BlackBerry’s got the 9300 and 9330 handsets under its Curve 3G wing so far. Sprint and RIM have jointly announced the imminent arrival of the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330 on the carrier’s network. Though the smartphone runs the BlackBerry 5 OS, customers will be able to avail of an update to the new OS by next year.
The new Curve 3G member come with a 512MB flash memory apart from a microSD/SDHC slot that accommodates up to 32GB memory expansions. Its exterior flaunts a textured battery door and chrome-like finish, with the full QWERTY keypad supplemented by a trackpad. Other features include visual voicemail, dedicated media keys, a 2MP camera cum video recorder, GPS and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g connectivity.
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“The BlackBerry Curve series continues to be a tremendous success,” emphasized David Owens, vice president of Marketing for Sprint. “We are excited to offer this new model and then bring the new BlackBerry 6 operating system to it in 2011. BlackBerry Curve 3G offers the same value and form factor our customers have come to expect but it also provides key enhancements to stay productive and entertained with email messaging and the latest multimedia and social media features.”
The BlackBerry Curve 3G can be picked up in graphite gray or royal purple through Sprint’s business sales, telesales and web sales channels starting from September 26. Customers will have to cough up $49.99 for the smartphone after a $100 mail-in rebate and a two-year service agreement. It won’t be out through the remaining Sprint channels until October 10 though.
The handset is required to be paired with an Everything Data plan that starts at $69.99 a month or a Business Advantage Messaging and Data plan. The carrier also offers customers Everything Data plans with Any Mobile, Anytime plans apart from the Sprint Free Guarantee and Ready Now service.
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