Blackberry Curve 9380

The Curve 9380 bears a price tag of Rs.20,990. In our opinion, that’s just a tad more on the steep side, especially for a Curve series handset. While the handset itself proved to be reasonably versatile and handled itself quite well overall, the...

3.2" 16M-color TFT touchscreen of HVGA resolution (360 x 480 pixels) ; Quad-band GSM support and tri-band 3G with HSDPA ; Single-core 800MHz processor ; 512MB RAM ; BlackBerry OS v7 ; BlackBerry’s proprietary email service and data security ; Wi-Fi...

BlackBerry Internet Service account is a must to enjoy all the phone features ; No physical QWERTY keyboard (a potential deal breaker for a BlackBerry) ; No videocalling and no front facing camera either ; No Flash support for the web browser ; No FM...

The new Curve 9380 is basically a downgraded Torch 9860 – it has a less-capable processor and smaller and low-res display. Both gadgets look similar too, but the Curve's pricetags makes up for the differences

Lightweight, slim design

On-screen typing can be a challenge sometimes, battery life needs serious improvement

The Blackberry Curve 9380 might not be for everyone, and certainly won’t be for business users who are used to rattling away long emails using a physical keyboard. For an end-user who wants a touchscreen Blackberry, you could play it safe with the...

Distinctly usable despite the small size ; BB7 gives modern web browsing ; Good call quality ; Long battery life ; Cheapest touch BlackBerry available ; Good camera quality in some situations ; NFC support (if limited)

Other phones are more powerful for the price ; Legacy OS holdovers ; No camera autofocus; poorer in low light ; Just 512MB of built-in storage

RIM has usually tried to chase the high end of the smartphone market when it adds a touchscreen: the Storm, the Torch, and the newest Bold phones are all aimed at the same crowd as the iPhone and top Android hardware. With only a limited amount of s

Smooth, unified face ; Generally responsive, snappy interface ; Good bang for buck

Dated, dead-end operating system ; No camera auto-focus means fuzzy close-ups ; Virtual keyboard lacks precision

While the BlackBerry Curve 9380 takes knocks on a few fronts, it does perform fairly well for its price. Right now, the only carrier that has gone public with its pricing for the 9380 is TELUS, and they're asking $50 on a three-year contract.  It does...

value for money, design, camera

portability

76% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.