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Blackberry Curve 8900 Reviews Analysis

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Blackberry Curve 8900
alaSCORE 94

310 reviews

November, 2009

95 / 100

92 Experts

Product Age

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new

85 / 100

218 Users

What people think about the Blackberry Curve 8900: (BETA!)

We compute this summary by analyzing 310 reviews from across the web.

price

0.5

  • expensive
  • Not much improved functionality over previous curve for the price
  • Micro USB Charging, Terrible Position of Charging Connection, Not much improved functionality over previous curve for the price, Small Buttons, Expensive
 

LCD

5

  • It attracts lots of smuges and finger prints on the screen and on the back of the phone
  • ultra-high-res screen
  • Gorgeous, ultra-high-res screen
  • Ultra-sharp screen
  • Very vibrant and crisp screen
  • screen
 
  • Great Screen
  • Great Screen, Cool Theme, More Solid than Previous Curve, Fast
  • Screen, memory, speed, media player, screen, GPS, WiFi
  • awesome screen
  • Non-Apple or Sony product, sleek, light, powerful, awesome screen, good multimedia capabilities
  • the best lcd I have ever seen on a bb
  • Bright Screen
  • and bright screen
  • Crisp, sharp, and bright screen
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sound

5

  • good sound quality
  • The new OS is awesome and my calls sound better
  • decent call sound
  • Easy to use, good sound quality, decent call sound, very useful in almost any situation
  • sound quality
 

interface

5

  • good interface design
  • intuitive interface
  • quick, intuitive interface
  • Great screen, user friendly interface, quality of pics, video and music are good, with wifi making it in my opinion the best blackberry available in terms of features combined with light weight sleek design and responsiveness
 

appearance

5

  • New OS is amazing to look at
  • New OS is amazing to look at, and adds more functionality
  • Overall Look and Feel
  • Form factor
  • sleek
 
  • Impoved look and feel
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keyboard

5

  • Keyboard may be a bit too small for larger fingers
  • Keyboard may be a bit too small for larger fingers, The OS may be bug-free, but it's far from perfect
  • Keyboard movement
  • Keyboard movement, no HSDPA
  • keyboard is a little noisy when pressed
  • Qwerty keypad
  • Excellent QWERTY keyboard
  • large keyboard and a functional front screen
  • Good battery life, large keyboard and a functional front screen
  • Comfortable four-row full QWERTY keyboard
  • loose keyboard
  • Flimsy back cover, loose keyboard, can slow down sometimes, awful placement of MicroUSB port
  • keypad sometimes tends to not work
  • keypad sometimes tends to not work, or misses the most important letters in a message
  • Sublime keyboard
  • fantastic keyboard
  • keyboard
  • Wifi, GPS, keyboard, call quality
  • but still packs the full QWERTY keyboard
  • I love it because it's smaller than the Bold and Storm, but still packs the full QWERTY keyboard
  • QWERTY keyboard
  • Nice Keyboard
  • QWERTY keyboard that's accurate
  • yet still comfortable qwerty keyboard
  • Compact size, yet still comfortable qwerty keyboard
  • Keypad
  • Responsive and definite typing
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battery

2

  • flimsy battery cover rattles
  • poor battery life
  • Battery life average but not exceptional (Turning WiFi off helps)
  • battery life sucks before firmware update
  • Gprs is fine for most emails and 3g drains the battery life very quickly on most phones
  • Outstanding battery life
  • Good battery life
  • Near 5-hour battery life is most impressive
  • including amazing battery life
  • Battery life
  • the battery life could be better
  • The phone sometimes freezes, the battery life could be better, the back cover is not sturdy
  • The battery doesn't last quite as long as the BlackBerry Curve's but it is excellent non-the less
  • The battery life is bad but I have been told the new OS upgrade will fix that so we will see
  • and the battery cover has a tendancy to come off easily
  • battery is Ok
  • battery is Ok, Normal use i get about 5 hour
  • It takes a while to charge from a dead battery but I can't really complain
  • Wish Battery Life Was Longer (But it's still reaasonable)
  • No 3G (but battery life is more important)
  • When going to some webpages will freeze up and continuously spin the hour glass on and off even out of the browser so you have to do a cold reset (just take the battery out and replace it)
  • MicroSD slot is under the battery
  • MicroSD slot is under the battery, buttons take a little getting used to
  • Battery life is awesome
  • Long Battery Life
  • Excellent battery life (3-4 days
  • Battery life is good
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reception

0.5

  • Reception is middling
  • Call quality and reception could be better (though UMA helps)
  • reception
 

portability

5

  • Thin and light
  • Compact body
  • lightweight
  • compact
  • lightweight, compact
 
  • Really thin
  • light and sexy
  • Really thin, light and sexy
  • weight
  • It's sleek and light
  • light
  • light weight
  • Slim design, light weight, Nice Keyboard
  • Compact size
  • The size - thumbs up for the "pocket test"
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connectivity

1.5

  • The Curve 8900 lacks 3G support
  • The Curve 8900 lacks 3G support, and the smartphone can occasionally be sluggish
  • The BlackBerry Curve 8900 lacks 3G
  • Lack of 3G
  • No 3G
  • The smartphone features Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth
  • The smartphone features Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS and brings new productivity tools, a full HTML Web browser, and a 3.2-megapixel camera
  • The smartphone features Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS, and brings new productivity tools, a full HTML Web browser, and a 3.2-megapixel camera
  • Wi-Fi
  • The lack of 3G
  • No 3G data support\
  • 3G is MIA
  • No 3G, Only 256MB microSD included
  • No 3G networking
  • Lack of 3G connectivity
  • Lack of 3G connectivity, flimsy battery cover rattles, keyboard is a little noisy when pressed
  • No 3G Support
  • really surprising seeing as how T-mobile just introduced their 3G network a few months ago
  • No 3G is the only downside
  • It has no 3G which I don't care about anyways
  • No 3g but this isn't such a problem
  • No 3G...BUT WHO CARES
  • It has WI-FI
  • Lack of 3G for web browsing
  • Micro USB
  • Micro USB, Overall Placement of Connections/Buttons, Trackball, No 3G
  • Micro USB Charging
  • As everyone else has mentioned - no 3G
  • No 3G (might actually be pro
  • seeing the Bold's isues with 3G and the sluggishness of 3G networks available)
  • No 3G (might actually be pro, seeing the Bold's isues with 3G and the sluggishness of 3G networks available)
  • miss my old iPhone 3G for that
  • but 3G is overrated
  • Not a good browser, miss my old iPhone 3G for that, No 3G, but 3G is overrated, very spotty coverage and not consistent
  • Lacks 3G supports this is a must have in todays smart phones
  • Should be a 3G phone, but isn't
  • micro usb is horrible
  • the access to micro usb is bad
  • lack of 3G is not fatal to it primary usage
  • It could be 3G but this is over rated
  • Wi-fi did not work in many areas
  • so my phone would only go to wi-fi
  • Sprint nor Blackberry could help me get the internet feature working, so my phone would only go to wi-fi, with no other browser available
  • No 3G, Blackberry App Store
  • Wi-Fi and GPS
  • Has 3.5mm headphone jack and A2DP
  • You also get support for stereo Bluetooth and built-in GPS
  • You also get support for stereo Bluetooth and built-in GPS, as well as a decent--though basic--audio and video player
  • 3.5mm headphone jack means no clumsy adapters
  • 3.5 mm audio jack
  • Nice audio quality
  • Beautifully designed, Excellent QWERTY keyboard, Outstanding battery life, Wi-Fi and GPS
  • GPS and Wi-Fi
  • New friendlier OS, faster, refreshed consumer friendly design, GPS and Wi-Fi, excellent for email
  • Makes free calls over Wi-Fi
  • 3.5mm headphone jack
  • Excellent design, fantastic display, BlackBerry e-mail, Wi-Fi and GPS, 3.5mm headphone jack, document editor
  • full bluetooth implimentation - I can use my bluetooth headphones and it sounds great
  • Unlike Iphone, full bluetooth implimentation - I can use my bluetooth headphones and it sounds great
  • Wifi
  • wi-fi calling
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size

5

  • Accessories are a little bit pricey
  • buttons take a little getting used to
  • size
  • great physical size
  • size is better than the curve 8320
  • Small size
  • big
 
  • size is perfect
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focus

5

  • The included 3.2-megapixel camera has auto-focus
  • The included 3.2-megapixel camera has auto-focus, a flash, and digital zoom, and it captured some great snapshots
 

glare

5

  • The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 offers a sleeker and more solidly constructed design as well as a brilliant display
  • Brilliant
 

image quality

5

  • browser sometimes produces graphic glitches
  • Good call quality
  • Excellent call quality using T-Mobile's LA network
  • call quality
  • I love the call quality
  • Great call quality and clearity
 

design

5

  • Sleek industrial design
  • Slick
  • sexy design mashes the best of the Bold and Curve 8830
  • Slick, sexy design mashes the best of the Bold and Curve 8830
  • Attractive design
 
  • Attractive design, superb display, good interface design, high quality camera, direct DivX/XviD playback
  • refreshed consumer friendly design
  • Slick design with a great, high-density screen
  • Excellent design
  • Great looking phone
  • Stylish Design \n
  • New Design
  • Slim design
  • Very nice high quality design
  • stylish and full of features
  • classy, stylish and full of features
  • ergonomic design
  • Compact, ergonomic design
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screen

5

  • The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 offers a sleeker design and a vibrant display
  • Sharp display
  • the first gen Curve and Pearl), high resolution display that's sharp and vivid, very good camera, strong video and music playback, good GPS performance
  • Video clips look great when played back on the Curve's screen
  • Video clips look great when played back on the Curve's screen, though
 
  • superb display
  • fantastic display
  • It's easily the best phone or device I've ever had
  • Screen Display
  • New Design, Screen Display, New OS Menu
  • Beautiful design, excellent keyboard, superb screen display, WIFI and EDGE, easy to use, excellent picture quality from flash 3.2 meg pix camera, push e-mail, refined browser and syncs well with both a Mac and PC
  • High res screen makes the device easy to read emails
  • Bright Screen, Takes Video & Pictures, Great Corporate Email Integration, Good Web Browsing, Excellent GPS Navigation with Sprint, QWERTY Keyboard
  • Breathtaking display- better than all previous models
  • bright display
  • big, bright display, good features
  • 4" display
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color

5

  • color is excellent
 

maps

5

  • GPS you need to be outside to get pickup on it
  • and GPS and brings new productivity tools
  • and GPS
  • GPS
  • Built-in GPS and BlackBerry maps preloaded
  • GPS option
 
  • Excellent GPS Navigation with Sprint
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flash

5

  • a flash
  • LED flash
  • REALLY bright flash
 

lens

3

  • System freezes/locks to where you have to reset the phone
  • See Summary...not enough room in this field
 

zoom

5

  • and digital zoom
 

video

5

  • It doesn't offer a music store or a video service that can compare to AT&T's CV video service or Verizon's V Cast offerings
  • Preloaded with a corny John Mayer video
  • strong video and music playback
  • as well as a decent--though basic--audio and video player
  • 3.2-megapixel camera is even better when paired with video-recording capabilities
  • DivX and XviD video support
  • solid music and video players
 
  • Terrific messaging, solid music and video players
  • Takes Video & Pictures
  • video
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voice guidance

1.5

  • only con is that my my voice activated calling button won't work anymore
  • voice activated calling
 

resolution

5

  • Display resolution is very high for the size and text is hard to read-- the display is the same resolution as the Storm's
  • Display resolution is very high for the size and text is hard to read-- the display is the same resolution as the Storm's, which measures 1.1" larger
  • high resolution display that's sharp and vivid
  • high-resolution screen is one of the best we've seen on a RIM device
  • Brilliant, high-resolution screen is one of the best we've seen on a RIM device
  • High resolution screen
  • 2.4" 65K-color TFT landscape display with a resolution of 480 x 360 pixels
 
  • Best in class high-resolution display
  • Great screen resolution
  • Great screen resolution, great graphics, fairly sturdy, great processor, great physical size, great camera
  • Screen Resolution
  • Screen Resolution, OS 4.7, Overall Look and Feel, Memory
  • It also has a really sharp screen running at a resolution of 480 x 360
  • screen resolution amazing
  • QWERTY keyboard, screen resolution amazing, camera
  • Resolution
  • Wifi, Blackberry E - Mail and Web Service, Keypad, Build Quality, Camera, Resolution
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memory

4

  • That means you'll have to purchase your own music and videos on your computer and transfer them to the phone yourself
  • Lacks abundant storage
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MHz CPU, 256 MB RAM
  • Better RAM and processor than old Curve
  • Memory
 

performance

5

  • slow to boot
  • Slow autofocus
  • No 3G data support\, Slow autofocus
  • Despite the powerful 512-Mhz processor
  • Slow EDGE Internet
  • Fast
  • Fast, attractive, very good ergonomics
  • Improved speed and web browsing compared to older BlackBerry OS versions (i.e
  • good GPS performance
  • Fast processor
  • Sometimes tasks have a bit of lag
  • can slow down sometimes
  • Processor could have been faster
  • there is a very bad lag
  • Sleek industrial design, Good call quality, Fast processor, Solid 3.2-MP camera, Very good attachment support
  • Quick
  • Solid phone performance
  • Near perfect feel, Best in class high-resolution display, Quick, polished, bug-free OS, Greatly improved camera performance over the Storm, Solid phone performance, including amazing battery life
  • faster
  • Quick browsing despite lack of 3G
  • speed
  • great processor
  • fast internet
  • fast web browsing
  • I can say even though it is not 3G, it still faster that my previous berry 8100 due to the faster processer
  • Small size, fast processor, nice camera (all compared to 8320)
  • Fast Texting
  • Messaging is fast
  • Messaging is fast, web browsing and email are great
  • and fast
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menu

1.5

  • Any problems you have with the phone isn't usually dealt with in the store which means they have to send you a replacement or talk with you over the phone which means more down time with a problem phone
  • New OS Menu
 

build quality

3.5

  • the back cover is not sturdy
  • Slightly loose build quality
  • Good build quality
  • fairly sturdy
  • Build Quality
 

usability

3.5

  • Not all previous versions of programs I use are compatible with this device
  • 3G would be nice for future use
  • For over a year my old curve absorbed daily abuse from me and my 1 year old and never skipped a beat
  • Normal use i get about 5 hour
  • can get fingerprints on it really easy
  • Redesign of a perfectly practical phone to make it more playful
  • Great screen / Ease of use / Features
  • Relatively easy to use for a Blackberry newbie
  • easy to use
  • High resolution screen, 3.2 mp camera, wifi, easy to use, voice activated calling
  • also BBmaps just a PAIN to use
  • also BBmaps just a PAIN to use, GPS you need to be outside to get pickup on it, or it just wont see u at all
  • texting is easy
  • easy to access icons
  • small, navagation feature, easy to access icons
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energy efficiency

5

  • power
  • Feel, size, power
 

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