Recently all eyes have been on RIM regarding the upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system that we will see in the first quarter of next year. Many of us have forgotten about the little old BlackBerry Curve 9220. I too am guilty of this as it is not even being sold here in the UK. The phone is already available in many countries and these are places where RIM still sees that a 2G device will be popular. Both the Curve 9220 and 9320 are cheap options for a consumer wanting a BlackBerry and although limited by not having 3G in the device it is still a powerful smartphone for communication and social networking.
The BlackBerry Curve 9220 is a good looking phone. Being all black (unlike the 9320 which has a silver bezel) in my opinion it looks sleek and mean. Things have evolved nicely on from its predecessor, the BlackBerry Curve 8520. While both devices look very much alike at first there are some subtle differences. I love the new addition of the dedicated BBM key on the left side of the device. While technically this is just a convenience key, it is set by default to open BlackBerry Messenger and even has BBM written next to it - a nice touch by RIM.
We also get some changes on the top of the device. Remember that is where we had the media controls on the Curve 8520. They are now gone and have been replaced with a single button to wake up the screen.
So the 9220 still very much looks like a Curve and that isn't a bad thing. In many countries the BlackBerry Curve is the best selling smartphone so it kind of makes sense not to change things to dramatically
When it comes to build quality it is a hard one to judge yet so important. To me the device feels pretty solid, but clearly not as robust as the higher end Bolds and Torches. The Curve 9220 is made from plastic so no nice metal to be seen here. Being a new device the only real way to test its build quality is with time, and that I did not have on my side while doing the review. If it were my BlackBerry it would still be in perfect condition in six months to a year. But with the likes of hundreds of thousands of teenagers adopting the Curve range as their BlackBerry of choice I suspect many will not be quite so careful as me. The same applies to any phone though; treat it well and it will last.
Full Spesification's For Blackberry Curve 9220
GENERAL | Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
LAYAR | Tipe | TFT, 65K colors |
Ukuran | 320 x 240 pixels, 2.44 inches (~164 ppi pixel density) - Touch-sensitive optical trackpad | |
DIMENSI | Ukuran/Berat | 109 x 60 x 12.7 mm / 102 g Keyboard, QWERTY |
AUDIO | Fitur | Vibration Polyphonic(64), MP3 ringtones |
Jack | 3.5mm jack audio | |
Speakerphone | Ya | |
MEMORY | Internal | 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM |
Eksternal | Slot Micro SD card up to 32GB | |
DATA | 3G | Tidak |
EDGE | Ya | |
GPRS | Ya | |
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | |
Bluetooth | v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | |
Infrared | Tidak | |
USB/Port | v2.0 microUSB | |
KAMERA | Primer | 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels |
Sekunder | Tidak | |
Video Record | Ya | |
BATERAI | Tipe | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1450 mAh (J-S1) |
Standby | Up to 432 h | |
Talk Time | Up to 7 h | |
FITUR | OS | BlackBerry OS 7.1 |
CPU | Single Core, 800 Mhz Processor | |
Browser | HTML | |
GPS | Ya, A-GPS | |
Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM | |
Java | Tidak, Fitur tambahan: Stereo FM radio with RDS - Organizer - Document viewer - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input | |
FITUR LAIN | Multiple SIM | Tidak |
Video Player | H.264/H.263/MP4 player | |
MP3 Player | MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC Player | |
Audio Record | Ya | |
TV | Tidak |
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