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why did they take away the led flash on the blackberry curve
- A possible explanation could be that the Curve series has always been considered low-end devices. I don't think they flash is included in the new/upcoming devices either. I could be wrong...03-05-11 09:25 PMLike 0
- Kevin MichalukCrackBerry FounderYep, it was a cost saving measure. And a measure to add further differentiation between lines of BlackBerry products.
The Curve is entry level. The Bold is now high end. That wasn't always the case of course... for example the Curve 8900 was a pretty darn top end device, even if it lacked 3G. But with the Curve 8520/30, RIM made the very conscious decision to position the Curves as low cost and basic, which gave them the opportunity to remove the flash. When the Curve 83xx's hit the market, the Bold line didn't exist. You had the 8800 series, which wasn't really targeted as high end, but rather as more of a business user phone (while the Curve 8300s were for consumers).
With the lines of consumer and business so blurry (lots of companies using Curves), RIM switched the strategy up to differentiate between low end and high end. So companies wanting to buy 20,000 Curves wouldn't be seen as buying 20,000 consumer phones for business, but rather 20,000 entry-level phones.
Still would be nice if it had a flash though!03-05-11 10:52 PMLike 0 -
- My wifes 8530 has a status and alert led on it.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com03-06-11 08:42 AMLike 0 - It lacked CDMA Rev A, which even many dumb phones at the time had already adopted, but besides that, there weren't entry level/high end devices when it came out, just more or less similar ones but targeted to slightly different audiences.
The lack of a flash on newer curves was a cost saving measure. Same reason they have a lower resolution screen, and in some cases, slower data connectivity than the Bolds, etc.Last edited by the_sandman_454; 03-06-11 at 09:53 AM.
Laura Knotek likes this.03-06-11 09:51 AMLike 1 - The Bold 9700 was the spiritual upgrade from the Javelin, or rather the Javelin the spiritual predecessor to the Onyx, Tour being a transition in between both devices. The later Curves are a new minimal line intended for Blackberry newbies ( no offense ), the 9000 a new high end device which until summer is a unique device in itself.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com03-06-11 11:18 AMLike 0 -
- True, but it's not like the 9700 had stable 3G (for T-Mobile customers) anyway, a reason why the original Bold 9000 never was released on T-Mobile (besides the fact that their HSPA network rolled out slower than AT&T's).03-06-11 01:05 PMLike 0
- Personally, I think the reason they opted for no camera was so it was cheaper for people to get into, but crappy enough that once you got into it you'd want to upgrade. I think it works wonderfully.03-06-11 01:08 PMLike 0
- That sounds more like a carrier issue than a device issue. I've had no 3G issues with the 9000 or 9700 on AT&T.03-06-11 01:09 PMLike 0
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