User’s review Blackberry Curve 9220

To Begin With

First things first I was never really a Blackberry fan. But when my brothers offered me his slightly used Blackberry I couldn’t refuse. To be honest, this post was supposed to be posted a few months back, but stuff happened and this post was put on hold until now. Anyway here is my rough take on the cake.

So without any further chit-chat here is the Blackberry Curve 9220 with all its bells and whistle.

Blackberry Curve 9220

Released back in May of 2012, Blackberry Curve 9220 is the company’s answer to budget conscious consumers or parent who want to give to  their children a device that offers less complicated yet smooth running OS without too many distractions. To put it straight it’s an all downgrade version of their med-range Curve 9350/60/70 series making the Curve 9220 a low end version for those who just want the plain basic or on a tight budget. Despite the lower resolution in both the camera and display it did however make up with the battery life, they also added unique features like a dedicated BBM convenience key and a trusted FM receiver so any user won’t miss out much then again you can’t really expect much as you can only get what you paid for.

Bells and Whistles Curve 9220 Specs.

Display:            TFT, 2.44 inches.

Navigation:         Touch-sensitive optical track-pad, QWERTY.

Sound:              Vibration, Polyphonic, MP3 Ringtones, Speakers, 3.5mm jacks.

Memory:             512MB internal, Macro SD slot expandable to 32 GB, 512 RAM.

Data:               GPRS, EDGE, wi-fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, micro USB.

Camera:             2 MP, Video recording.

OS:                 OS 7.1

Added feature:    FM radio, accelerometer, proximity, compass, etc…..

Power:              Li-ion 1450 mah.

Feeling The Unit.

Though it’s a mile apart, but holding the Blackberry Curve reminds me of my old Samsung Corby 2 minus the touch screen. Anyway, since I’m use to touchscreen units, the blackberry curve feels a bit awkward, the navigation pad does work wonders, though it would have been more cooler if they put on a touch screen like that of Motorola’s EX series, then again we get what we paid for, on the other hand what the blackberry 9220 curve offers value for money that doesn’t burn a whole on your pocket though it should be noted that as of today there are similar units that are comparable and relatively cheaper than the 9220. Nonetheless it’s a good entry level for those who just want the basic and less complicated devices. The QWERTY keys are spaced properly unlike some of Nokia’s Asha series or even the Motorola EX series where the tendency of pressing the wrong key is very common.  Power wise the unit sports a 1450 MaH battery which is very impressive for such a device as it goes an extra mile in terms of use. Another thing that is worth mentioning is its OS which is a lot in terms of use but unlike android it choices of application is somewhat limited.   Connectivity is adequate though don’t expect NFC or wifi hotspot with the 9220 because there isn’t one.

Verdict

All in all, the Blackberry 9220 curve is a perfect entry-level communication device and though it may not hold water as compare to other devices, it was not mean to, except for the job it was intended to do,  which is basic and less complicated, just what other people really want.

I Give This
Blackberry Curve 9220