Blackberry phones have emerged as one of the most sort after brands in mobile phones for the last couple of years. Traditionally, the Blackberry’s have been aimed at the business market, but with their last few releases having a greater commercial scope, they are now making an impact in a wider arena.
So how does the Blackberry 8900 Curve shape up? And how are the basic features to use when you get started?
Look and feel: The Curve in my opinion, has that quality look about it. I think this owes much to the black and stainless steel finish, together with the full ‘QWERTY’ keyboard.
It has a good weight and a nice feel to the hand. I liked it. The Curve is not much wider and taller than many other traditional mobiles on the market.
Navigation and ease of use: Finding your way around the Curve was easy once I picked up two concepts: The Trackball, and the Menu key.
The Trackball works just like its laptop counterpart – you move it with your finger, select the highlighted option, and then press the Trackball to open it.
The Menu key simply brings up the main menu, or a menu in an application. At first, I wondered what you did if there appeared to be no other options. Pressing ‘Menu’ was the answer.
The Curves impressive list of options, are all nicely laid out, and using the Trackball to select the one you want is straight forward.
Getting started: The Blackberry 8900 Curve’s setup wizard was something I found to be equally as impressive. The instructions were neither too easy or too advanced, and they explained concepts and instructions, in a very precise clear way.
Calling and messaging. The Curve also has a similar approach to displaying information. In effect everything you need to know is presented, everything you do not need to know, is discarded.
I found this extremely useful, for all the messaging options available. A lovely touch is that your own number is displayed when calling or messaging someone, which is great if you are like me, and you can’t remember it.
Calls on this phone, seem to be much clearer than other phones I have used. It reminds me a little of the old ‘Noise reduction’ option on an old tape player. The calls have a deep clarity about them.
Media. The camera on this phone is 3.2 megapixels, and seems to be one of quality. It also has facial recognition built in. The picture quality is high. The same can be said of music quality, and the Curve’s screen lends itself well to video.
In summary, I found this phone to be packed with great features, useful touches, and nearly everything about it had a crisp stamp of quality.
If I had one critism, using the keyboard to type on is a little left of field for me, especially as I am used to touch typing, and therefore using too hands. But this I’m sure is a reflection on me, rather than the phone. All-in-all it is very impressive.
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