BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Verizon Wireless) comparison

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BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Verizon Wireless)

BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Verizon Wireless)
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BlackBerry 8830 - silver (Verizon Wireless)

BlackBerry 8830 - silver (Verizon Wireless)
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BlackBerry Tour 9630 (Verizon Wireless)

BlackBerry Tour 9630 (Verizon Wireless)
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BlackBerry Curve 8310 - titanium (AT&T)

BlackBerry Curve 8310 - titanium (AT&T)
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Price $59 at 1 store $74 to $119 at 2 stores $142 at 1 store
CNET editors' rating
4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
3.5 stars Very good
    Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
3.5 stars Very good
    Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating 3.5 stars out of 123 reviews 3.0 stars out of 137 reviews 3.0 stars out of 146 reviews 3.5 stars out of 66 reviews 2.5 stars out of 47 reviews
Release date May 06, 2008 April 24, 2007 June 16, 2009 October 17, 2007 November 05, 2009
The Bottom Line Though we wish the smartphone supported Verizon's VCast multimedia services, the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 is still an excellent smartphone that delivers on call quality and of course, e-mail. For the globe-trotting executive, the RIM BlackBerry 8830 is a powerful voice and messaging tool that offers world roaming and solid performance. With a winning design and fast performance, the RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 is one of Verizon Wireless' top smartphones for both business users and messaging fanatics. Still offering an attractive design and excellent messaging capabilities, the addition of GPS makes the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8310 an even more attractive choice for road warriors. While we're not huge fans of the design, the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530 is a good choice for first-time smartphone buyers and offers more than its GSM counterpart.

Basic specs

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Cellular technology CDMA2000 1X
CDMA2000 1X / GSM
CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS)
GSM
CDMA2000 1X
Weight 4 oz
4.7 oz
4.6 oz
3.9 oz
3.7 oz
Service & support details type Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Limited warranty
Info unavailable
Talk time Up to 260 min
Info unavailable Up to 300 min
Info unavailable Info unavailable
Wireless Interface Bluetooth 2.0
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 2.0
Bluetooth 2.0
IEEE 802.11b/g
Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
Service Provider Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
AT&T
Verizon Wireless
Band / mode CDMA2000 1X 1900/800
CDMA2000 1X 1900/800 / GSM 900/1800
WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900 / CDMA2000 1X 1900/800
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband)
CDMA2000 1X 1900/800
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