subject: Blackberry Curve 9360: The Entry-level Phone With A Twist [print this page] While Blackberry phones are popular among its fans, their units are far from cheap, particularly when it comes to their smartphones. All that is about to change with the introduction of the Blackberry Curve 9360, the entry-level smartphone offered by Research in Motion (RIM).
Features of the Blackberry Curve 9360
The most surprising thing about the Blackberry Curve 9360 is its price tag. Unlike other mobile phones released by the company, this phone is quite affordable, coming in at $79. Don't make the mistake of assuming that its low price tag equals poor features though. While the Blackberry Curve 9360 is an entry-level phone, it comes packed with several features that will satisfy buyers.
If there was one thing that people had to complain about the Curve line of RIM, it's the fact that these phones looked and felt cheap, a problem that is done away with their latest phone. The Blackberry Curve 9360 recalls the appearance of the Curve 8900, a combination of sleekness, ruggedness, and luxury rolled into one elegant package. You still get the raised QWERTY keyboard that identifies Blackberry phones, but it has been designed really well, allowing users to have a thin and elegant phone that fits well in their hands. The phone also comes in two colors: merlot and the ever-present black.
Like the latest Blackberry phones, the Blackberry Curve 9360 comes with a Blackberry 7 operating system, which is a vast improvement compared to the Blackberry 6. RIM has done away with a lot of the problems that have come to be associated with Blackberry 6, which is why you get a fully functional OS in your hands with Blackberry 7. This translates well with the Blackberry Curve 9360, as the phone performs so much better, from the swiping to the scrolling.
The phone has a built-in 5 MP camera with a single LED flash. While the phone doesn't have HD recording as of yet, the video quality is still pretty good at 480p at 640 x 480. In terms of battery, the phone allows up to 5 hours of talk time and standby time for up to 14 days.
One possible concern that buyers may have about the Blackberry Curve 9360 is its processor. Unlike the mobile phones that have been released recently with 1.2 GHz processors, the Curve 9360 comes with a 800 GHz processor. Fortunately, this doesn't pose that big of a problem, not unless you're planning on multi-tasking with your smartphone frequently. Should you multi-task and open multiple apps, the phone may lag, but not significantly enough to be a bother. The phone comes with 512 MB worth of RAM and 512 MB of internal memory. This can be expanded for up to 32 GB, as the phone has a microSD expansion slot.
For its price, the Blackberry Curve 9360 is a pretty nifty device to have, and it is certainly an improvement compared to its predecessors in the Curve line. Its features definitely make its price worth paying, particularly for Blackberry fans out there.
