RIM Blackberry Curve (8300)
RIM Blackberry Curve (8300)

The RIM Blackberry Curve (8300) was announced in 2007, May With 2.5 inches, 19.4 cm2 (~30.1% screen-to-body ratio) 65K colors, Its 2 MP rear camera captured crisp photos and Yes video, while the Removable Li-Ion 1100 mAh battery ensured long-lasting usage.

Network

  • Technology: GSM
  • 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • GPRS: Class 10
  • EDGE: Class 10

Launch

  • Announced: 2007, May
  • Status: Discontinued

Body

  • Dimensions: 107 x 60 x 15.5 mm (4.21 x 2.36 x 0.61 in)
  • Weight: 111 g (3.92 oz)
  • Keyboard: QWERTY
  • SIM: Mini-SIM
  • Note: Trackball

Display

  • Type: 65K colors
  • Size: 2.5 inches, 19.4 cm2 (~30.1% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density)

Platform

  • OS: BlackBerry OS
  • CPU: 32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz

Memory

  • Card slot: microSDHC (dedicated slot)
  • Internal: 64MB

Main Camera

  • Single: 2 MP
  • Features: LED flash
  • Video: Yes

Selfie camera

  • Note: No

Sound

  • Loudspeaker: Yes
  • Alert types: Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
  • 3.5mm jack: Yes

Comms

  • WLAN: No
  • Bluetooth: 2.0, A2DP
  • GPS: No
  • Radio: No
  • USB: miniUSB 2.0

Features

  • Sensors:
  • Browser: HTML
  • Note: BlackBerry maps, Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF), MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player, Organizer, Voice memo/dial

Battery

  • Type: Removable Li-Ion 1100 mAh battery
  • Stand-by: Up to 408 h
  • Talk time: Up to 4 h

Misc

  • Colors: Black
  • SAR: 1.51 W/kg (head)     1.12 W/kg (body)    
  • SAR EU: 0.82 W/kg (head)     0.64 W/kg (body)    
  • Price: About 130 EUR