RIM BlackBerry Curve 8310

GPS & Car Entertainment (176 reviews)

GPS Mobile Phones (53 reviews),

GPS Receivers, GPS Units, In-Car Multimedia

4.25

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Price

AU$749.00

Review Date

Tuesday, 23rd of October, 2007

Features

Mobile Network Bands : Quad Band GSM

What's Hot

Style and design, trackball and keyboard, ease of use, built-in GPS, Vodafone Compass software

What's Not

No 3G, no Wi-Fi, GPS data sometimes sluggish over GSM network

The Final Word

The BlackBerry Curve 8310 adds GPS to an already enticing unit. Its only real drawbacks are the lack of Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity.

Audio & Speakers

Number of speakers

Audio Type

Stereo

Data Services

Messaging Capabilities

Email, SMS, MMS

Applications

Vodafone Compass (GPS)

Data Services

GSM, GPRS

Email Protocols

POP3, IMAP4, SMTP

Digital Camera

Digital Zoom

Video capture

Yes

Digital Camera Effects

Black & White, Sepita

Camera Resolution

2.0 MP

Digital Video

Digital video format

MPEG

General

Length (mm)

107

Width (mm)

Height (mm)

15.5

Weight (g)

111

Input Devices

Buttons, Keyboard

Main Display (Internal)

Display Technology

LCD

Colour Support

65,000 colours

Screen Resolution

320x240

Memory

Installed memory (RAM)

64 MB

Maximum memory (RAM)

2 GB

Multimedia Features

Wallpapers/Screensavers

Wallpapers, Screensavers

Ringtones Type

Digitised Audio

Inbuilt Camera

Yes

Built-in Microphone ( Mobile )

Yes

MP3 Player

Yes

Voice Recorder

Yes

Picture Viewer

Yes

Video Player

Yes

Speakerphone

Yes

Keypad lock

Yes

Profiles

Yes

Predictive text input

Ringtone Composer

GPS

Yes

Handwriting Recognition

Modem

Yes

Voice dialling

Yes

Vibrating Alert

Yes

Java enabled

Yes

Video calling

Organiser

Yes

Stopwatch

Alarm clock

Yes

Calculator

Yes

Calendar

Yes

Currency converter

Phonebook

Yes

Notes

Yes

To-do list

Yes

World time

Cradle

Case

Yes

Headphones

Yes

FM tuner

Video Recorder

Yes

Text Viewer

Yes

Mass Storage

Yes

Antenna

Internal

A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)

Yes

Phone Networks

Mobile Network Bands

Quad Band GSM

Phones

Talk Time (minutes)

Up to 240

Standby Time (hours)

Up to 408

Call Lists

Missed calls, Received calls, Recently dialled calls

Power Options

Power Supply

Battery

Battery Type

Rechargeable - (Li-Ion)

Battery Size

Proprietary

Software

Operating Systems

Proprietary

Bundled Software

BlackBerry Desktop Software, Roxio Media Manager

Supported Media

Supported Memory Media

Micro-SD

Supported Audio File Formats

MP3

Supported Video File Formats

MPEG-4

Supported Picture File Formats

JPEG

Other Supported File Formats

DOC, PDF, PPT, XLS

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

Headphone Jack, USB 2.0

Number of Headphone Jack Ports

Number of USB 2.0 Ports

1 (mini-USB)

Wireless Connections

Wireless technology supported

GPRS, Bluetooth 2.0

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