RIM has added another new handset to its BlackBerry range with the launch of the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300. The BlackBerry Curve 3G comes with BlackBerry OS 5, but it will be getting an upgrade to the latest BlackBerry 6 OS.

BlackBerry Curve 3G features a full QWERTY keyboard, built in GPS and WiFi, a range of dedicated media keys, a camera, a microSD/SDHC card slot that can take up to 32GB of memory and support for 3G.

• 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
• HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
• Size Dimensions 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
• Weight 104 g
• Display Type TFT, 65K colors
• Size 320 x 240 pixels, 2.46 inches
• - QWERTY keyboard
• - Touch-sensitive optical trackpad
• Sound Alert types Vibration; Polyphonic(32), MP3 ringtones
• Speakerphone Yes
• - Dedicated music keys
• - 3.5 mm audio jack
• Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
• Call records Yes
• Internal 256 MB
• Card slot microSD, up to 32GB
• Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
• EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
• 3G HSDPA
• WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, UMA (carrier dependent)
• Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
• Infrared port No
• USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
• Camera Primary 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
• Video Yes
• Secondary No
• Features OS BlackBerry OS 6.0
• Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
• Browser HTML
• Radio No
• Games Yes + downloadable
• GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; BlackBerry Maps
• Java Yes
• - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player
• - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
• - Organizer
• - Voice memo/dial
• - T9
• Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1150 mAh
• Stand-by Up to 456 h (2G) / Up to 348 h (3G)
• Talk time Up to 4 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
• Music play Up to 29 h