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Following up on the announcement of RIM’s latest entry-level smartphone, the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300, rumours say it could be coming to T-Mobile on September 8th. We just got our hands on the Telus version of the 9300 this week, and it’s more or less what you’d expect – a cheap BlackBerry with a decent set of core features. OS 6 compatibility is the biggest reason you’d want the 9300 over the 8530 that’s already been out on the market for awhile.
QVGA display, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3G, and a 2 megapixel fixed-focus camera without flash all round out the Curve 3G, and the CDMA version coming to Sprint and Verizon will probably be identical. Speaking of carriers, now that there’s an AWS version of the device on the way, the 9300 would be a great fit for Wind Mobile in Canada, which operates on the same frequencies. Right now their only BlackBerry is the Bold 9700, which has a relatively steep pricetag, since devices are unsubsidized. A cheap Curve would be a fine alternative.
In any case, if you’re looking to nab one on T-Mobile, feel free to take a look at our unboxing and image gallery of the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 for a closer look. The review should be coming next week.
[via TMoNews]
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
