RIM's BlackBerry Curve 8900 officially hitting AT&T in "early summer"
By Darren Murph 
posted May 4th 2009 9:27AM
posted May 4th 2009 9:27AM
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I actually think this is a nicest BlackBerry RIM's made. It makes me proud to be Canadian..
I'll still never buy one though.
What worries me though is that RIM has the tendency to use cheap materials. Ie the shiney border looks like aluminium but is probably like all the other models cheap plastic wich dents rather fast. It´s a shame that RIM cuts budget on the small details though further it seems like a nice phone. I wonder though what the improvements of this model is over for example the Bold.
@JZ
I can confirm your guess. Those aluminum looking sides is definitely plastic. My bold's metal looking edge is already wearing off.
RIM, improve your build quality. Put in metals !
It amazes me that smartphones are still made without 3G.
but it does have WiFi, which Verizon takes out of all of their phones.
@TheSuburbanWhiteBoy
now you tell me why would you rely in Wi-Fi when you are with a carrier with reliable 3G network??
even in the middle of atlanta my bold is switching to edge about half the time anyways.
I think RIM was going for extra battery life when they left out 3G.
There are multiple Verizon smartphones with Wi-Fi, it's just that none of them are made by RIMM.
Any word on possible UMA like T-Mobile?
Why??
The E71x is a much better choice with 3G and most likely at a better price point......and its sexy!!
Better Screen, Faster CPU, Better Battery Life, and not to be forgotten Native BB Push.
This hopefully means that the Bold will go down in price.
Even while your mother might be more sexy due she lacks push functionality and she doesn´t understand the concept of protection i´m forced to be satisfied with something less sexy but atleast has the basic functionaility me as end-user expects.
@Someone on the Internet:
The Bold has the faster processor (the 8900 only has more memory) and a much better keypad, not to mention 3G. I'd still say the Bold is the better phone, so it's hard to imagine the Bold dropping in price because of the 8900.
Wow, I didn’t realize calling a phone sexy would be so offensive to some, take it easy Jay-Z, it’s just a phone.
Oh, your mom is definitely not lacking in push or pull functionality and she is capable of 3G speeds, multitasking, thirds party apps….everything this end user needs.( I never thought posting on Engadget would prompt some yo’ momma shenanigans)
Does this 8900 even have 3g? That's why it has wifi lol. e71x has push via IMAP IDLE and Exchange....BB's don't even have native exchange support. Not to mention the only way to get email on a BB is via 30 dollar BIS plan (you can just use wifi on e71x), and then if you want exchange like functionality via BES you have to pay even more. The e71x's web browser is far better as well, flash support anyone? Yes.
@Andy Anonymous
Thats may not be case, the Bold is being phased out, there will be a 3g device that shares more in common with the 8900 (even the 524 vs 624mhz cpu, although I don't know why) then the Bold. Plus the bold in inferior in features you can write down as tick-marks for consumers. It has less battery life (if only by a bit), a 2 vs 3.2 mp cam, and a lower resolution, albeit brighter, screen.
@David
I don't think anyone really care that you called the E71x sexy,as it is a pretty great looking device, not to mention as great functioning device. But being so quick to dismiss the 8900 just because it is not as slim and does not have 3g is a bit naive.
@Someone on the Internet:
Of course the Bold will eventually be replaced by a nicer phone; that's the nature of the phone business. That's irrelevant to the comparison with the 8900, which you claim has more "tick-marks for consumers" but which are these exactly? A bright screen, faster CPU, nicer keypad and especially 3G are just as important of a set of tick-marks as more memory, higher resolution and a better camera.
It's not very clear - does the AT&T version of this phone have 3G? I know the T-Mobile version does not, but it doesn't seem to indicate one way or the other if the AT&T version will. Or maybe I'm missing it....?
I'm in...I like it alot!
For emails and texting (which are the main purposes of these phones), do you really need 3G at all? One of my friends own a Bold and says he has to recharge the thing more often than his old Curve because of the 3G draining the battery quickly. I for one was waiting for a Curve sized Blackberry Bold looking BB and here it is. I'm in on this.
The newer BlackBerries are quite feature-rich; email and text are no longer the only things people do with them.
will the masses and/or the manufacturers ever tire of faux chrome trim? It appears not.
I'm quite sick of AT&T giving exclusive features to one phone model and not the other. For instance, the combining of the data/voice for the iPhone at one combined price. Why is not not a feature for the Blackberry being that there's more BB devices on the carrier than any other device? Or the fact that with this model Curve, you will be able to use AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots for free... If you can do for one, you can do for all. I swear if it wasn't for the fact that they get the latest and greatest Blackberrys, I would have left AT&T a LONG time ago.
Already listed on the blackberry site as available on AT&T - Not actually at AT&T yet, but this has got to be a good sign:
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/purchase/?regionId=2&providerID=839