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Surrounding the screen of the 8330 is a beautiful rich-black plastic bezel. It gives a glass-like appearance and reminds me a lot of the T-Mobile Shadow or even the AT&T Shine. The bezel is also extended an extra of an inch higher completely engulfing the earpiece opening. The taller bezel gives you the illusion of a taller screen and a more stylish device. There was also the removal of two slightly raised plastic rails flanking the screen making the screen area appear smooth and sleek. All these changes give a more unified look to the device. When placed next to the 8320 you really appreciate the sophistication these changes have added to the phone.
The 8330 is a solid 114 grams, a full 3 grams heavier than older Curves. I know it might not seem much but this device does feel slightly heavier. I imagine this difference in weight is due to the difference in radios used (GSM vs. CDMA). The phone has a solid feel and is well balanced, especially when typing. This added weight is nice, but I still think you can add some more weight. Maybe through the addition of metal side rails and battery cover. A little bling can go a long way.
In early 2008, which is Verizon Wireless and Research in Motion the first CDMA Curve, the Curve 8330. This phone also featured upgraded memory as well and GPS. It only served the 800/1900 MHz range for CDMA2000 and 1xEV-DO. It was also the first Curve to have video recording at 240 x 176 resolution in 3GP format.
We've seen a lot of Curves: the original Curve 8300 on AT&T, the Wi-Fi-enabled 8320 on T-Mobile, and the updated AT&T BlackBerry Curve 8310 with GPS. Like the others, the 8330 measures 4.2 by 2.4 by 0.6 inches and weighs just 4.0 ounces. The 2.5-inch, 320-by-240-pixel QVGA screen is sharp, bright, and includes a light sensor for use in darker rooms that keeps it from blinding everyone in sight. Verizon's version of the Curve sports a two-tone silver-and-black design, with black keys and white backlighting. The look is suitably professional and a bit classier than BlackBerrys and Treos of old. Rubberized sides make the handset comfortable to hold for long periods.
For voice calls, the Curve 8330 is simply stellar. Callers sounded as clear and natural as I've heard on any cell phone, both indoors and outdoors. And when paired with the Plantronics Voyager 520 and the Aliph New Jawbone Bluetooth headsets, the 8330 sounded superb. Also, the speakerphone was powerful enough to use outdoors.
The dual-band 800/1,900-MHz Curve 8330 works with both 1xRTT and EV-DO Rev 0 data networks. You can also tether it as a modem for your laptop to get speeds of around 500 to 700 kilobits per second. The handset isn't upgradable to the faster Rev A, however. As with most other Verizon smartphones, the Curve 8330 doesn't let you take advantage of the carrier's over-the-air V Cast Music and V Cast Video services; go with Sprint's 8330 if you need those features. Also, SlingPlayer Mobile still isn't officially compatible with the BlackBerry platform, but you can stream video for free at m.youtube.com.
The Curve features the usual RIM lineup of hardware specs: a 312-MHz CPU and 32MB of internal RAM, along with the aforementioned LCD screen. BlackBerry OS is just as good as always: It responds quickly to commands and makes getting around the 8330 very easy. (If you want a real bump in performance, you'll have to wait for the release of Verizon's version of the BlackBerry Bold 9000.)
Full-length movie files played smoothly and delivered clear stereo audio, even in full screen mode. The included, slick Roxio desktop suite can transcode video as well as manage photo and music synchronization. Meanwhile, the Curve sounded crisp and clear when playing MP3 and AAC files through a set of wired Creative Zen Aurvana earphones, as well as through the Bluetooth Etymotic Ety8. Battery life was excellent: The 8330 lasted 5 hours 59 minutes on a talk-time rundown test, which is one of the best showings I've seen for a CDMA-based smartphone.
RIM may have scored a bull's-eye with the Pearl. But it was the Curve that brought multimedia enhancements to corporate and power users who needed a full QWERTY keyboard. Alas, Verizon and Sprint subscribers were left out of the actionuntil now. Curve fans finally have CDMA versions available on both carriers. (Also check out our of the Sprint 8330.) Last year's BlackBerry 8830 is a powerful handset but lacks a camera and a standard headphone jack, among other things. By comparison, the new Curve 8330 piles on the features, including a 2-megapixel camera with an enhanced LED flash, stereo Bluetooth, a 3.5mm headphone jack, video recording, and a microSDHC-compatible memory card slot.
Being a BlackBerry, the 8330 gives you the best mobile e-mail options available today, delivering push e-mail for up to ten accounts, including POP, IMAP, and Web-based services using BlackBerry Internet Solution (BIS). Meanwhile, BlackBerry Enterprise Solution (BES) users can take advantage of single mailbox integration and other features, such as remote address lookup on corporate networks. Unfortunately, the Curve 8330 still can't edit Microsoft Office documents. This was supposed to have been remedied with BlackBerry OS 4.5, which RIM announced back in Januarybut the company has since put the OS upgrade on hold indefinitely. Worse, your instant-messaging options are thin: All you get is a moldy copy of BlackBerry Messenger.
The Verizon 8330 Curve has RIM's upgraded browser, which offers a zoom mode, a \"mouse\" cursor, and better page formatting. It's a nice improvement over the clunky old browser that's still offered on the 8830. The built-in GPS radio works with Verizon's optional $9.99 per month VZ Navigator service. It worked well enough on my tests, but it lacks a 3D map view and traffic information, and it wasn't as forthcoming with spoken directions as my benchmark Garmin nüvi 350 GPS device. Oddly (and annoyingly), the GPS chip works only with VZ Navigatornot with the phone's BlackBerry Maps application.
Despite this, the BlackBerry Curve 8330 easily nabs our Editors' Choice for top Verizon smartphone, taking it away from the BlackBerry 8830. The 8830, however, is still a good option if you plan on traveling to Europe, since you can make use of its GSM slot to retain your phone number. Verizon also offers a bevy of Windows Mobile smartphones, each with its own virtues. But until we see a CDMA-compatible version of the BlackBerry Bold 9000which is still months awaythe Curve 8330 is your best bet on Verizon.
got the 8330 on Telus as they were CDMA last March. I had to go with Telus because of their great coverage for when we go camping and on trips. Rogers sucked that way so there was no way I could go with them. Once Telus went HSPA and had a month or so to work all of the kinks out, I bought myself an early Christmas gift in mid-November: a 32GB iPhone 3GS. I already had the MacBook at home and was tired of getting my BlackBerry to work with it (never really did). My iPhone paired with MobileMe works great. I have been thinking about picking up a 9700 but it would probably gather dust. My iPhone does everything for me, quite well too. Texting is much nicer on the iPhone, as well as Apps, browsing the internet and usability. I can hand my phone to someone and they are not perplexed on how to use it anymore.
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