BlackBerry Curve 9360 User Reviews

REYNER
posted on 27 Jun 2012, 13:08 (Posts: 187; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)

9

one of the best bb curve in the market

REYNER has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

i got this phone as a gift from my grandparents at 1st i really hate coming from a wp7 and a touch screen. i expect more than it offers i practically hate the keyboard but as i got used to it, i find it very convenient and i realized that hey my fingers seems to miss clickable buttons. and my goodness i never expected that bb os 7 is not that bad after all. one thing i really enjoy most is the bbm it offfers a perfect way of breaking the distance. 800mhz power feels as snappy as 1ghz yep you read it right but of course the 512mb of ram makes it lag sometimes but it is barely noticable.

built quality is nice its slim and feels premium for its price and maybe because of the metalic rim. reception is good also and call quality is average, internet connection to a wifi is ok nothing spectacular but it offers enough. it doesnt lag but takes a tolerable loading time.

multimedia is fantastic for it has a 3.5 jack at he top of it.(unlike the bold series that is on the side which is quite frustating when you put it on your pocket for you might risk of break the earplug) its intutive and very convenient. sound is perfect for me. who spending most of my time listening to music

camera has fixed focus. well quite dissapointing but the result is quite accetable. the UI is intuitive plain and simple, messaging interface is quite boring but thankfully bb app market offer tons of messeging enhancement (im using the crunchsms and it was impressive!!)

nfc is also is a great addition interacting...  

i got this phone as a gift from my grandparents at 1st i really hate coming from a wp7 and a touch screen. i expect more than it offers i practically hate the keyboard but as i got used to it, i find it very convenient and i realized that hey my fingers seems to miss clickable buttons. and my goodness i never expected that bb os 7 is not that bad after all. one thing i really enjoy most is the bbm it offfers a perfect way of breaking the distance. 800mhz power feels as snappy as 1ghz yep you read it right but of course the 512mb of ram makes it lag sometimes but it is barely noticable.

built quality is nice its slim and feels premium for its price and maybe because of the metalic rim. reception is good also and call quality is average, internet connection to a wifi is ok nothing spectacular but it offers enough. it doesnt lag but takes a tolerable loading time.

multimedia is fantastic for it has a 3.5 jack at he top of it.(unlike the bold series that is on the side which is quite frustating when you put it on your pocket for you might risk of break the earplug) its intutive and very convenient. sound is perfect for me. who spending most of my time listening to music

camera has fixed focus. well quite dissapointing but the result is quite accetable. the UI is intuitive plain and simple, messaging interface is quite boring but thankfully bb app market offer tons of messeging enhancement (im using the crunchsms and it was impressive!!)

nfc is also is a great addition interacting with others would not put you to shame ;)
if there is one thing that really frustrates me that would be the battery it last almost a day but with heavy use it last only for about 6-8hrs of nonstop wifi listening to music and bbm

overall if your up to blackberry and you dont want to spend that much without risking the premium feel well i highly recommend this phone. but i would suggest also that having friends using other bb is enjoyable for it will let you use bbm which i find highly addicting and fun. having bb 9360 in my hand makes me feel like im using a bold series because software wise it has everything from nfc to bbm in hardware part its way impressive comparing it to its range. now i see its true messeging is way better with BB. :)

Build quality 9/10 because it feels good except for the keyboard's look and shape but i was able to get use to it

Reception 10/10

Call quality 9/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10 hasel free transferring music to device unlike zune and very convinient placement of 3.5 jack

Camera 8/10

UI speed 9/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 6/10

Pros

• its slim premium quality built
• snappy for an 800mhz
• multimedia
• display is vivid
• text input is accurate
• nfc
• software wise it offers the same as with its flagship

Cons

• fixed focus camera
• battery
• looks and feel of keyboard(at first)

lee100
posted on 25 May 2015, 10:28 (Posts: 0; Member since: 21 Oct 2014)

7

Like the hardware, BB OS 7 not so much

lee100 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

I bought this because I wanted a non-slider qwerty keypad phone. The build quality is good and I've dropped it a few times just to see and no cracks. No problems with reception or wifi though being an old phone doesn't support the latest high speed networks. Instead of a fragile touchscreen it has a smooth infrared trackpad thing to move a cursor. It takes a little getting used to but its not a problem anymore. The keys are well spaced, but its annoying to have to push alt everytime for a period. I like how it has an sd card slot since the built in memory is pretty small. It uses a standard microUSB for charging and data transfer; no stupid proprietary cables. It has volume controlls and a 3.5mm headphone jack that work fine. Overall I like the size and feel of the device and knowing it won't shatter if I drop it. Battery life is mediocre; so it is a good idea to enable the battery saving feature and turn off bluetooth.
BBOS 7 has a nice looking user interface with app folders, a file browser, and a good search feature (that gets web results from bing). It also has a number of annoying problems. The camera shutter sound is loud and can't be disabled. A very poor design choice since there are many legitimate scenarios where people need to take pictures silently. The camera has a flash, but lacks auto focus. App management stinks, and requires you to restart the phone to remove apps. The phone takes a long time to boot up I might add. Also, the built in email...  

I bought this because I wanted a non-slider qwerty keypad phone. The build quality is good and I've dropped it a few times just to see and no cracks. No problems with reception or wifi though being an old phone doesn't support the latest high speed networks. Instead of a fragile touchscreen it has a smooth infrared trackpad thing to move a cursor. It takes a little getting used to but its not a problem anymore. The keys are well spaced, but its annoying to have to push alt everytime for a period. I like how it has an sd card slot since the built in memory is pretty small. It uses a standard microUSB for charging and data transfer; no stupid proprietary cables. It has volume controlls and a 3.5mm headphone jack that work fine. Overall I like the size and feel of the device and knowing it won't shatter if I drop it. Battery life is mediocre; so it is a good idea to enable the battery saving feature and turn off bluetooth.
BBOS 7 has a nice looking user interface with app folders, a file browser, and a good search feature (that gets web results from bing). It also has a number of annoying problems. The camera shutter sound is loud and can't be disabled. A very poor design choice since there are many legitimate scenarios where people need to take pictures silently. The camera has a flash, but lacks auto focus. App management stinks, and requires you to restart the phone to remove apps. The phone takes a long time to boot up I might add. Also, the built in email app is garbage since it requires you to receive them through your blackberry account, which is limited in which kinds of email they support. I installed LogicMail, but that app frequently fails to sync. Android APK files cannot be run on BBOS7 like they can in BBOS 10. The built in web browser works ok, but is awkward if you try to search in the unlabeled text box only to find it only accepts urls, so you have to bookmark google or something as a homepage. I recommend getting Opera mini, which is better suited for the device than the built in browser.

The Blackberry World doesn't cut it close to the Apple or Google store in terms of app quality or number. This isn't totally RIM's fault, but it is something to consider when choosing a phone. Many of the apps are trialware disguised as freeware to waste your time. Even the paid apps demand a lot of permisssions that make me suspicious. Many apps create ad-notifications and require an internet connection when there is no legitimate reason for it. BB World is rife with fake reviews just like other app stores. There are tons of lock apps for every program that clutter up the search results, and unlike android there aren't many good free apps. If you buy an AT&T branded curve, it will come with some useless undeleteable bookmarks and apps. Overall, there are simply less options for quality apps.

If this stuff doesn't bother you, then you can pick up a curve pretty cheap now. Otherwise get the Q10.

Build quality 9/10

Reception 9/10

Call quality 9/10

Internet 6/10

Multimedia 6/10

Camera 4/10

UI speed 6/10

Everyday usage 8/10

Text input 8/10

Display 6/10

Battery 5/10

Pros

• nice keyboard
• good loud speaker
• good build quality
• takes standard microSD and sim cards
• camera flash

Cons

• cant turn down brightness enough
• not enough good apps
• no bluetooth mouse support
• can't turn off camera noise
• small battery capacity

ollyp1994
posted on 27 Nov 2012, 07:18 (Posts: 0; Member since: 27 Nov 2012)

2

Worst phone possible

ollyp1994 has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

keep clear of this phone like the plauge anyone buying one should seriosly consider it and buy something else for me this phone is the bain of my life and has stopped working when i needed it this phone is unacceptable !!!

Build quality 6/10

Reception 2/10

Call quality 3/10

Internet 4/10

Multimedia 8/10

Camera 2/10

UI speed 1/10

Everyday usage 1/10

Text input 6/10

Display 5/10

Battery 1/10 the battery overheats and lasts about 2 hours if your lucky

Pros

• good qauility speakers

Cons

• battery is appauling
• phone crashes constantly
• phone resets during calls
• runs at tempretures of +45 degrees C
• trackpad unresponsive

ollyp1994 alternatives:

Apple iPhone 3G

Apple iPhone 4

M.Gado
posted on 14 Aug 2012, 20:27 (Posts: 0; Member since: 14 Aug 2012)

9

Good BB

M.Gado has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Before buying it I wold like to buy Bold 9780 but after long search I find this one is very good one except the battery issue & the camera " It's good but there is no auto focus "
But at the end it's best I ever had.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 9/10 Maybe the voice little bit not good.

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 8/10 Auto focus issue.

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 9/10 Am using " crunchsms "

Display 10/10

Battery 8/10

gagan1131
posted on 26 Apr 2012, 12:50 (Posts: 0; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)

9

best bb . totally worth it

gagan1131 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

08 October 11
The best Curve yet.
I got this phone two days back. I have used the curve 3G and bold 3(9780). But this phone is better than the two.

The best things about the phone are that:
It is slim.
It has a flash.
It has a very nice snap-on back cover which has no risk of a break down while opening or closing it.
It has got a small sensor on the back, which detects the back cover.
The design of this curve is verry attractive and the new trackpad it black and has a led inside it, which makes it look sexier when the phone's keypad lights up.
The keys of the qwerty keypad are very comfortable and have got appropriate spacing between each letter.
Another great feature about this blackberry is its metalic rim, which has a matte finish, which was not there on the cruve 3G and the bold 9780. this eliminates the risk of scratches appearing on your smartphone. :)

A few things not present in the phone are:
The back cover is fibre plastic, which should have been better.
Blackberry should have included a pocket holster for this phone in the box.

In all this phone is worth for money, being a part of the BlackBerry OS 7 family.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 9/10

Call quality 9/10

Internet 9/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 8/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 9/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 8/10