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The gorgeous BlackBerry Curve 8310 for AT&T really sets a high bar on style and functionality. Like all BlackBerry devices, the BlackBerry Curve 8310 provides possibly the best on-the-go email and calendar solution for mobile professionals. But this new BlackBerry Curve 8310 includes a 2.0 Megapixel camera, GPS, a rich experience media player, voice dialing and stereo Bluetooth. Built for smartphone lovers with a sense of style, the BlackBerry Curve 8310 is dressed for success.
Highlights
Smallest, Smartest, Most Stylish Full QWERTY Keyboard BlackBerry Yet
Powerful On-the-go Email Solution When Used With AT&T BlackBerry Add-on Plan Features
Advanced Bluetooth Wireless Technology Supports Streaming Stereo Music
Built-in GPS Receiver With Location-based Applications Like BlackBerry Maps
Integrated Media Player Provides An Outstanding Music and Video-on-the-go Experience
2.0 Megapixel Camera Shoots Print-quality Photos With Expandable Memory
Large, Beautiful Color Display
Voice-activated Dialing Lets You Dial The Phone With Just Your Voice
What’s In The Box With The Phone
Additional Items Included – Battery, Wall Charger, USB Cable, Hands-Free Headset, User Guide
Advanced Features
Digital Camera – Yes, 2.0 Megapixels (1600 x 1200 Pixel Resolution Max), Flash, Self-timer
MP3 Player – Yes, WMA Music and WMV Video Files Supported, Playlists, Shuffle
Attachment Viewing (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) – Yes, View Word and Excel Documents Attached to Emails
Bluetooth Wireless Technology – Yes, v2.0, Headset, Handsfree and Serial Port Profiles Supported
QWERTY Keyboard – Yes, Full QWERTY Keyboard With Backlight With Spell Checker
GPS Services Support – Yes, Built-in GPS Locator And Applications Like BlackBerry Maps Built-in and Telenav
Bluetooth Stereo Headset (A2DP) – Yes, Stream Stereo Music To and From Compatible (A2DP) Bluetooth Devices
PC Synchronization – Yes, Seamlessly Synchronize Your Address Book, Calendar, Pictures and Email With Your PC
Messaging Features
Mobile Web Browsing – Full HTML Web browsing, One-touch Access, BlackBerry Maps Support
Multimedia Messaging – Yes, With Messaging or MEdia Add-on Rate Plan Feature
Text Messaging (SMS) – Yes, Plus Group Messaging, With Messaging or MEdia Add-on Rate Plan Feature, Spell Checker
Email Client – Amazing “Push” Real-time Email, Integrate w/ Up To 10 Accounts, VPN, POP3, IMAP, SMTP, Spell Checker