BlackBerry Curve 8310 mobile phone handset reviews and tariffs
175 Real Customer Reviews - Summary
This mobile phone is a good all rounder.
“The phone has some very good and easy to use functions, and the ability to have em…”
Dirk, Exeter
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Dirk, Exeter
Score 9.0/10+ The phone has some very good and easy to use functions, and the ability to have email on the move and keep in contact with other colleagues and friends with Yahoo is fantastic. The built in satnat is also very good and works well.
- However the ability to synchronise with Apple-Mac is very poor, the software included with the phone is only for PC and there is not currently a sync software for mac that can be downloaded that truly works as you would expect. Given that more people are switching to Mac and that is rated as the best computer system on the market and the Blackberry is also know to be the best PDA phone on the market I find it hard to beleive that I must be the only person to be disapointed with that. But apart from that and the limited battery life the phone is fantastic as a stand alone product
purchased 13 Dec 2007
Christopher, Inverness
Score 10.0/10+ Reviewer left no comment
- Can't get the Sat Nav to work
purchased 04 Oct 2007
AM, Croydon
Score 5.0/10+ Scrolling ball
- Rubbish software, rubbish browsing, rubbish Vodaphone web sites, not good as a phone, lack of support, lack of signal.
purchased 17 Oct 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 7.0/10+ Feels nice to use. Sound quality good. Excellent memory and email feature as i expected.
- Battery not very durable. Quite hard work uploading information from other sources or synchronising to my other platforms. Setting up the email account took over 2 weeks as no-one i called at the centres was particularly helpful and everyone kept saying it would sort itself out...
purchased 10 Dec 2007
michael, Belfast
Score 8.0/10+ was very easy to set up and receive email (this was main reason for purchase)
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Battery life well short of what is claimed
I'd be lucky to get 48 hours with minimal use - which worries me if away from recharger and had to use phone heavily!
purchased 19 Dec 2007
Ian, Derby
Score 9.0/10+ Excellent all round business tool - great for email, messenger, calendar, notes etc. Music player is better than previous models, good memory card capacity (up to 4Gb microSD, with current firmware version)
- Headphones could be a better fit, but that's just personal preference - I hate the earbud type, as they don't stay in my ears
purchased 15 Jan 2008
Mark, Woodbridge
Score 8.0/10+ It is very easy to use most of the time.
- Occasionally locks up and removing the battery does not help, you need to leave it for ages to clear itself. Battery life could be better
purchased 17 Oct 2007
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 3.0/10+ Not much
- E-mail. Impossible to set-up unless you are a technie! (and I am an IT Director)
purchased 29 Nov 2007
Danny, Preston
Score 3.0/10+ Reviewer left no comment
- Email never works, always going down. Internet is pretty poor! quite difficult to use!
purchased 23 Oct 2007
Brendan, Enniskillen , “Time is precious”
Score 9.0/10+ Not as young as I used to be and I find screen fantastic to read
- Had the Blackberry pearl and really think this a great move on
purchased 16 Apr 2008
Flavio, Retford
Score 3.0/10+ sometimes it works
- clumsy design of the keyboard - the alt function keys are just silly
purchased 24 Sep 2007
Mike,, Ramsgate
Score 9.0/10+ easy to use,,
- instructions are not always very clear
purchased 19 Nov 2007
Kay, Coventry
Score 9.0/10
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Battery life better than expected,
Small, looks very good and fits easily into pocket
- Impossible to transfer data using bluetooth.
purchased 20 Nov 2007
David, Rayleigh
Score 9.0/10+ great when you are on the move, plenty of features
- need to carry a charger
purchased 27 Nov 2007
martin, Birmingham
No score given+ Easy to use, works well, doesn't crash, highly functional
- Keys are a bit small - could do with a small fold out keyboard that is wireless through blue tooth.
purchased 14 Dec 2007
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Expert reviews for BlackBerry Curve 8310
TechRadar expert review
RIM's (Research In Motion) BlackBerry has changed the way corporate users interact with their phones, with more and more people using them for email and office tasks, rather than for their phone functionality. The latest device, the Curve 8310 (free on contract) is an evolution of the handset, offering a few more features, a subtly different style and the same usability as previous BlackBerrys.Finished in grey and black, the edges of the 8310 are made from a rubber-like plastic. In addition to adding style, we also found it tactile, easier to grip and robust.As with previous models, th…
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reviewed 01 Feb 2008
Pocket Lint expert review
BlackBerry's slowing rolling out GPS across its range of smartphones, but should it bother? We try and get lost with the latest, the BlackBerry Curve. Apart from coming in a metal grey rather than silver, you would be forgiven if at first glance if you didn't notice anything different about the 8310 over the 8300...
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reviewed 22 Sep 2007
PC Advisor expert review
The BlackBerry Curve 8310 is the latest consumer smartphone from RIM, boasting email, internet, 3Mp camera and satellite-navigation capabilities. It's also the first RIM BlackBerry with 3G internet.
This BlackBerry Curve 8310 review continued on PC Advisor
reviewed 14 Sep 2007
Product Features
3G
 
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No |
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Touchscreen
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No |
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Band
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Quad |
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WiFi
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Yes |
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XHTML Browser
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Yes |
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EDGE
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Yes |
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Camera Resolution in MegaPixels
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2 |
| QWERTY Keyboard | Yes |
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Screen Resolution (pixels)
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240x320 |
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Bluetooth
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Yes |
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WAP
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Yes |
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FM Tuner
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No |
| Email Functionality | Yes |
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SatNav
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Yes |
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MP3 ATRAC Playback
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Yes |
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Operating System
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Proprietary OS |
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Memory Card Slot
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Yes |
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Weight (g)
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111 |
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Talk Time (hours)
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4 |
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Standby Time (hours)
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408 |
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USB Port
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Yes |
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Video Recorder
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No |
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Instant Messaging
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Yes |
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Built-in Camera
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Yes |
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Dimensions (mm)
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107x60x15.5 |
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Java
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Yes |
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SAR (W per kg in 10g)
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0.59 |
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Games
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Yes |
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HTML Browser
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Yes |
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Phone book capacity (names)
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Shared Memory |
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Colour
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Silver |
| Networks | T-Mobile |
| Networks | Vodafone |
| Networks | O2 |
Also known as: BlackBerry 8310, BlackBerry Curve - 8310
Mobile Phone Buyers GuideManufacturer's Description
Featuring a metallic finish, clean lines and soft edges, the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8310 smartphone is the smallest and lightest BlackBerry® smartphone ever to come with a full QWERTY keyboard.
It’s packed with incredible features*, including a camera, a multi-media player, built-in GPS, expandable memory, Voice Dialling, BlackBerry® Maps and trackball navigation. Plus, you get all the core functionality you’ve come to expect in a BlackBerry smartphone—email and text messaging, instant messaging, web browser and advanced phone functionality.
The BlackBerry Curve—it’s your connection to everything that matters.
Stay in Touch
- Wireless email: Send, receive, forward and reply to messages, and view attachments in popular file formats.
- Advanced phone features: Speakerphone and voice dialling, user-definable convenience keys and dedicated Send, End and Mute keys
- Instant Messaging1: Connect with your IM contacts using popular applications like Yahoo!® Messenger and Google Talk™
- SMS and MMS*: Send text messages and images in an instant.
Enjoy Life
- Multimedia Player: Listen to your favorite songs and watch video clips2.
- Camera: Capture the moment in perfect clarity with 2.0MP, built-in zoom and flash.
- 3.5mm stereo headset capable
Find the Info You Need
- Browser: Navigate and browse websites with a roll and click of the trackball.
- Organiser: Synch and store your calendar data, address book and more.
- Corporate data access* : Access your vital corporate databases and applications from anywhere.
- BlackBerry® Maps: Get directions and view maps while on the road.
- Global Positioning System1 (GPS): View your geographic location and pair with BlackBerry® Maps and other location-based applications to aid navigation.
Maximize Convenience
- Tethered modem capability: Use your smartphone as a wireless modem for your laptop or PC*.
- 64 MB of built-in memory and an expandable microSD memory slot1,2.
- Bluetooth® capability for hands-free dialogue.
- Full QWERTY keyboard layout for fast text and email composition.
- High-resolution, light-sensing screen
- Rated for hearing aids (PDF): M3, T3
Enterprise friendly
The BlackBerryCurve 8310 smartphone works with your organisation’s BlackBerry® Enterprise Solution to provide corporate-strength functionality, including enhanced security features and easier access to company information.
Unlike traditional mobile phones, the BlackBerry Curve smartphone can be centrally managed and supported by IT departments. Remote address book look-up, single mailbox integration and push delivery of data from corporate applications are just a few of the features available.
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