Here is the new Blackberry Curve 8900 also known as the Javelin for a minute. The Boy Genius Report was ableto get his hands on one to play with. This smartphone is seriously sexy and there was a moment of weakness on my part when I thought about selling my Blackberry Bold for this phone, mostly because of the smaller size. The downfall, no 3G, booooo!
Here are some first impressions from BGR:
- The size is awesome — totally small enough to be pocketable, but not too small where sacrifices on the keyboard had to be made.
- Unlike the Bold where some people had trouble hitting the right convenience key since it was too low, on the Curve 8900, it’s located perfectly.
- The screen, as we’re getting accustomed to now with RIM, is flawless! It’s smaller than the Bold as you know, and that’s an even denser, crisper, and sharper display in our books. Really a job well done.
- What about the keyboard? Even better than the first Curve. The keys feel more “fuller” and not hollow like the original 8300 did. They’re also decently spaced, and even after using a Bold for 5 months, the second we picked this up, we were off to the races. Another great execution by RIM.
- It might just be us, but the fake chrome bezel around the 8900 actually seems like it’s more equipped to handle rough usage than the Bold is. We could be wrong, but at first glance it looks like a tougher material or finish. You know how our original Bold fared…
Hit up www.boygeniusreport.com for more info and pictures.
