0 BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330

As with the other Curve 3G handsets, the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330 for Sprint ships with BlackBerry OS 5. However, it is upgradable to BlackBerry OS 6, which promises a number of improvements. These include a revamped home screen, universal search, easier access to messaging, and a new WebKit browser. For more information on OS 6, check out our review of the BlackBerry Torch.

The Curve 3G 9330 has all the usual BlackBerry features like strong e-mail support. It can sync with your company's BlackBerry Enterprise server as well as other corporate e-mail systems like Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino, or your own POP3 and IMAP accounts. Other features include voice dialing, conference calling, speed dialing, a speakerphone, a vibrate mode, and text and multimedia messaging. Instant messaging is a big feature, with BlackBerry Messenger taking center stage. The phone also supports AIM, ICQ, Yahoo, and Windows Live Messenger.

As the name implies, the Curve 3G has 3G support in the form of EV-DO Rev. 0. Other features include visual voice mail, GPS with Sprint Navigation support, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), and stereo Bluetooth. BlackBerry will make business professionals happy with PIM apps like the calendar, a memo pad, and DataViz's Documents To Go. The phone has 512MB of flash memory, and a microSD card slot is hidden behind the battery cover if you want some extra storage--it takes cards of up to 16GB.

The Sprint version of the phone has Sprint-specific apps that include access to the Sprint Music Store, Sprint TV, Nascar Sprint Cup Mobile, and Sprint Football Live. There's also Sprint Zone, a hub for news and user tips. A few more apps that come with the phone are Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Flickr, and Pandora. The Curve 3G 9330 comes with five games: BrickBreaker, Word Mole, Texas Hold'em King 2, Sudoku, and Klondike. You can get more games and apps from BlackBerry App World.strong