An unannounced phone from RIM just showed up for sale over at Canadian carrier Rogers' site. Called the Blackberry Curve 3G 9300, the handset appears eerily similar to the Curve 8520, with 3G connectivity appearing to be the biggest difference.
Unlike the Torch, this one isn't likely to be running the Blackberry OS 6 (at least, there's no mention of that potential selling point), so none of the fancy new UI experience. It takes the familiar QWERTY candybar form factor, with 109 x 60 x 13.88 mm dimensions and 106 grams of weight.
Details of the Curve 3G 9300 include a 2.4-inch TFT LCD (320 x 240 resolution), a 2.0 megapixel camera module, aGPS (with Telenav), Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi, 3G (3.6Mbps HSPA), 256MB internal storage and 2GB microSD card preloaded (expandable up to 32GB). Battery is rated at four hours of talk time and 17 days of standby. As with RIM's other newer releases, it comes with Blackberry's usual robust messaging and business features, along with world phone capabilities, access to the Blackberry App World and pre-installed social networking apps.
The Blackberry Curve 3G 9300 is now available from the Rogers website. Price is $79.99 (Canadian) with a three-year agreement and $399.99 without a contract.
[Rogers via Unwired View]
