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The BlackBerry Curve 8300 is the littler sibling of the BlackBerry 8800. Most phones from BlackBerry are business centric, but the Curve incorporates multimedia features.
Silver tone makes for a cool, refined look. The slim profile means the Curve 8300 is very comfortable to hold and carry around. Its full QWERTY keys are small yet well shaped out. Tacticle response are brilliant.
The 2.5 inch 320×240 screen is adequately large and the images are crisp, good enough for the intended use: preliminary as a PDA phone. The 2MP gave us good results in daylight, but in low lit conditions, the images are washed out. The flash tends to over saturate the subject to some extent in close ups.
The mini USB port doubles as a charging point. You can use the device as a mass storage and access the

64MB of internal memory; memory expansion is possible via the MicroSD slot. The MicroSD slot, being under the battery compartment, isn’t hot swappable.
Media manager, based on Roxio Software, comes with the BlackBerry Desktop Manager Suite. This allows BlackBerry to integrate multimedia technology and capabilities like ripping audio CDs to the phone, managing playlists on it, and more. BlackBerry Curve 8300 comes with the personal manager and organizer apps that most smartphones come with. Synchronize the calender, memo, task-lists, etc. with your PC via Bluetooth or USB, or even with your corporate network if your company runs a BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
The speaker independent voice dialling application called VoiceSignal workes really well. The 8300 performed well in our network reception test, with very few call drops. There is no Wi-Fi or 3G support.
Priced at $599, The BlackBerry Curve 8300 is a good bye for those who demand executive features (PDA Functionality) and a bit of multimedia. However, lack of Wi-Fi should be noted.

Specifications at a glance:
Dimensions : 107mm x 60mm x 15mm
Weight : 111g
Network Support : Quad Band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900)
Display : 2.5-inch, 320 x 240, 16bit
Memory Slot : Yes, MicroSD
Camera : 2MP
Connectivity : USB, Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE

Available Memory Cards for BlackBerry Curve 8300:
Micro-SD card
Micro SD memory
Memory Stick Micro
M2 memory
M2 card