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RIM BlackBerry Curve 8350i
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Posted: 11 Sep 2008 Announced: 10 Sep 2008
Market Status: Released
Release date: 15 Dec 2008
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US carrier availability: Southern LINC - Available (Since 02 Sep 2009) Sprint - Available (Since 15 Dec 2008)
Links: RIM BlackBerry Curve 8350i manual Southern LINC phones

The iDEN Curve is similar to the rest models of the family, with pocket size but full QWERTY. It has integrated GPS, Wi-Fi, 2MP camera, stereo Bluetooth, and microSD slot.

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RIM BlackBerry Curve 8350i specifications

Pros

No pros

Cons

The huge dimensions allow it to be used as a brick replacement
It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.70 inches)
Too little RAM memory (128 MB RAM)
Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc
- BlackBerry OS (4.6.x)
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.40 x 2.40 x 0.70 (112 x 61 x 18 mm)
Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 4.70 oz (133 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
Design features:
- Full keyboard
Side Keys:
Side Keys - Buttons on the side of the phone, designed to be used by fingertips while holding the phone - one-handed operation.
- Left: Other Right: Volume control

Display

Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 320 x 240 pixels
Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 65 536

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 4.00 hours
  the average is 7 h (448 min)
Stand-by time:
- 7.0 days (168 hours)
  the average is 16 days (391 h)
Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1400 mAh
Type:
Type - Refers to the battery type. Three major battery typesare used: Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, Ni-MH
- Li - Ion

Hardware

System memory:
- 128 MB RAM
Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
  Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
  - microSD, microSDHC

Camera

Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- - 2 megapixels, Immobile
- Flash:
  - Yes
- Features:
  - Digital zoom
Camcorder:
- - Yes

Multimedia

Music player:
Music player - Audio support such as MP3
- Supported formats:
  - MP3, WMA, 3GP
Video playback:
Video playback - Video support such as MPEG4
- Supported formats:
  - MPEG4, H.263, WMV, AVI
Streaming:
- - Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- - Yes

Technology

iDEN:
iDEN - iDEN (Integrated Digital Enhanced Network) is a wireless network standard developed by Motorola and used by Nextel Wireless. It operates at 800Mhz, 900Mhz and 1500Mhz frequency bands and it is a mixture of TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) and GSM arhitecture. It allows the use of one mobile device as a digital phone, pager, two-way radio and fax/modem.
- 800, 900 MHz
Satellite system:
- A-GPS

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Memo
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, Blackberry Connect
Instant Messaging:
- - AIM, Yahoo!, Google Talk

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- - 2.0, EDR
- Profiles:
  - Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP), Generic Access (GAP), Generic Audio/Video Distribution (GAVDP), Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Phone Book Access (PBAP), Serial Port (SPP), Service Discovery Application (SDAP)
Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- - 802.11 b, g
USB:
- - USB 2.0
- Connector:
  - miniUSB
Headphones connector:
- 2.5mm
- Computer sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Service lights, Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing (Speaker independent), Voice commands (Speaker independent), Voice recording, Push-to-Talk

Availability

Officially announced:
- 10 Sep 2008

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