RIM’s BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphone comes under next generation Curve series, which is packed with new BlackBerry OS, and all the notable mid-range specifications. It is also known as “BlackBerry Apollo.”
Packed in 11mm thin body, the BlackBerry Curve 9360 comes pre-installed with new BlackBerry OS 7, featuring a 2.4-inch HVGA display with 480 X 360 pixel of resolution, a 5 megapixel camera with flash, equipped with a traditional 4-row QWERTY keyboard, powered by an 800MHz processor with 512MB RAM, 512MB internal memory storage, microSD card slot support to hold the memory cards up to 32GB, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, a tri-band HSPA 7.2Mbps radio, NFC capability, Bluetooth 2.1, 802.11 Wi-Fi b/g/n, GPS, a 1000mAh battery, BlackBerry Balance, Blackberry Maps, BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), Blackberry App World, and all the regular features of a BlackBerry handset.
Full Technical Specifications Of BlackBerry Curve 9360
| Network | |
| 2G Network | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850, 1900, 2100 MHz |
| Dimensions | |
| L x W x D | 109 x 60 x 11 mm |
| Weight | 99 grams |
| Display | |
| Type | TFT Capacitive touchscreen |
| Size | 2.44-inch |
| Colors, Resolution, ppi, Aspect Ratio | 256k Colors & (480 X 360) HVGA Pixels 246 ppi 4:3 Aspect Ratio |
| Input/ User Interface | |
| Input | 4-Row QWERTY Keyboard Optical Mouse Trackpad BlackBerry Navigation keys |
| System Properties | |
| Operating System | BlackBerry OS 7 |
| CPU | Tavor MG-1 800MHz Processor 512MB RAM |
| Storage Capacity | |
| Internal Memory | 512MB Internal Storage |
| Memory Expansion | microSD Card Slot Support for 32GB Memory Expansion |
| Browser & Messaging | BlackBerry Browser, HTML, RSS MMS, SMS, IM, Email, Push Email |
| Camera | |
| Still (Rear facing) | – 5 Megapixels – 2560 X 1920 Pixels – 4x Digital Zoom – Auto Focus – Flash, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, – Scene modes, Geo-tagging |
| Secondary (front side) | No |
| Video Recording Capability | Yes |
| Connectivity | |
| Bluetooth & USB | Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP & v2.0 microUSB |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| 3G | Yes |
| HSDPA | Up To 7.2Mbps |
| HSUPa | Up To |
| Headset | 3.5mm stereo headset jack |
| GPS | A-GPS |
| Music & Video | |
| Music Format | MP3, FLAC, OGG, AAC, AMR, WAV, MID |
| Video Format | MP4, M4A, 3GP, M4V, AVI, ASF, WMV |
| Battery | |
| Type | Li-Ion 1000mAh Standard battery |
| Standby Time | Up To 14 Days (GSM) Up To 12 Days (UMTS) |
| Talk Time | Up To 5.50 Hours |
| Music Playback Time | Up To 25 Hours |
| Video Playback Time | Up To 6 Hours |
| Other Features | BlackBerry Maps BlackBerry Balance Near Field Communication (NFC) BlackBerry App World BlackBerry Browser BlackBerry Messenger Open GL ES 2.0 |
| Color | Black |
Price & Availability
The BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphone will be hitting Canada in August, followed by the rest of the world in September. Exact release date, and the price info details have yet to be revealed out officially.