Curve 8900 review

[ben dow]

Originally Posted by gaganchow

Well I'm giving my Bold a rest and trying out an unlocked 8900 on AT&T's network. I find that Edge or 2g coverage adequate for what I need it to do but I do miss the Bold's 3g capability when talking on the phone & texting at the same time or IM etc.
I do like the size of the 8900 but the keyboard does not feel as solid or stable as the Bold's. One thing I really like about the 8900 over the Bold is the trackball. It is much smoother and easier to use in my opinion.
Screen resolution is awesome like the Bold and overall I really like it. Tethered it to my macbook via bluetooth with ease.
I will probably end up going back to my Bold and selling the 8900 but I really want to give it a fair trial for now.

I agree trackball on 8900 is much smoother and black but feel of bold is more sturdy

[ben dow]

Originally Posted by toyotaboy

my g/f has the new 8900. Her internet is much faster than my curve and the screen resolution and camera are far superior.

She does complain about the keyboard having too "soft" of keys and she has also complained about bettery life but outside of that she loves it.

Iwoukd agree camera rocks but battery life is mediocre

[googs185]

nice..i can't decide between this one and the tour

[sizzlethemonster]

Glad I have a 8900

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[cbwannabe]

Good review! With any luck, I should be getting mine tomorrow! It will be my first Berry too!

[BMc1217]

Originally Posted by newkirk02

6. The next is the stand by mode which doesn't seem to be any thing different then key lock I personally don't see how it could be saving battery

the difference is that standby mode is the same as putting the phone in the oem sleeve. put the phone in keyboard lock mode by pressing the top left button. once the screen goes black press some keys on the keyboard and you will see that the screen turns back on thus wasting some battery. if you do the same thing after you have pressed the standby button, the screen stays off