BlackBerry Curve 8300

usability, sound

portability, price

55% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

price, performance, sound, connectivity, size

63% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Style and design, trackball, multimedia features

Lack of Wi-Fi and HSDPA/3G, productivity applications still thin

The BlackBerry Curve is a seductive alternative to other candy-bar phones with wide-aspect-ratio screens. If the provider's price is right, the Curve could well become the hot smart phone of the moment.

Style and design, trackball, multimedia features

Lack of Wi-Fi and HSDPA/3G, productivity applications still thin

The BlackBerry Curve is a seductive alternative to other candy-bar phones with wide-aspect-ratio screens. If the provider's price is right, the Curve could well become the hot smart phone of the moment.

The Curve is certainly a neat little BlackBerry, small and light, and comfortable to use. I'd have liked Wi-Fi and 3G but at least RIM is clearly working hard at developing its multimedia capabilities. For a first attempt in that respect the Curve does...

Peerless email interface ; Great Qwerty keypad

No 3G or Wi-Fi ; Memory card slot awkward to use

It's definitely a consumer smartphone, but Blackberry's traditional strengths remain its best suit

Easy to use. Great screen and keyboard. High quality music and video players and converters.

No Wi-Fi or 3G. No support for DRM media. BlackBerry platform still doesn't have as many third party apps as other OS's.

let's start with that keyboard. these are old-school keys here—squarish, separated, and clicky, not the new sculpted keys from the 8800. the spacing and tactile feedback are both excellent. above the keyboard sits the now-signature "pearl" trackball...

Most compact, chic QWERTY BlackBerry yet Improved media player

Productivity apps still thin No high-speed or Wi-Fi support

Overall, however, I found the Curve a seductive alternative to other candy-bar phones with wide-aspect-ratio screens, such as the Samsung Blackjack and the T-Mobile Dash. If AT&T's price is right, the Curve could well become the hot PDA/phone of the...

Easy to use. Great screen and keyboard. High quality music and video players and converters

No Wi-Fi or 3G. No support for DRM media. BlackBerry platform still doesn't have as many third party apps as other OS's

The best BlackBerry so far, the Curve is easy to use, playsmusic and video well, and is a terrific e-mail device.

Easy to use, full QWERTY keyboard, size, media features

no 3G or Wi-Fi

The Curve is more of the same from BlackBerry and while it doesn’t push any boundaries - there is still no 3G or Wi-Fi support here, the new form factor is great for those looking for a small package but not wanting to sacrifice that QWERTY keyboard.