BlackBerry Curve 9220/9320

 

Just the right size

BlackBerry Curve 9220

Height
4.29 in / 109 mm

Width
2.36 in / 60 mm

Depth
0.5 in / 12.7 mm

Weight
3.6 oz / 102 g

BlackBerry Curve 9320

Height
4.29 in / 109 mm

Width
2.36 in / 60 mm

Depth
0.5 in / 12.7 mm

Weight
3.63 oz / 103 g

Easy to use

• 35-key, backlit, narrow QWERTY keyboard
• Optical trackpad
• Send and Menu keys to the left of the trackpad
• ESC and End keys to the right of the trackpad
• Dedicated keys: Send, End (Power), Menu, Escape, Camera (user customisable, convenience key), Volume Up/Down (Fwd/Rwd for media, Zoom for camera), Mute (Play/Pause for media), BBM (user customisable, convenience key), Top Lock

Big and bright
screen display

• qVGA 320x240 resolution
• 164 ppi
• Transmissive TFT LCD
• 2.44" (measured diagonally)

Capture the moment

BlackBerry Curve 9220

• 2.0 MP camera
• Video recording
• 5X digital zoom
• Fixed focus
• Geotagging

BlackBerry Curve 9320

• 3.2 MP camera
• Flash
• Video recording
• 4X digital zoom
• Image stabilization
• Extended depth of field
• Geotagging

Awesome audio and video

• Audio formats: .mp4, .m4a, .3pg, .3gp2, .m4v, .avi, .asf, .mp3, .wmv, .wma, .flac, .ogg, .aac, .amr, .wav, .mid
• Video formats: .mp4, .m4a, .3gp, .3gp2, .m4v, .avi, .asf, .wmv, .wma
• Picture formats: .bmg, .jpg, .gif, .png, .tif, .wbmp

• View a list of codecs supported by the above formats

Hear it all

• Bluetooth® headset capable
• Integrated hands-free speakerphone
• 3.5 mm stereo headset capable

Memory for all your needs

• Memory: 512 MB eMMC / 512 MB RAM
• Expandable memory: Hot Swappable MicroSD up to 32 GB uSD card

Super charged
battery life

BlackBerry Curve 9220

• 1450 mAh removable/rechargeable lithium-ion battery (J-S1)
• Talk time: up to 7 hours
• Standby time: up to 18 days
• Music playback time: up to 28 hours (with headset usage)

BlackBerry Curve 9320

• 1450 mAh removable/rechargeable lithium-ion battery (J-S1)
• Talk time: up to 7 hours
• Standby time: up to 18 days
• Music playback time: up to 30 hours (with headset usage)

Connect with Wi-Fi

• 802.11 b/g/n enabled
• WPA/WPA2 Personal and Enterprise
• Cisco CCX certification
• Wi-Fi® access to BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
• Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry® Internet Bundle
• Direct IP web browsing over Wi-Fi

Find your way

BlackBerry Curve 9320

• Autonomous and Assisted GPS
• GPS enabled (with pre-loaded BlackBerry® Maps app and for e911 capabilities)

Conclusion

Overall, there isn't much that the BlackBerry Curve 9320 doesn't do. Apart from the lack of NFC, now a feature of high-end BB handsets, and a touch interface, you pretty much get everything that Blackberry offers. Sure, you don't get the best hardware, the device isn't the best when it comes to build and specification, but this is a very affordable smartphone.

The small display does limit some of the excitement and BlackBerry App World also lags a long way behind Android and the iPhone, not helped by the dependence on buttons and menus for interaction and a general lack of screen real estate.

But when it comes to social or business interaction, then this BlackBerry will deliver, much like any other handset in RIM's range. It might not be fashionable to praise RIM for its BlackBerry handsets at the moment, but if you are a fan of messaging, have friends using BBM and are on a budget, then you can't go far wrong.