Orange Romania get the Curve 8900
by The PocketBerry Team
21 January 2009
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Orange Romania finally confirmed for having the Curve 8900. For those out there lucky enough to get your hands on one now, we envy you here in the US. Enjoy the thinnest QWERTY smartphone. Specifications for those who forgot:
Display
- High resolution 480×360 pixel color display
- Transmissive TFT LCD
- Supports over 65,000 colors
- Screen Size: 2.44 inches (diagonally measured)
Camera & Video Recording
- Camera: 3.2 MP camera (JPEG Encoding) with Auto focus, Image stabilization, Flash and 2X Digital Zoom
- Video Camera: Normal Mode: 480×352 pixel, MMS Mode: 176×144 pixel
GPS & BlackBerry Maps
- Assisted and autonomous GPS enabled
Battery & Battery Life
- Battery: 1400 mAHr removable/rechargeable cryptographic lithium cell
- Talk Time: 5.5 hours
- Standby Time: 356 hours
Data Input & Navigation
- 35 key backlit QWERTY keyboard
- Trackball located on front face of device, ESC key to the right, Menu to the left
- Dedicated Keys: Send, End, Mute, Lock, VAD (user customizable), 2-stage camera (user customizable), 2x volume/zoom
- User Interface: Intuitive icons and menus
Voice Input & Output
- Integrated speaker and microphone, Hands-free headset capable, Bluetooth® headset capable, Integrated Hands-Free Speakerphone
Media Player
- Video Format Support: DivX, XviD (MPEG4 Advance Simple Profile), H.263, WMV3
- Audio Format Support: .3gp, WAV, MIDI, AMR-NB, G711u/A, GSM610, PCM, MP3, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA9/10 Standard/Pro
Ringtones & Notifications
- Ringtones: .3gp, WAV, MIDI, AMR-NB, G711u/A, GSM610, PCM, MP3, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA9/10 Standard/Pro
- Notifications: Tone, vibrate, on-screen or LED indicator; notification options are user configurable
Bluetooth
- Bluetooth v2.0 + EDR; Headset, Handsfree, Serial Port Profile, Stereo Audio (A2DP/AVCRP), SIM Access Profile and Dial-up Networking supported
Wi-Fi
- 802.11b/g enabled
- Wi-Fi Alliance Certifications: WPA/WPA2 Personal and Enterprise, WMM, WMM Power Save, Wi-Fi Protected Setup
- Cisco CCX certification planned
- Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
- Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry® Internet Server
- Direct IP web browsing over Wi-Fi
- Support for UMA/GAN
Wireless Networks
- North America: 850 MHz GSM®/GPRS networks
- North America: 1900MHz GSM/GPRS networks
- Europe/Asia Pacific: 1800MHz GSM/GPRS networks
- Europe/Asia Pacific: 900MHz GSM/GPRS networks
- EDGE networks
Source: BlackBerryNews
