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August 23, 2011 11:41 am EDT

Blackberry Curve 9300 hands-on

So, the trickle of Blackberry juice is now a flood. Just weeks after RIM launched its high-end Torch 9810, 9850 and Bold 9900 handsets, today it revealed the refreshed mid-range Curve 9300 (aka the 9350, 9360, or 9370, depending on carrier and region). When compared to the Bold 9900, which can be seen as a richer cousin with a similar form factor, the new Curve clearly comes with key hardware sacrifices in order to meet a lower (but still TBC) price point, including an 800MHz processor (instead of 1.2GHz), no touchscreen, and a 360x240 HVGA+ display rather than the Bold's full VGA panel. Compared to previous Curves, however, the 9300 is a significant upgrade. It sports the new BB OS 7, a 5MP camera and a physical design that RIM hopes will entice the "youth demographic" as well as the millions of international users who have helped to turn the Curve into RIM's internationally bestselling range. The question is, is this device enough of an upgrade, considering it's been two years since the last refresh in the Curve series? Read on for our initial hands-on impressions...

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