A deeper look at the BlackBerry Curve 9310 (pictures)

by Lynn La

With its usual BlackBerry design, the Curve 9310 offers up a 3.2-megapixel camera, a portrait keyboard, and the BlackBerry 7.1 OS.

The BlackBerry Curve 9310
Sporting a 2.44-inch LCD display, the BlackBerry Curve 9310 by Boost sports an all-too-familiar design shared with most RIM Curve handsets.
Subtle buttons
The right side of the Curve 9310 hosts a barely-there volume rocker and a customizable shortcut key that, by default, opens the camera.
Touch-pad navigation
The BlackBerry Curve 9310 has the signature portrait QWERTY keyboard, which includes a touch-pad navigation key.
A look up top
The BlackBerry 7.1 OS includes an FM radio that only plays when a headset is plugged in. Here, the 3.5mm headphone jack and the lock/unlock button are pictured.
Faster chatting
With a BBM shortcut key to the left of the Curve 9310, users can quickly access BlackBerry Messaging for IMing and group chatting.
A look at the back
The BlackBerry Curve 9310 has a rear-facing 3.2-megapixel camera with LED flash.