RIM launch last with respect to Curve series smartphones. After the Storm, then return to the BlackBerry form factor with the 8900 original with QWERTY Form EDGE phone, GPS, Wi-Fi camera 3.2 megapixel resolution and screen with 480 × 360.
Starting from the physical, the Curve 8900 is distinguished by its design and forms less bulky than the Bold. Beneath the screen is the classic pearl (dark in here and better than all’8110), menu buttons, and calls back to the keyboard. As per standard number of side buttons are dedicated to hands-free (reassigned to a program at our option), and volume controls camera. Complete the endowment from the 3.5 mm jack for stereo headphones and microUSB connection for power and data.
The overall construction quality seemed good to us, even if compared to the Storm, we are in a metallic frame of a lower quality and with the cover for the battery in plastic. The QWERTY appears comfortable to use even for not too thin fingers, and allows only a few mistakes during the typing frenzy.
Turning to the software and use the Curve 8900 is equipped with version 4.6 of RIM’s operating system and shows the new interface inaugurated with the Bold and Storm. The applications installed by default, therefore, are dedicated to the classic mail, messages and PIM (calendar and address book with perfectly integrated with the mail and easy to use) along with web and multimedia sector. Despite the screen size smaller than the Storm, is web browsing still nice and full, good accomplice of the display. The presence of physical QWERTY, moreover is certainly an advantage in many applications allowing for example, to use the functionality “Find as you type” who performs a search in real time by mail or address book contacts and type.
Google Maps and Facebook have already installed between the applications, but, on the official site, there are also Windows Live Messenger, Flickr and Youtube. If EDGE technology is best for the case of UMTS data packets generated by mail and IM, its about Youtube loses in efficiency, forcing a greater load times. The vocation dell’8900 business, however, means that Youtube and multimedia are less necessary, although the management of photos, video and audio entrusted to the same multimedia center in the appropriation of the Storm and the Bold.
Both the maps of Google Maps that the BlackBerry have behaved well in combination with the GPS that was quick to fix with A-GPS and showed a strong signal even in public contexts. The budget is supplemented by software suite for document management office and a number of games pre-loaded.
In conclusion, the Curve 8900 has met almost all of its features: the screen has a definition that and a good yield perfect color, brightness thanks to the self-regulated depending on environmental conditions. The keyboard pass the test of use and, despite smaller than the Bold, leaves little room for errors, especially when one is accustomed to. During the period of our tests the 8900 showed a flawless system stability while the signal in the interior has suffered some decline with Tim Card (Vodafone are better behaved). Nothing to say about battery life, perfectly sized for use in business and able to stand for two days of heavy use and even three if you make a few calls and receive little mail. Very useful, finally the Wi-Fi which unlike the Storm has allowed us to use the internet.
Almost devoid of defects (if not a constructive quality than usual for some plastic and a signal to the top), the Curve 8900 has us on the nose storch the price, especially when compared with Storm and Bold offering some improvement in the technology with a launch price lower.
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