BlackBerry Curve 3G (9300) is officially BlackBerry 6 ready
By Thomas Ricker 
posted August 9th 2010 7:48AM
posted August 9th 2010 7:48AM
The cart left the gate on Thursday and here comes the horse: the official BlackBerry Curve 3G (model 9300) announcement just landed in our inbox. So in addition to sporting (800/850)/1900/2100MHz or 900/1700/2100MHz HSDPA data, quad-band GSM, WiFi, and GPS, we now know that if you buy this BlackBerry 5 device today you can upgrade to BlackBerry 6 "in the coming months." Assuming your carrier can get its act together, of course.
RIM Introduces the New BlackBerry Curve 3G Smartphone
New addition to the globally popular BlackBerry Curve series is fast, easy-to-use, richly-featured and BlackBerry 6 ready
Waterloo, Ontario - Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 3G, an exciting addition to the globally popular BlackBerry Curve series of smartphones. Designed to provide the growing mass of smartphone purchasers with a distinctly powerful, approachable and affordable choice, the BlackBerry Curve 3G supports high-speed 3G (HSDPA) networks around the world and gives users the exceptional communications features they need to accomplish more than ever, when they're at home, at work and everywhere in-between.
"The majority of people in the worldwide mobile phone market have yet to buy their first smartphone and the BlackBerry Curve 3G is designed to provide an extremely attractive and accessible choice that will help convince many of them to make the leap," said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In Motion. "The new BlackBerry Curve 3G is a perfect choice for happily busy people who are looking for a user-friendly 3G smartphone to help them make the most of their day and to stay connected with their friends, family and co-workers."
The BlackBerry Curve 3G smartphone features a comfortable full-QWERTY keyboard for fast, accurate typing, optical trackpad for fluid navigation, built-in GPS and Wi-Fi®, as well as dedicated media keys, so music lovers can easily access their tunes while on the go. The new smartphone also features a camera that can record video and a microSD/SDHC slot that supports up to 32 GB memory cards for media storage. Support for 3G networks makes browsing faster, streaming music smoother, and gives users the ability to talk on the phone while they browse the web, instant message with BlackBerry® Messenger (BBM™) or share their location with friends on popular social networking sites.
The BlackBerry Curve 3G ships with BlackBerry® 5 and is BlackBerry® 6 ready. BlackBerry 6 is a new operating system for BlackBerry® smartphones that was announced last week. It retains the trusted features that distinguish the BlackBerry brand while delivering a fresh and engaging experience that is both powerful and easy to use. BlackBerry 6 is expected to be available for the BlackBerry Curve 3G, subject to carrier certifications, in the coming months.
The new BlackBerry Curve 3G smartphone (model 9300) will be available from various carriers and distribution partners around the world beginning in August. Check with local carriers for details about availability and pricing.
For more information about the new BlackBerry Curve 3G smartphone visit www.blackberry.com/curve3G. For more information about BlackBerry 6, visit www.blackberry.com/6.
New addition to the globally popular BlackBerry Curve series is fast, easy-to-use, richly-featured and BlackBerry 6 ready
Waterloo, Ontario - Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 3G, an exciting addition to the globally popular BlackBerry Curve series of smartphones. Designed to provide the growing mass of smartphone purchasers with a distinctly powerful, approachable and affordable choice, the BlackBerry Curve 3G supports high-speed 3G (HSDPA) networks around the world and gives users the exceptional communications features they need to accomplish more than ever, when they're at home, at work and everywhere in-between.
"The majority of people in the worldwide mobile phone market have yet to buy their first smartphone and the BlackBerry Curve 3G is designed to provide an extremely attractive and accessible choice that will help convince many of them to make the leap," said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In Motion. "The new BlackBerry Curve 3G is a perfect choice for happily busy people who are looking for a user-friendly 3G smartphone to help them make the most of their day and to stay connected with their friends, family and co-workers."
The BlackBerry Curve 3G smartphone features a comfortable full-QWERTY keyboard for fast, accurate typing, optical trackpad for fluid navigation, built-in GPS and Wi-Fi®, as well as dedicated media keys, so music lovers can easily access their tunes while on the go. The new smartphone also features a camera that can record video and a microSD/SDHC slot that supports up to 32 GB memory cards for media storage. Support for 3G networks makes browsing faster, streaming music smoother, and gives users the ability to talk on the phone while they browse the web, instant message with BlackBerry® Messenger (BBM™) or share their location with friends on popular social networking sites.
The BlackBerry Curve 3G ships with BlackBerry® 5 and is BlackBerry® 6 ready. BlackBerry 6 is a new operating system for BlackBerry® smartphones that was announced last week. It retains the trusted features that distinguish the BlackBerry brand while delivering a fresh and engaging experience that is both powerful and easy to use. BlackBerry 6 is expected to be available for the BlackBerry Curve 3G, subject to carrier certifications, in the coming months.
The new BlackBerry Curve 3G smartphone (model 9300) will be available from various carriers and distribution partners around the world beginning in August. Check with local carriers for details about availability and pricing.
For more information about the new BlackBerry Curve 3G smartphone visit www.blackberry.com/curve3G. For more information about BlackBerry 6, visit www.blackberry.com/6.
That makes this curve the best bang for your buck.
@canteaus
best bang for your buck compared to what...other blackberrys? or all othe other phones on the market that are usually priced at 199 USD (such as the indredible, iphone 4, droid 2, galaxy s line, evo 4g, or even the palm pre plus for 150 or the iphone 3gs for 150...) cuz unless you're an actually blackberry fan these days, i dont see the allure of anything RIM makes anymore. but to each their own.
@simbadogg How about good quality phones?
@marsmissions
umm...i would say that all of the aforementioned phones are good quality phones. but for the same price, u can do a hell of a lot more with other phones/platforms. but then again, if i wanted just a plain old good quality phone, i'd probably go w/ something like this
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_2330_classic-2570.php
save money on the price up front+data
Lol yep... for now
I wonder how eager corporate IT departments are to deal with Bb OS 6 on their users' phones. I'm guessing this will be jumped on mostly by consumers rather than companies.
@CRA1G
Not real excited. I know we have a hard enough time with people using the BB they have now. On the other hand there are some people that love this stuff as much as we do and have the storm and storm 2 and go to sites like crackberry all the time.
Don't hold your breath when it comes to Blackberry upgrades from your carrier. If you want OS6, WAIT for a new device, and don't expect your carrier to roll out the update on time, or ever.
Just to let you all know if you goto crackberry forums you can find the latest firmware for your blackberry regardless of your carrier!
So, does that mean that you have to buy a new phone to officially upgrade to BB OS 6? All of us at least deserve the upgrade for the web browser alone.
'in the coming months' - that's crap
@rs2183 +1 why the hell cant rim release stuff in the following weeks of an announcement instead of months? Thats prob why, they're slowly getting behind in innovation, compared to other company, specially since their phone get leak months ahead.
Bah who wants this? The Curve 8900 has a better screen resolution (480x360 vs 320x240), has a better cam including flash and AF (3.2MP AF vs 2MP nonAF), has a battery of higher capacity (1400 mAh vs 1150 mAh) and to top it off, it even looks better. Not just that, the trackball just seems to work better than a trackpad and I know I'm not the only one saying that.
@Inzain
Completely agree. The build quality is better too
@Inzain Only better thing is 3G and BB OS6. Why BB refuses to announce OS6 for the Curve 8900 is beyond me. It has 256GB memory just like the 9700. Maybe they'll at least offer the WebKit browser backported to OS5.
So the 8530 which is identical in spec, besides CDMA, won't get OS6?
That's bs.
So when is this finally gonna get over to Verizon? Their BB Curve is a bit long in the tooth.
Will it bleed memory like all the other blackberry OS have in the past
This device looks an awful lot like my 8530 : QVGA screen, 256mb of memory, GPS and WiFi. I would really like some Blackberry 6 love too, at least to enjoy a decent browser at some point... What's their excuse not to upgrade the 8900/8530/storm2?
Bell has confirmed it for sale this week
http://twitter.com/julieatbell/statuses/20716337705
I don't understand why the 9300 is being called the "3G". I know the GSM 8500 is only 2.5G with EDGE, but the CDMA 8500 has full on 3.1Mbps EV-DO Rev A. I can't say that this naming scheme is anything more than a cheap gimmick.
And this is completely putting aside the fact that this fucking phone doesn't even need to exist in the first place. You have the Curve 8500 and the Bold 9600/9700. The mid range and the high end. That's it. You don't need a middle ground RIM. I just think this is leading to more brand confusion.
@kenny goo let me know when the billionaires at rim seek ur opinion.
@hitdog042
Be sure to let me know when *anyone* seeks your opinion.
Seriously though, it's called a comment for a reason. I'm commenting. That's my two cents. If you don't like it, fuck off. I don't claim to have a degree in business or decades of experience in the mobile handset market. I'm just a knowledgeable, educated, informed consumer who knows what he wants and sees what's going on around him. That's it.
And for the morons that wonder what is different... ...the curve has never been 3g on gsm. Geez.
Blackberry lmao...3G otfl...blackberry needs to just die already...the saudis already killed them