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Based on 16 expert reviews, the average rating for Blackberry 8300 Curve is 4.1/5. Expert Reviews for Cell Phones are gathered from magazines and web sites around the world. Read summaries of the English reviews below.

 
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alaTest Title:

Review summary of RIM Blackberry Curve/ 8300 /Daytona

(1/7/09)
Summary: Read the full review
Verdict: Experts rate this product 79/100 and users 84/100. Comparing these reviews to 297234 other Cell Phones reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 89/100 = Very Good.
Country: US
89.0 / 100.0
PC Magazine Title:

BlackBerry 8300 Curve

(7/5/07)
Summary: The best BlackBerry so far, the Curve is easy to use, playsmusic and video well, and is a terrific e-mail device. Read the full review
Pros: ; Easy to use. Great screen and keyboard. High quality music and video players and converters.
Cons: ; No Wi-Fi or 3G. No support for DRM media. BlackBerry platform still doesn't have as many third party apps as other OS's.
Country: US
4.0 / 5.0
Mobile Gazette Title:

BlackBerry Curve (RIM BlackBerry 8300)

(5/7/07)
Summary: Read the full review
Verdict: At first glance the BlackBerry Curve (also called the BlackBerry 8300) looks very much like the newBlackBerry 8800, but the Curve is a device aimed more at consumers and in many ways is more like theBlackBerry Pearl.
Country: US
N/A
I4U Title:

BlackBerry Curve 8300

(5/7/07)
Summary: Featuring a liquid silver finish, clean lines and soft edges, the BlackBerry Curve 8300 smartphone is the smallest and lightest BlackBerry smartphone ever to come with a full QWERTY keyboard.... Read the full review
Country: US
9.0
CNET.com Title:

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8300 - silver (AT&T)

(5/2/07)
Summary: Read the full review
Verdict: The good:
Country: US
8.0 / 10.0
Techtree Title:

Blackberry Curve 8300

(7/2/70)
Summary: Blackberry Curve 8300... Read the full review
Pros: ; Good Screen, PEARL trackball navigation, QWERTY Keypad, 2MP Camera, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, Stylish, Price.
Cons: ; No Memory Card Provided, Memory Card not hot-swappable, No Protection for Camera lens and flash.
Country: US
4.0 / 5.0
CoolTechZone.com Title:

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8300


Summary: Read the full review
Country: US
N/A
PCWorld.com Title:

RIM Blackberry 8300 Curve


Summary: The BlackBerry Curve 8300 is the latest chic smart phone to sashay down the cell phone runway. Petite and gently rounded at the corners (as its name suggests), the Curve does for Research In Motion's line of QWERTY-keyboard-equipped handhelds what the Pearl did for RIM's standard keypad devices: Add a badly needed dose of style. Read the full review
Verdict: Research in Motion's new BlackBerry Curve 8300 adds a dash of Pearl chic to a more powerful, keyboard-equipped smart phone.
Pros: ; Most compact, chic QWERTY BlackBerry yet; Improved media player
Cons: ; No high-speed or Wi-Fi support; Productivity apps still thin
Country: US
88.0 / 100.0
TechReviewSource.com Title:

Blackberry Curve (8300)


Summary: Read the full review
Country: US
4.0 / 5.0
Tech Faq Title:

BlackBerry RIM Curve 8300


Summary: Read the full review
Verdict: The BlackBerry Curve 8300 is a great smart phone with a lot of fantastic features. While it is missing the 3G and
Pros: ; Long standby battery life; Decent built in features; Nice design with a full QWERTY keypad; Media player with expandable memory
Cons: ; No 3G capability; No GPS capability; No Wi-Fi capability
Country: US
N/A
Testwinner Title:

Blackberry 8300 Curve

(7/5/08)
Summary: 3 experts have reviewed the Blackberry 8300 Curve, giving it an average score of 83 out of 100 and a total of 1 test win/editor's choice award... Read the full review
Country: UK
83.0 / 100.0
IT Reviews Title:

RIM - BlackBerry Curve 8300

(7/16/07)
Summary: Think BlackBerry and you probably think 'mobile e-mail'. And rightly so. After all, BlackBerry has claimed mobile e-mail as its own territory, even though other devices, including Symbian phones and Windows Mobile Smartphones, can do mobile ... Read the full review
Country: UK
N/A
CNET.co.uk Title:

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8300 review


Summary: : A stylish evolution that moves BlackBerry perhaps a step too far out of the office... Read the full review
Pros: ; Large, sharp screen; compact design; fast thumb-board
Cons: ; No Wi-Fi, 3G or GPS; text-only emails; can't edit documents
Country: UK
7.3 / 10.0
Pocket-lint.co.uk Title:

BlackBerry 8300 Curve Smartphone


Summary: Read the full review
Verdict: Overall though - we like it, like it a lot
Pros: ; Easy to use, full QWERTY keyboard, size, media features
Cons: ; no 3G or Wi-Fi
Country: UK
9.0 / 10.0
Mobile Choice Title:

BlackBerry Curve


Summary: Look and Feel... Read the full review
Verdict: The Curve brilliantly continues the BlackBerry tradition in a more compact form, but falls short in the multimedia stakes.
Country: UK
4.0 / 5.0

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