Pocketnow Throwback: BlackBerry Curve 8330 review

[@njklpoi]

My first smartphone. Good memories

[@iseeyou8219]

Wow I remember this phone ! I use to have one back in high school..all my buddys had this phone !

[@TheArtofSeabass]

My Blackberry Curve 8320 will always be the best phone I've ever owned. The design was great I think. Small for today's standards obviously but still great.

[@FerbyArisaka]

2019 anyone ? Still using this BB ? 😁

[@amcv5407]

No, but I remember it well

[@Pocketnow]

Note "throwback" in the title and "homage" said in the video. This is a tribute. ^TM

[@myonlyvideo2010]

I had a silver one ..This is such an awesome video...awesome throwback. I remember when I had one if these all of my friends thought that It was the most amazing thing, they had never seen anything like it before! Paid like $350 for the thing unlocked though..about a year or year and a half later, I parted with it because it began to get outdated, and my trackball broke, and no matter what it did I could not seem to find the right part to fit my 8330...now I happily posses the Galaxy Note 3 , for another 4.5 months anyway..

[@CCWSig]

This was my favorite phone of all time. All my friends had them, just so we could use the BB im app. I forgot about the leather pouch, it was great, had a magnet in it the would put the phone to sleep when inserted and wake it up automatically when you pulled it out. I even had the snap in holster that did this as well. I remember I bought the table top charging stand, and used to have to fight with my roommate as he would "borrow" it all the time.

[@MisterDANNt]

I had this before. Awesome.

[@ebonhawken574]

Loved my Blackberry Curve! Such a great phone for its time.

[@dannyclub09]

You know what ruined Blackberry? Kids ruined Blackberry, Blackberry made good business man's phones that were doing quite well, then all the kids starting getting them for BBM because they went popular or 'mainstream',so Blackberry changed and started catering for kids, and then as soon as the kids realised they were crap because they didn't have little games and stupid novelties that the kids desired, they all got new phones, namely iPhones, which led to Blackberry's downfall.

[@ColinsCity]

One hundred percent agreed, the Curve 8520 was for the kids and gave everyone a bad impression of blackberry because of it's slow processor compared to the other models, I still use blackberry i have had the Q10 but last year went back to the Bold 9900 :D

[@somethingelse25]

This was my first smartphone. Good luck BlackBerry!

[@filipmac5577]

I loved this phone!

[@gabrielgagne2004]

I still have this phone as a backup

[@KylesTechChannel01]

I remember counting all the buttons :D

[@CodyLamson]

THIS IS THE PHONE THAT GOT ME INTO TECH TOO!!!!

[@ihave7sacks]

I remember being so excited when i got my Nokia 6820, found it when cleaning a few years back and couldn't understand how i even saw stuff on the tiny screen

[@Pocketnow]

Oh, yeah. The phone itself is very tiny. Makes you appreciate today's phones a lot more. ^TM

[@markc312]

Although I love my IPhone’s. The Sprint Blackberry Curve 8330 was my favorite phone of all the phones I ever owned.

[@Slash18622]

I still love that phone! It never was a tech highlight - but it was great to use!

[@B-rad1]

I had the 8310 and it was actually a really good phone for its time. The camera was better than almost everything else including the 3gs that succeeded it. I honestly miss is quite a bit.

[@samantharene92]

Just found my BB last night. Purchased a charger on Amazon and hoping it turns on. This thing was my first own smart phone and it was my BABY. So happy I kept it around, even if it doesn’t work♥️

[@preciadoalex123]

How did it go

[@suddenlyvlogs]

This was my first smartphone! I had it for quite a time until I lost my job and traded it with someone off Craigslist for an LG eNV 3... Even now with my Galaxy Note 2 I still miss my blackberry days with a passion.

[@glozwellvonzergelflerven7405]

My first smartphone! Just watched the Blackberry movie and feeling nostalgic.

[@brandonlett]

I loved my curve 8330. I spent hours with it and couldn't put it down. Till this day I give it credit for my fall into mobile tech. Rip BlackBerry

[@PCHCP011]

I still have my blackberry 8330 and you know what it is still kicking ass. So yes I do use my blackberry 8330 from time to time and the battery life on it is still good. It is a incredible phone today

[@mabaldwinful]

I still use mine !

[@tree_fingers]

Cool video!!!! Do more of these

[@naqikhan]

saw this video found my old blackberry and its still a beast

[@MrGeocidal]

They should bring back the call and end button. And the trackball.

[@lukmly013]

Sure. Trackball is needed with such a big screens. Then stereo speakers like some HTC phones like m8 had because these cant be replaced by underscreen speakers. And last physical navigational buttons. And I would like keyboard like blackberry priv had but for widescreen not on portrait mode

[@VWayyyyyyyy]

Ahhh....where it all started....this Blackberry was a trooper. I had the big ass 3000mAhSeidio battery, customized green housing and the track ball. Haa! Btw the phone came out in 07.

[@TableTopTechTV]

Might I add that my dad's old Curve was the first smartphone I've ever used. After that, I was introduced to the iPhone, and I've never been the same since. -Z

[@dacasman]

This was my daily driver from it's launch to my first android phone which was a Note 2. loved it.

[@GAMEBOIMARCUS]

OMG!!!!!!!! The 8320 was my first smartphone and BB was KING!!!!

[@andrewjohnstone2552]

I'm Canadian, And I live 5 minutes in walking distance from blackberry HQ, I went to school with the founder, Very smart man blackberry is a huge deal here all of us hope it won't go

[@andrewjohnstone2552]

Had a Z10 broke a Z10 in a month the receiver is crap and break easy

[@kn0xXShuffler]

+Andrew Johnstone same with my q5 , it's a really great phone but broke twice in half a year until i moved on to a moto g2. Really sad tbh because i relly liked everything about it.

[@juanpicamus97]

that phone was awesome :D

[@OmegaWolf747]

This phone was a nightmare and a dream for me. The nightmare was the Metro PCS one, which constantly lost its data connection and had to rebooted to get back online. The dream was the Boost Mobile one, which gave me maybe one or two problems in the entire time I used it.

[@aetvrna]

ya know its old when it's a throwback from 7 years ago

[@olbricky6824]

more like 13 years ago

[@HALWG51]

I could type much faster on my Blackberry with the keyboard than I ever could on the various iPhones I have owned.

[@ezzbuttheyshouldntleavethe5529]

I still use my 9300 as a seccond phone that I take to class with me!

[@visveshnarayan7964]

My father had one handed over to him by his company. It was silver and TBH, it still to this day is the most solid phone (after the Nokia 3310 obviously) I've ever held in my hands.

[@BEhaaaqi]

love this phone

[@tvguideondemand]

Mine was the MyTouch 3G Slide, made by HTC. I remember being sooo excited for Froyo and when it finally came it crashed my phone lol. Good times

[@CarterLoose]

My dad had that phone and we were shoveling snow off the driveway (Yes i'm in Canada) and it fell off his belt and stayed buried in the snow for 5 months in 20-30 degrees Celsius outside temperatures and I dried it out in the spring and it still works to this day!

[@DabblelyDiddly]

Always wanted one of these darn things. I remember when they were liquidating them on Boost.

[@zahir612]

This was an awesome video. I remember the days when the people with Blackberry's could play like they were at their desks.

[@jaredparsons9582]

I was a crack berry I loved my Alltel bb8330. I used to take the rollerball out and use colored sharpies to change the color.

[@MsRose00]

Had a pink one. That phone was good to me. It lasted for almost four years until finally getting an iPhone. Got my Curve wet a time too many and it never recovered. RIP!

[@HPad2]

I have about 10 of these in a container. and 2 perls. Sadly there all CDMA :( they all pretty much work, But I wish I had a 8300 as I have AT&T

[@permutee]

I remember being in high school and wanting a blackberry so bad!

[@ggPescesgg]

I'm 17 and I actually these throwbacks :D

[@KylesTechChannel01]

Uploaded on my birthday!

[@joshr0724]

I still have my Blackberry Curve 8300 when it came out it cost me $340 on a two year contract after taxes for AT&T. I consider myself lucky because getting a $30 unlimited data plan I still have my unlimited data now, I was the only kid in my whole high school with a smartphone including the no teacher had one as well.

[@dwaynewilliams2608]

I used to love the blackberry curve 8330. Those were the good ol days if removable batteries and a nice leather sleeve and headphones would come in the box. I loved the keyboard. It was so accurate. The keyboard shortcuts were very underrated.

[@johntaxpayer2523]

i still have this phone in my cupboard

[@abdullahabdulaziz]

I wanted this soooo badly

[@thegreenscreengeek]

my mom used to have one

[@OriginalLibra]

My brother loved his blackberry

[@Scerttle]

I'm so dumb. I always wondered what that tiny mirror was for back in the day. Now it all makes sense! BB was ahead of the selfie curve before anyone else!

[@TableTopTechTV]

My dad had one of those. Then he got a BlackBerry Torch. Now, he's still on BlackBerry with the BlackBerry Z10. -Z

[@Ccarter17]

My very first smart phone will always be my favorite could not ever put this thing down

[@Pocketnow]

Chirp! Chirp! ^TM

[@roberthansen2008]

I know I had one of these. I think I had it for about a year. Like the 2011 time frame or something I think. I liked it.

[@mrinalchoudhury7423]

It was my first smartphone and it was a status symbol back then

[@timlaw2229]

Best Of all-time for SURE!!!!

[@Beer_Dad1975]

It wasn't their marketing departments fault - the problem was they released the same device year after year when their competition had moved ahead a generation in technology. They were great phones - 6 years ago - the problem was they never changed.

[@fcora30]

I think I miss my old 8330. The peat part was when I threw it against the wall when it froze but didn't brake. Amazing but staying with HTC

[@ladyvee7110]

OMG...I had this phone. *Sigh*...the memories.

[@ayecaptin]

I love a good come back story, I almost bought my first BlackBerry to play my part in one. Now I'm glad I didn't, they look to far gone. Sad though, I think there are enough smart phone consumers to warrant 4 or 5 major operating systems.

[@7981allnatural]

Loved this phone!! It also kick started my obsession with mobile technology :)

[@Sbarrett1]

I currently use a blackberry curve 8520. It literally gets more attention than someone driving a lamborghini would.

[@miket.220]

I had this BB and loved it. But in 2008 my wife got an iPhone 3g, and after 3 years of being a BB diehard, I got an iPhone shortly after that. Two reasons: 1. My gmail account had gone IMAP, and it didn't work right with the BIS service like regular POP email had, and 2. I had switched to a Macbook around this time and BB syncing software was really Windows only. There were some workarounds but it was really sucky trying to use a BB with a Macbook.

[@Silverturky]

for me what really got me into it was the nokia 6230. after that i got a sonyericsson K750 and that was one of the best phones i ever had

[@thetreverpitts]

i still have it to

[@xXrockyiszhereXx]

But I did love this phone nonetheless xD. Gave it to my friend, wonder if she still has it.

[@beanbag5433]

I had this a media player as a kid until the SD card door broke and I lost the SD card. Then it was just a toy for me. I miss seeing Blackberry compete with other companies. I wished that these qwerty keyboard phones would still be around for prepaid burners. I wouldn't mind using this for a month tho.

[@FlintG]

I had that phone before I got the iphone 4 as my first smart phone. It was an awesome phone.

[@jeffmayeux1692]

Five or six years ago this is the phone I wanted but the monthly plan cost scared me away. Call me cheap I guess. Technology advances rapidly. I wonder if BlackBerry will be around in five years. Thanks for the throwback, Taylor.

[@smartphonedude]

The blackberry curve 8330 was the first "smartphone" I had and one props I give it was it has AMAZING! battery and without a doubt the push email was the best hands down.

[@alexlam24]

I miss my BlackBerry Pearl

[@Malcolmblaccisbacc]

My first smart phone ever

[@mikemo949]

I was in 9th grade when I had this phone (Sprint messed up our plan and accidentally gave my a smartphone plan but for a feature phone plan price 🥰) so you’re probably only a little older than me

[@trekhead1]

Samsung Galaxy Text...I have great memories of that phone!!!

[@coltonhoy314]

If blackberry still supported the older devices I’d use them.

[@cs09812]

my first smartphone

[@ShaifN]

Back in the days it was a great phone. Still use a q10 next to my iphone 5, samsung galaxy s4 and htc one. A blackberry is for email and security not for plating around like the other os

[@NileshGaurav]

This is just so good. I use a 8320 still with a very old/disfunctional SIM just to move around the themes a litlle bit :D

[@jgg204]

best phone i ever had. liked it better than the Bold, Curve had better build quallity

[@NoahKuzel]

I liked the pearl over the curve, because the buttons were bigger

[@ngsaytar]

couldn't agree more!

[@JonDaTechDon]

Wish we had powerful blackberries in 2024

[@pattycarljackson]

I still have that phone I miss using it.

[@SEMO_87]

I really love BlackBerry device because it is it is device that you can trust I wish to blackberry company the best and I really really don't want the company to fall

[@arisjatmika]

I have this from unknown customer who left it at the restaurant in 2008/2009

[@faizanjoyia]

Black was the king in smartphone before 2007

[@Some1Something]

Throwback for the iPhone 2g please

[@BLUEFIRE444]

i miss the days when BB was king

[@thetealbilliardbagger3286]

My favorite phone to this day a power house

[@SURFER7X]

I still use my BB Curve 8320.

[@corihoverson1253]

plz do the storm 2

[@atomicorang]

I did enjoy watching.. I collect Blackberrys just bought an 8130 Pearl in red

[@trionic5]

s ga my first phone was a blackberry 8330