reasonable Price
Great Price

LCD

5

YouTube videos don't fill up the screen for some reason
as always small blackberry screen and low res
screen smudges very easily
Screen

screen clarity and call quality
screen email
bright screen
Great screen
great screen quality

smaller size, great screen quality
Nice screen
Large screen
the large screen with clear picture
big screen
screen size

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interface

5

For a new user this interface takes some getting used to
calculator is not as user-friendly

with a polished interface
Best looking BlackBerry yet, with a polished interface
very user friendly
email, messaging, very user friendly, doesn't freeze up
beautiful crisp GUI

Great interface
I like the interface and OS also

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appearance

4

I have phone to look forward to
different format than any other phone
No speaker, different format than any other phone, but thats really a pro once you get to know the ropes

form fitting to the hand
I love the sleekness of the phone
solid and rugged but sleek/sexy
Feels great in your hand, solid and rugged but sleek/sexy

sound

3.5

Call quality could sound better
Sound quality- phone calls
Sound through the earpiece can be a bit muffled at times (infrequent)
Sound through the earpiece can be a bit muffled at times (infrequent), not compatible with Sprint Picture Mail (Why?!)

music player outputs good sound and A2DP is lovely
Great sound
Great screen, Great sound, Great Speaker with Navigation
Sound quality is excellent and texting (even with my big fingers
SOUND

keyboard

5

Keyboard kind of small
keyboard
battery life runs down quickly when on internet, keyboard
Keyboard is a bit cramped, to many actions to do something
Cramped keyboard

The smartphone also delivers good call quality and strong messaging capabilities with a full QWERTY keyboard
including an exceptional keyboard
Near-perfect design, including an exceptional keyboard
QWERTY keyboard
fully QWERTY keyboard

and keyboard can be cramped at times
he keyboard is a little cramped but could be worse like the Pearl
Treo keyboard slightly easier to use
Keyboard kinda small for my hands
Keyboard kinda small for my hands, can't get it to sync with my MacBook
LIKED THE MOTOROLA Q9 KEYBOARD BETTER BUT THAT PHONE WOULD FREEZE ALL THE TIME

fully QWERTY keyboard, good call quality
easy typing
keypad
light, multipurpose, call quality, push email, design, keypad
great keyboard
full keyboard
full keyboard, speakerphone, big color screen, e-mail
Great keyboard, easy to read screen, decent browser
smooth keypad
smooth keypad, ligtweight, can dial numbers that have letters
full keyboard, email, messaging layout, ability to use ANY song as a ringtone, media
The Keyboard
Full Qwerty keyboard
qwerty keyboard, web browser, fast operation, big screen
Large keyboard
Large keyboard, GREAT call quality
qwerty keyboard, IM email web browsing MP3
Great keyboard layout
Can use entire keyboard for hotkeys for fast dialing

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battery

1.5

Battery isn't set adequate for heavy streaming multimedia use
Battery life could be better
No BlackBerry OEM extended capacity batteries available
No BlackBerry OEM extended capacity batteries available, no support for Verizon's Backup Assistant
battery life runs down quickly when on internet

Excellent battery life
Good battery life
Best-in-class battery life
battery life
battery life, call quality, text/email, fast and easy web browsing

A heavy user my find the battery life to be questionable
A heavy user my find the battery life to be questionable, larger aftermarket avail
Battery life less than my 8703e
battery life, doesnt fit well in pockets, slow web browsing, REQUIRED minimum Verizon $29.99/month web access
No extended battery option
BATTERY DRAIN
battery life sucks
The only gripe I have is the battery life could be better
Battery life, phone call quality is spotty, sometimes crashes, Sprint network not always available in some areas
Even when the phone is off your battery drains
Even when the phone is off your battery drains, no mms have to send as email, headset provided not clear to person on the other end
When you take the battery cover off
When you take the battery cover off, it's like holding a flimsy piece of plastic
Complicated menus, poor support and documentation, many features don't work up to par with competition phones, poor battery life
Battery life is so-so

Decent cell phone and e-mail with good battery life
Screen, speed, speaker, OS, battery life, versatility
Terrific battery life, great mail integration, good keypad, really good contact and address features
Incredible battery life
battery
email, browser, battery, lots of features
nice look great battery nice features
Easy Messaging, Battery Life, E-mail, Music Store
Email+phone+text+SMS+MMS all-in-one, keeps one connected, good battery life

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connectivity

1

Unlike Sprint, Verizon doesn't offer support for its 3G streaming media services on the BlackBerry Curve 8330
No Wi-Fi
The BlackBerry Curve 8330 lacks Wi-Fi
The BlackBerry Curve 8330 lacks Wi-Fi, and call quality wasn't the greatest
You can't take full advantage of the Bluetooth or GPS capabilities since U.S

The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 for Verizon Wireless offers integrated Bluetooth and GPS
Includes 3G support and GPS
Bluetooth 2.0
The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 offers integrated GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, and EV-DO
The smartphone also has Bluetooth

Does Not have WiFi and/or synchs with Microsoft OneNote
I think WiFi is almost a useless feature on a phone but if you are in area where WiFi is important because of lack
As I will mentioned below, I think WiFi is almost a useless feature on a phone but if you are in area where WiFi is important because of lack
no wi-fi :(
no WIFI on the Verizon version
Incompatible 3.5mm headset adapter
Bluetooth Car Kit and Head Set Compatibility Issues
Wish it had wi-fi
And I miss the touchscreen I had on my Treo...may need to switch to an iPhone 3G soon
NO WIFI
MMS TO OTHER CARRIERS' PHONES, NO WIFI
No freakin wi-fi
No Wi-fi and better interface
No wifi, but who cares
No Wi-Fi *sad face*
No wi-fi for sprint costumers
No wi-fi for sprint costumers, available for T-mobile only
lack of wi-fi
lack of wi-fi, which is now included on other phones and the curve from T-Mobile

Outlook synching tasks
Bluetooth recognized my headset
this one does not dropout the audio during a conversation
3G from Sprint is excellent
3G from Sprint is excellent, and as you'd expect, email delivery is perfection

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size

1.5

Size (compared to Pearl)
Internet is a little sluggish
surfing web pages is limited based on the size of the web site
Call quality could be a little better
Call quality could be a little better, phone is so-so

smaller size
Small size but powerful
Great size
not too large in size
Excellent call quality, features are easy to use, not too large in size

size
a little big
The browser could be a little better other wise not that bad

The fonts are LARGE
The fonts are LARGE, excellent volume, speakerphone doesn't distort, and you don't have to go through different categories to send a picture message/text/or email

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reception

5

Good reception
strong Verizon signal everywhere
good, strong Verizon signal everywhere
Great reception
Great reception, and clarity

Good signal in places I usually get no signal
SIGNAL

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portability

5

The compact smartphone continues to offer solid messaging capabilities and includes support for a number of features that the Verizon model does not
compact
light
slim
Slim and light

Slim and light, excellent email, good phone reception and voice quality
light weight
Compact, light weight
lightweight
fast web browsing email slim and light
Light weight, good screen resolution, great battery life, easy navigation, attractive styling for a candybar

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menu

0.5

Don't Drop it or your doomed

usability

5

Buttons are hard to get use to when you have large hands
some of the number keys are hard to use because of the very small size
It's not EV-DO REV-A upgradeable but I hear I'd only really use it if I needed to use my BB Curve as a broadband modem
Excel is still very difficult to use on current OS
E-mail folder system is harder to use than I want it to be

easy to set up and use
Excellent push email support, easy to set up and use
Great design for one-handed use
Easy to use keyboard
Easy Email

scratches easy
It's so pretty you don't want to use it
not texing friendly
not texing friendly,
EASY TO BREAK
SOMETIMES FREEZES UP, EASY TO BREAK
hard to use
confusing, hard to use, freezes, bulky, phone, size
I can go close to 2 days with moderate use

Easy set up
Easy set up, great functions, easy typing
Excellent easy to use OS
Excellent easy to use OS, almost no time spent getting used to the new features when switching from an entirely different phone
easy to use
Trackball, internet is great, slim, great camera, easy to use
Ease of use
Ease of use, screen clarity and call quality
Easy to use out of box
super easy to use
bright screen, super easy to use
for videos and pictures (great use for a regular flashlight
for videos and pictures (great use for a regular flashlight, too)
Easy to use, good battery life
Easy to customize and navigate to the features I use the most
able to use it as a modem
Great service, great features, able to use it as a modem,
The applications were easy to use
The applications were easy to use, the address book has lots of lines of information available
easy email setup
The ease of use
features are easy to use
Easy to master
The settings are fairly intuitive and the trackball just seems natural to use
I'm able to use ANY song as a ringtone
You can do all of that by a simple left click
E-Mail is EASY
ability to use ANY song as a ringtone
so easy to use
eazy messeging, love blackberry messenger, fast internet, so easy to use
like the instant emails and ease of use
Versatile, ease of use
easy to use qwerty keypad
Easy to use, does everything you can think of
Easy to use once you set up everything the way you like it
Keyboard is tricky but easy to use once you figure out the best way to push the keys
Versatile, compact, easy to use, great camera
Ease of use and ability to click on intuitive icons
Seting up emails are easy
just follow the manual
Seting up emails are easy, just follow the manual
Easy Messaging

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energy efficiency

0.5

I had to HOLD down the power button to get out of it

design

4.5

Cellular doesn't currently offer a location-based service or phone-as-a-modem plan
expensive plan
no xm radio, not good for browsing compared to iphone, expensive plan
Data Plan expensive
I do recomend unlimited data plan $30, well worth it

Best looking BlackBerry yet
Near-perfect design
design
Small, lightweight design that is not cumbersome
style and design

If you're looking for simplicity, like sending a picture to someone's phone- it's not going to happen

Push email, beautiful crisp GUI, Multi-media features, style and design
looks decent enough
Nice and slim design
great design
looks nice
great phone, looks nice

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glare

5

Brilliant screen

screen

4

Can't display HTML email out of the box
Trackball can stick rendering device useless

reliable BB device 4 e-mail
Responsiveness, great display, email push, phone clarity/volume
i can actually hear the caller clearly
Small yet very powerful communication device
GREAT DISPLAY

BATTERY LIFE, SIGNAL, GREAT DISPLAY, WEB BROWSER SPEED
screen size, key board, calendar

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remote control

0.5

UI control
Battery life, no-threaded sms, CRASHES, mic, UI control

image quality

4

Call quality could be better
and call quality wasn't the greatest
and the picture often looked blocky and sometimes broke up completely
I had to wait while files buffered, and the picture often looked blocky and sometimes broke up completely
I've had an issue receiving picture messages since I got the phone

Cellular offers good call quality and strong messaging capabilities
photo
good call quality
call quality
Good quality phone (most important)

I love the phone enough to look past not having picture capability
call quality (sometimes
The only thing no mms picture messaging
I too have poor call quality, but I still kept it over my 8310
Blackberry image as a corporate leash
not compatible with Sprint Picture Mail (Why?!)
No picture messaging
Speaker, No picture messaging
They just give us a lame excuse and tell us to send pictures via email to the sprintPCS box of ther person we wish to send the picture to

Good quality phone (most important), lots of inovative features
Decent call quality
Decent call quality, reliable BB device 4 e-mail
call quality better than any other phone I had
Send and receive e-mail, text messaging, call quality better than any other phone I had
excellent call quality
and you don't have to go through different categories to send a picture message/text/or email
Email, calling quality, SMS
great phone quality
call quality great
GREAT call quality
Awesome phone and great quality

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sensor

5

I'm a phone junkie and I've had quite a few cell phones and I am sooo glad I chose my Blackberry Curve

Sharp navigation sensor
Accessing the internet on your cell phone is just cool

maps

5

Verizon limits GPS capabilities
no free Gps

GPS navigation capability
Built-in GPS
The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 offers integrated GPS
Good for email users on the road
GPS capabilities

Gps
Sprint Tv,Gps, Sprint music store, call quality great
GPS Navigation
LOVE THE GPS
A, Music, GPS, Sprint TV

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color

3

one color
Not to keen the color selections and I wish it had wifi

big color screen
nice color(red)

control panel

1.5

Key board could be a bit bigger wiht more spacing to mitigate pushing multiple keys at once

key board

flash

3

Cannot view Flash animation in browser

Full QWERTY keyboard with lit keys, camara with flash and self portrait mirror, great clarity, instant email access, facebook, programs available for download

lens

5

System

video

5

I found the video quality was mixed
When watching Sprint TV, I found the video quality was mixed, whether I was watching live TV or pre-packaged mobile content
No Wifi or streaming video option (on Verizon)
no video (I dont think)
video quality could be better but i can live with that

Video player is decent
Video player is decent, music player outputs good sound and A2DP is lovely
and a music and video player
Other features include a 2.0 megapixel camera that can capture still photos and video clips, and a music and video player
and a 2-megapixel camera with video recording

Video player is terrible to configure when you add videoes to your phone

The smartphone also has Bluetooth, EV-DO support, and a 2-megapixel camera with video recording
video
Email, Outlook synching tasks, calendar, etc., 2.0 camera with video, QWERTY keyboard, Facebook, Expansion card that stores 8G of music, photo, video, etc
video recorder
STREAMING VIDEO
STREAMING VIDEO, WEB BROWSER, SOUND

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voice guidance

5

Very good audio for voice calls and music playback
Solid voice quality
good voice quality
Great design for one-handed use, good voice quality
voice clarity

good phone reception and voice quality
voice quality
Trackball, voice quality, 3g speed, internet browsing
voice recorder

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performance

4.5

Performance is largely related to network strength
Performance is largely related to network strength, though
swapping browser views is slow
Speed
slower processor than some Windows Mobile Phones on the market

Internet browsing is fast comapred to others
Fast
quick internet/messaging
Fast, lots of memory (in comparison to other providers), form fitting to the hand, excellent battery life, quick internet/messaging
fast email

Speed, slower processor than some Windows Mobile Phones on the market, internet browser
track ball sometimes is slow or won't move cursor
charging is difficult, track ball sometimes is slow or won't move cursor
sometimes slow internet speeds
Sometimes web access is VERY slow
Sometimes web access is VERY slow, even with 2 bars
slow web browsing
Not impressed with supposedly faster processor

The right size, functions, and speed
Fast connect speed, and good clarity
fast and easy web browsing
3g speed
fast speed
fast speed, stable system
everything about the is amazing, fast, and efficient
and fast browser
Good solid feel, lightweight, and fast browser
fast internet
Fast Data Transfers
fast operation
Internet Browser is able to see more & speed
High Speed Browsing
Fast browser
Fast browser, excellent features, great email services and texting
WEB BROWSER SPEED
GPS is flawless - Sprint 3G is blazing fast

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memory

5

Your computer can access Broadband Internet
lots of memory (in comparison to other providers)
Sleek size & profile, stable OS, vivid display, wide variety of messaging options, instant connection to computer as a USB mass storage device
Average memory of 80MB Plus microSD up to 8GB

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