BlackBerry Curve 9350 Pro Reviews

RIM proves that you don't have to have an Android or iOS phone in your pocket to go the smart route, but you'll definitely be on the lower end of the coolness scale among your hipster friends. But if your work requires that you be on a BlackBerry, or you need an inexpensive but robust little phone to get the job done, the Curve 9350 is worth investigating. While the camera and connection options don't put it on the cutting edge, it should serve you very well as a business and personal device.

The BlackBerry Curve 9350 is great for email, texting, and (finally) browsing the Web, but even this latest version feels like a leftover from three years ago.

The RIM BlackBerry Curve 9350 is a great entry-level option for BlackBerry enthusiasts. It ships with the latest BlackBerry 7 OS, it has a fantastic physical keyboard while still maintaining a slim and compact form factor, a faster processor over its predecessor, EV-DO Rev. A support, and it even has NFC support. It does lack the UMA-based Wi-Fi calling that the T-Mobile version has, but the Curve 9350 is also cheaper at $49.99 after a new two-year service agreement.

The BlackBerry Curve 9350 is the entry level device in RIM’s new lineup, but it serves to point out what is wrong with RIM. In the midst of bleeding market share to Android and iOS on the strength of the operating system, RIM has chosen hardware as their new rallying cry. The Curve 9350 is a good entry level phone, but it unfortunately still runs the same basic OS that the Curve 8330 did three years ago, and at $79.99 on contract the phone is well overpriced. This new Curve is fine, but when you strip it down essentially it’s like most BlackBerry devices before it. RIM continues to release the same device time and time again with some hardware and ultimately minor software revisions, while largely ignoring the very culprit for their continued market share plunge.