BlackBerry Curve 8330

Overview

When you’ve got a lot on the go, the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8330 smartphone helps keep you connected to the people and information that matter.

With email, phone, organizer, camera, video recorder, Internet access, supported mobile streaming and GPS capabilities at your fingertips*, you’ll have the flexibility and freedom to manage your busy life. The incredible multimedia player also lets you enjoy your music, videos and pictures—so you can have some fun along the way.

Power up the BlackBerry Curve smartphone and empower your life.

*Check with service provider for availability, roaming arrangements and service plans. Certain features outlined herein require a minimum version of BlackBerry software.

BlackBerry 8330

Features Available

The BlackBerry® Curve™ 8330 smartphone has all the features you need:

Stay in Touch

  • Wireless email: Send, receive, forward and reply to messages, and view attachments in popular file formats
  • Advanced phone features: Speakerphone and Voice Activated Dialing, user-definable convenience keys and dedicated Send, End and Mute keys
  • Instant Messaging1: Connect with your IM contacts using popular applications like Yahoo!® Messenger and Google Talk™
  • SMS and MMS2: Send text messages and images in an instant

Enjoy Life

  • Media player: Listen to your favorite songs and watch video clips3
  • Camera: Capture the moment in perfect clarity with 2.0MP, built-in zoom and flash
  • Video recording4: Record video clips and share them right away via email or MMS
  • 3.5mm stereo headset capable

Find the Info You Need

  • Browser: Navigate and browse websites with a roll and click of the trackball. And with streamed mobile media, view videos, music, news clips and more from mobile sites5
  • Organizer: Synch and store your calendar data, address book and more
  • Corporate data access*: Access your vital corporate databases and applications from anywhere
  • Global Positioning System (GPS) capable: Use with BlackBerry® Maps or other mapping applications1 to view your geographic location on a map or determine how close you are to shops and services
  • BlackBerry Maps: Get directions and view maps while on the road

Maximize Convenience

  • Wireless modem capability: Use your smartphone as a wireless modem for your laptop or PC*
  • 64 MB of built-in memory and an expandable microSD memory slot1,3
  • Bluetooth® capability for hands-free dialogue
  • Full QWERTY keyboard layout for fast text and email composition
  • High-resolution, light-sensing screen

Enterprise Friendly

The BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone works with your organization's BlackBerry® Enterprise Solution to provide corporate-strength functionality, including enhanced security features and easier access to company information.

Unlike traditional mobile phones, the BlackBerry Curve smartphone can be centrally managed and supported by IT departments. Remote address book look-up, single mailbox integration and push delivery of data from corporate applications are just a few of the features available.

1When you subscribe for, acquire, or use third party products and services with RIM products or services you accept that: 1. It is your sole responsibility to (a) ensure that your airtime service provider will support all of their features; (b) identify and acquire all required intellectual property and other licences prior to installation or use and to comply with the terms of such licences; 2. RIM provides such products and services on an “AS IS” basis with no express or implied conditions, endorsements, guarantees, representations or warranties of any kind, and assumes no liability whatsoever with respect to them.

2Check with service provider for availability, roaming arrangements and service plans. Certain features outlined herein require a minimum version of BlackBerry® software.

3The BlackBerry Curve smartphone accepts microSD cards; the amount of storage is determined by card capacity. May be sold separately.

4In order to record video clips a microSD card must be properly inserted in the smartphone.  May be sold separately.

5The BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone is compatible with 3GPP RTSP mobile streaming websites.

Specifications

Features Available

Email
Phone and SMS
Corporate Data Access1
Organizer
Wireless Internet
BlackBerry® Maps
Video Recording

Size

4.2 x 2.4 x 0.6 inches /
107 x 60 x 16.1 mm (LxWxD)

Weight

Approximately 4.02 oz/114 g (with battery)

Keyboard

35-key, QWERTY keyboard
Dedicated send, end/power, mute and volume/zoom keys
Left convenience key pre-programmed for voice activated dialing and right convenience key pre-programmed for the camera
Backlit

Navigation

Trackball, ESC key and Menu key

Voice Input/Output

Integrated earpiece and microphone
Hands-free speakerphone
Hands-free headset
Bluetooth® v2.0; mono/stereo headset, hands-free and serial port profile supported. Bluetooth stereo audit (A2DP/AVCRP)

Headset

3.5 mm stereo headset capable

Notification

Polyphonic/MIDI and MP3 ringtones, tone, vibrate mode, on-screen or LED indicator

User Interface

Intuitive icons and menus

Display

Large, bright, high resolution, landscape screen, supporting over 65,000 colors
320 x 240 pixel color display

GPS GPS-enabled and preloaded with BlackBerry Maps application2

Camera

2.0MP camera with flash, self portrait mirror and digital zoom

Media Player3

Supported audio formats: MP3, MIDI, AMR-NB, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA
Supported video formats: MPEG4 Part 2 Simple Profile, H.263, WMV

Battery

1150 mAhr (removable/rechargeable Lithium cell)

Battery Life4

Up to 11 days standby time and 260 minutes talk time5

Memory

96 MB flash memory

Expandable Memory

MicroSD6

Modem

Embedded RIM wireless modem
Tethered modem capability7

Email Account Compatibility8

Integrates with an existing enterprise email account or up to 10 personal/business email accounts

Includes BlackBerry® Desktop Software

Supported by version 4.2 or higher

Works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server

Supported by:

  • Version 2.1 or higher for Microsoft® Exchange
  • Version 2.0 with Service Pack 2 or higher for IBM® Lotus® Domino®
  • Version 4.0 or higher for Novell® GroupWise®

Smartphone Security

Password protection and keyboard lock

Accessories Included9

USB cable for charging and PC synchronization
Wall charger

Network

Dual-band 800/1900 MHz CDMA2000 1X Ev-DO7

1 Requires a minimum version of BlackBerry Enterprise Server software
2 Check with your service provider for availability. Coverage is currently limited. Updates on broader coverage will be available in the future.
3 All audio and video files must be transferred to the smartphone before playing. Files can be transferred via USB cable, smartphone browser application or Bluetooth. View the complete list of supported media file formats.
4 Battery life may vary based on usage
5 Based on GSMA PRD TW.09 Battery Life Measurement Technique. Actual results may vary. Network availability and coverage affect battery life and are dependent upon a number of factors, including location and transmission environment.
6 The BlackBerry Curve smartphone accepts microSD cards; the amount of storage is determined by card capacity.
7 Check with service provider for availability, roaming arrangements and service plans. Certain features outlined herein require a minimum version of BlackBerry software.
8 Contact your service provider for service availability and pricing
9 May vary. Check with your service provider for details.

Purchasing

In Mexico, you can pick up your BlackBerry® Curve™ 8330 smartphone from: