MANILA, Philippines - Research In Motion (RIM) introduced to the Philippine market this week its new BlackBerry Curve 9300 3G, its latest addition to the popular BlackBerry Curve series of smartphones.
Designed to provide the growing mass of smartphone purchasers with a distinctly powerful, affordable, and user-friendly device, the BlackBerry Curve 3G supports high-speed 3G (HSDPA) networks around the world and gives users the exceptional communication features they need to accomplish more than ever, whether they are at home, at work or anywhere in between.
“The BlackBerry Curve 3G is both an accessible and feature-rich smartphone which will be popular with customers in the Philippines who highly value communications and productivity tools that help them get ahead of their day,” said Gregory Wade, RIM managing director for the Southeast Asia.
“With the ability to connect to 3G and Wi-Fi networks, users can access content quickly, as well as take advantage of useful features like built-in GPS to share their location on BBM (BlackBerry Messenger),” Wade added.
The BlackBerry Curve 3G smartphone features a comfortable full QWERTY keyboard for fast, accurate typing, optical trackpad for fluid navigation, built-in GPS and Wi-Fi for added flexibility, and dedicated media keys that allow music lovers to easily play their tunes while on the go.
The new smartphone also features a camera that can record video and a microSD/SDHC slot that supports up to 32GB memory cards for media storage.
Support for 3G networks makes browsing faster, streaming music smoother, and gives users the ability to talk on the phone while they browse the Web or instant message with the popular BBM.
The BlackBerry Curve 3G ships with BlackBerry 5 and is BlackBerry 6-ready.
The BlackBerry 6 is a new operating system for BlackBerry smartphones. It retains the features that distinguish the BlackBerry brand while delivering a fresh and engaging experience that is both powerful and easy to use.
BlackBerry 6 is expected to be available for the BlackBerry Curve 3G, subject to carrier certifications, in the coming months. — With Eden Estopace