Online Only: New BlackBerry Curve gets 3G, will get OS6

by Sim Cheng Kai
05:20 PM Sep 21, 2010

Research in Motion (RIM) today announced that the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 - announced last month for the US; not to be confused with the Curve 3G 9330 which has slightly different specs - will be available in Singapore "in the coming weeks".

The 9300 is an update to RIM's entry-level but feature-complete BlackBerry Curve smartphone series that finally brings GPS and 3G to the table. Its specs include a 320x240 screen, a 624MHz processor, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, a 2-megapixel camera with 5x digital zoom, 256MB of internal storage as well as a microSD/SDHC slot that supports up to 32GB. And like most handsets in the BlackBerry family, it is equipped with a full Qwerty keypad, an optical navigational trackpad, and shortcut keys on the left and right edges of the device.

What's unique about the Curve series is a set of media control keys at the top of the handset (Previous, Play/Pause/Mute, and Next keys) that makes accessibility a breeze.

The 9300 runs on BlackBerry OS5, but will be able to receive an update to OS6, which includes features like a revamped user interface, universal search that combs through the entire device, and a better web browser with support for HTML5, browser tabs, and text-wrapping. No concrete schedule as to when the OS6 update will drop - RIM representatives say it will be rolled out to devices on a carrier-by-carrier basis.

Price and availability details for the Curve 3G 9300 will be announced later.

BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 Phone, Grey (T-Mobile)

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