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Love the keypad on the 8310, has a great tactile feel when using it. The roller ball on the 8310 is smooth and precise making navigating the phone's menus and web browser a breeze. The camera takes decent photos which you can quickly send via MMS, email, or facebook (if you have the app installed). The phone also has the ability to capture video (after OS update) but it requires a memory storage card to be installed to save recordings. I use the 8310 mostly to check multiple email accounts while on the go as well as SMS texting. The Blackberry Messenger is a great feature built into all BB phones which allows you to message other BB users without using up your texting allotment. Since my wife has a BB I prefer using BB messenger so I don't waste text messages (that's her job ;) )
Bottom line: The Good: The Blackberry Curve 8310 has a scratch-resistant finish, doubled up with a great bright screen, makes this phone just as attractive to a 12 year old as to a 80 year old, and everywhere in between. The phone features a great camera, video recorder, and makes a great note taker. The Bad: This Curve model currently doesn't support WiFi, which is pretty strange, since most phones do. The battery life isn't too great if you text most of the day through, or listen to music. Most of the features that are more popular can't be accessed without a media card, especially the video recorder. -- When I got this phone, I loved it. It was very addicting, actually-- I bought everything I needed for it within the first week and a half.. The essentials, like a media card and a silicone case.. I didn't buy a screen protector, as the phone screen is mostly prone to staying strong through wear and tear. The screen does get dust under the screen, but its very minimal, and unless you work somewhere where your phone is under constant attacks, this phone is great-- for anything.. Call quality is great, interface is good.Read full review
The original BlackBerry Curve was a huge success, and RIM decided to play the Curve game again and build in GPS with the Curve 8310. Does it offer enough "bang" to upgrade? Find out after the jump. The Curve 8310 still has the same 2.4 inch screen, the same killer keyboard, the same 2 megapixel camera, and the same thin and light form factor we've come to love. The major difference is that the 8310 has GPS functionality built-in provided by TeleNav and the Curve now comes in two colors, titanium and red. The $9.99 per month service allows you to get full GPS coverage with a standalone GPS, but brings it into the smartphone realm so you don't have to lug around two devices. The 8310 still is a great phone, the call quality is excellent and the speakerphone is very loud. It's 2 megapixel camera is still the not the best, producing somewhat soft images both indoors and out. The media player is pretty basic, but it probably isn't the main use of such a business-oriented phone. We're still kind of wondering why the MicroSD card slot is still behind the battery though, but we're happy they stuck with the 3.5 mm headset jack (why get rid of it?). Web surfing isn't the best experience, and doesn't offer the same formatting you would receive on say, an iPhone or your notebook computer. Using the TeleNav GPS Navigator in the Sacramento area and it worked great. Some nice features were the ability to use the GPS in pedestrian mode, since it's much more portable than a regular GPS mode. We also liked that it asked for what route style we wanted: fastest, traffic optimized, shortest, prefer streets, prefer highway, or pedestrian. One feature we would have liked on the 8310 is 3G support for high-speed data connectivity, are we still living in an EDGE world? Overall, the BlackBerry Curve line of devices still impresses us, from the unprecedented email capabilities, to the sleek design. If you don't need GPS however, stick with your current Curve 8300 until a larger upgrade becomes available. The BlackBerry Curve 8310 is available today from AT&T for $149 with a 2-year contract. Pros * Sleek and light design. * Built-in GPS capability. * Loud speakerphone, decent call quality. Cons * Still no 3G support. * MicroSD slot still behind the battery.Read full review
The original BlackBerry Curve was a huge success, and RIM decided to play the Curve game again and build in GPS with the Curve 8310. Does it offer enough "bang" to upgrade? Find out after the jump. The Curve 8310 still has the same 2.4 inch screen, the same killer keyboard, the same 2 megapixel camera, and the same thin and light form factor we've come to love. The major difference is that the 8310 has GPS functionality built-in provided by TeleNav and the Curve now comes in two colors, titanium and red. The $9.99 per month service allows you to get full GPS coverage with a standalone GPS, but brings it into the smartphone realm so you don't have to lug around two devices. The 8310 still is a great phone, the call quality is excellent and the speakerphone is very loud. It's 2 megapixel camera is still the not the best, producing somewhat soft images both indoors and out. The media player is pretty basic, but it probably isn't the main use of such a business-oriented phone. We're still kind of wondering why the MicroSD card slot is still behind the battery though, but we're happy they stuck with the 3.5 mm headset jack (why get rid of it?). Web surfing isn't the best experience, and doesn't offer the same formatting you would receive on say, an iPhone or your notebook computer. We used the TeleNav GPS Navigator in the Sacramento area and it worked great. Some nice features were the ability to use the GPS in pedestrian mode, since it's much more portable than a regular GPS mode. We also liked that it asked for what route style we wanted: fastest, traffic optimized, shortest, prefer streets, prefer highway, or pedestrian. One feature we would have liked on the 8310 is 3G support for high-speed data connectivity, are we still living in an EDGE world? Overall, the BlackBerry Curve line of devices still impresses us, from the unprecedented email capabilities, to the sleek design. If you don't need GPS however, stick with your current Curve 8300 until a larger upgrade becomes available. The BlackBerry Curve 8310 is available today from AT&T for $149 with a 2-year contract. Pros Sleek and light design. Built-in GPS capability. Loud speakerphone, decent call quality. Cons Still no 3G support. MicroSD slot still behind the batteryRead full review
The blackberry curve 8310 is a little difficult to learn how to use at first but the book covers almost areas of operations of the phone. The body of the blackberry curve is great for a man as it is larger than a flip phone. It is not so great for a woman who wears "boyfriend style" jeans as the pockets of the jeans are not very deep and the blackberry easily falls out of the top of the front pockets. A plus is that if you lay down the phone anywhere, as large as it is, the phone is easier to find than a flip phone. The blackberry curve 8310 has a nice large screen which is perfect for reading emails on the internet. There are quite a few features on the blackberry that you cannot use unless you purchase the multimedia plan through your carrier. Through AT&T the Blackberry plan cost $10 a month more than the cost of the plan for my Pantech Breeze flip phone. I ended up giving the Blackberry Curve 8310 to my husband to use with the internet. I opted for my simple Pantech Breeze which is a fantastic phone with large numbers that are easier for me to see than the numbers on the Blackberry Curve 8310. Would I buy it again for myself to use, "No" but I would buy my husband another one due to the size of the phone which is perfect for men's big hands and the fact that the screen is wider to read emails.Read full review
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