BlackBerry Curve 9300 prototype gets handled on video
By Ross Miller 
posted June 25th 2010 11:59PM
posted June 25th 2010 11:59PM
posted June 25th 2010 11:59PM
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I Really don't like BB, so idk why im commenting lol
@eChris At least you're honest.
Wait, the Blackberry "9300" is replacing the "Curve 8900"? Or is the 9300 replacing the low end, 8500? Confused.
@Mr iPhone
Mission Accomplished.
Wow its my technobuffalo dude I'm so proud.
@hated one BB is for people who are ambidextrous, and like phones that don't fall apart. lmao
Lovely new design!
Yet if you put Android on a phone similar to Blackberry's design, everyone cheers.
is he for real.... that phone looks like my 8520 (part of the 8500 series) which i own.. just with metallic plastic added to it.. and the so call 8500 he brought out to compare is the 8900 which was replaced by the 8500 series... that's some bad info there buddy...
Which one's the new one?
@DelayTime
This. I'm confused....
@DelayTime
I think he has his model numbers mixed up... cuz in that video i see a 8900 and a 8500 series
Unless there are keeping the 8500 look... then he called the other phone by the wrong number cuz that is a 8900
Oh my God it's so different! Good to see RIM mixing it up.
This new curve looks pretty much exactly like my curve 8530, which I believe was already and upgrade to the 8500. Correct me if I'm wrong please.
The 90's called they want their phone back.
We can't really complain since most companies and carriers alike give them out for free.
They do email, and can play music, which is good enough for 99% of the BB population who most likely get the for free.
If they want something fancy but easy, they'll switch to iPhone.
If they want a super duper incredible superphone with customizable live desktops and rich web browsing, xvid and divx video support, they'll move on to Android. Only problem is, it will be too big a move for them.
LOL! That looks exactly the same as my 8520.
Wow so much RIM hate on every thread mentioning Blackberrys!
My iphone 3G is tired and now has poor battery life, I tried a Motorola Milestone (droid) and while it was nicely made (v.nice) the device didnt play well with my Dell tower. I tried the Dell Streak but 1.6 is lacking and the battery door design is poor. Android IS trying to be like apple OS but is poor man version. So....I made the silly mistake of spending Thursday chasing down the iphone 4 - did anyone say yellow spots and dropping calls! Screen is incrediable but the design is flawed and the size is wrong - to see how Steve Jobs has replied to the problem is a bloody insult and Ive made the descion to never buy Apple again and returned my faulty unit. Im now going Bold 9700, it may not be flashy but it just works!
@jimmy1
It works on your left hand? Shut up, now I know all you said is BS.
@Jamesology I agree with jimmy1. BB just works, nothing else to say.
The iPhone and all those Android devices are not in the same market as RIM is. RIM is a trusted platform, known for its hardware and software. Most BB users don't want their BB differently, but the same they had, just updated.
I have tried Nokia, the iPhone 3G way back when it came, I tired the HTC Desire, and nowadays I use BB, and I am quite happy with my phone.
@serge The problem with BB is they suck for browsing.
This new curve clearly isn't going to be exciting for blog readers, it isn't intended for you, the point of such a device is obviously to be an update to the entry-level 8520 that has been hugely successful for the carriers with mainstream consumers.
just saying... we've had this phone in canada for close to 6 months now....
lol.. wow.. totally glad i put a deposit on a DroidX.
Rim adding a track pad to a phone and putting it in a slightly different case does not mean you made a new phone.. i hope no more then a week of development time went into this.
I am hoping that the 9800 slider is something cool but it looks like its going to be another toy.
When will Engadget stop labelling regulated mobile network frequencies as branded bands?? It is NOT TMobile UK 3G! You do the same BS when you call it "at&t 3G" or "TMobileUSA 3G" on the bands in the Americas.
This seems small to most readers and this writer, but it gives too much extra publicity and advertising to at&t without telling the story of how there are other networks in the Americas supporting the same features. What you say implies that this RIM device will only work on TMobileUK, and no other networks, which is totally a sham!
Just be technical, educate the readers, and simply list the supported frequencies, and maybe add that networks LIKE TMobileUK and others support those bands. All this bandwidth branding is sickening, and has been the source of the US confusion. Cut it off at the pass...
And to those that think BB's problem is mostly browser, think again. Its really their lack of mature or robust application toolkit support. RIM's bread and butter for development is still Java related. It stymied Android early until they got a native environment, yet RIM hasn't evolved as quickly.
To me its look like the old curve. I like Blackberry I hope they come out with a phone that can compete on the level of EVO, Droid X & iPhone OS wise.
which one is the prototype? those phones looks very similar. I usually can judge by the cosmetic which is the new phone not in this case.
@KeegdnaB
Wow .... It looks so ... So ... So exactly like every other blackberry on the planet.