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BlackBerry® Curve™ 8310

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The BlackBerry Curve 8310 Smartphone from O2 gives you the full QWERTY keyboard you love for fast typing, in a compact, light handheld. It delivers the high quality functionality of a BlackBerry smartphone combined with a camera, enhanced multimedia features inbuilt GPS and spell checker all in one easy to use package.

It features a trackball navigation system for an incredibly intuitive experience and a large ultra-bright display with built-in light sensing. The BlackBerry Curve 8310 is designed to help you get things done giving you email, camera, multi-media, instant messaging, browser, organiser, GPS which you can use for route planning with BlackBerry Maps™ or upgrade to full satellite navigation and much more - in an easy-to-use package.

The BlackBerry Curve 8310 features include:

  • Latest trackball user interface for convenient one-handed or faster two-handed operation
  • Excellent 1100 mAh battery capacity
  • Full QWERTY keyboard for fast data entry
  • Improved 2 MP digital flash camera
  • Expansion memory support (Micro-SD)
  • Bluetooth support
  • GPS & BlackBerry Maps, to give you an international route planning service. If you are wondering how to get somewhere by car or on foot, you can now get a route plan to any address.
  • Comprehensive phone features with intuitive call management capabilities such as voice activated dialling, smart dialling, conference calling, speed dial and call forwarding. For ultimate hands-free dialling, you can use the voice dialling along with the built-in speakerphone or with a Bluetooth headset or car-kit.
  • A powerful 312 MHz Intel® XScale® cellular processor with 64 MB flash memory, providing the ability to store and run enterprise, personal productivity and game applications
  • High resolution, light-sensing screen - optimises LCD screen lighting levels automatically for ideal indoor and outdoor viewing
  • Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE network support for international connectivity.
  • Enhanced web browser with 'Desktop View' mode

Specifications

Size (LxWxD) 107mm x 60 mm x 15.5 mm (4.2 x 2.4 x 0.6 inches)
Weight (including battery) 111 grams
Memory 64 MB flash memory
Expandable Memory MicroSD located under battery.
Display High resolution 320x240 pixel colour display
Transmissive TFT LCD
Supports over 65,000 colours
Camera 2.0 MP camera (JPEG Encoding), Flash, Self Portrait Mirror. Zoom
Keyboard 35 key backlit QWERTY keyboard
Dedicated Keys Send, End, Mute, VAD (User customizable), Camera (User customization) , 2 x Volume/Zoom
Navigation TrackBall – Located on front face of device, ESC Key to the right, Menu to the left
User Interface Intuitive icons and menus
Notification Tone, vibrate, on-screen or LED indicator; notification options are user configurable
Ringtones 32 Polyphonic – MIDI, MP3
Voice Input/Output Integrated speaker and microphone, Hands-free headset capable, Bluetooth headset capable, Integrated Hands-Free Speakerphone
GPS Assisted and Autonomous GPS enabled
Bluetooth Bluetooth v2.0; Mono/Stereo Headset, Handsfree, and Serial Port Profile Supported. Bluetooth Stereo Audio (A2DP/AVCRP)
Headset 3.5mm stereo headset capable
Media Player BlackBerry Media Player
Video format support: MPEG4 Part 2 Simple Profile, H.263, WMV
Audio format support: MP3, MIDI, AMR-NB, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA
Ports USB port allows charging and data synchronization of the device with a USB “A” to mini-USB “B” cable
Power Adapter +5V DC / 500 mA AC power adapter, with interchangeable location specific plugs
Charging Contacts Charging contacts located on rear of the handheld
Battery 1100 mAhr removable/rechargeable cryptographic Lithium cell
Battery Life Up to 4 hours of talk time
17 days of standby time
SIM Interface Supports 3V SIMs
Keyboard Security Password protection, keyboard lock, and sleep mode
Multi-Slot Class GPRS Class 10 (Max 5 slots in total, or a combination of 4 down 2 up to a max of 5 slots at any one time.)
EGPRS Class 10 (Max 5 slots in total, or a combination of 4 down 2 up to a max of 5 slots at any one time.)
Network Quad-Band: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz GSM/GPRS networks
Quad-Band: 850/ 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz EDGE networks
Radio specifications

Quad-band support: GSM 850; GSM 900; DCS 1800; PCS 1900

Power class:
850 - Power Class 4; 850 - Power Class E2;
900(GSM) - Power Class 4; 900 - Power Class E2;
1800(DCS) - Power Class 1; 1800 - Power Class E2;
1900(PCS) - Power Class 1; 1900 - Power Class E2

Transmitting frequency: GSM 824-849 MHz; GSM 880-915 MHz; DCS 1710-1785 MHz; PCS 1850-1910 MHz

Receiving frequency: GSM 869-894 MHz; GSM 925-960 MHz; DCS 1805-1880 MHz; PCS 1930-1990 MHz

Bluetooth Radio Specifications
Single band support: ISM 2.4 GHz
Power Class: Bluetooth Class 2
Transmitting and receiving frequency: 2402 to 2480 MHz
AMR AMR/Narrowband Half Rate (speech mode version 3), all 6 AHR rates
AMR/Narrowband Full Rate (speech mode version 3), all 8 AFR rates
Recommended Temperature Parameters Handheld - Operating: 0 to 50°C / 32 to 122°F
Handheld – Storage: 10 to 30°C / 50 to 86°F, with battery removed.
Travel charger - Operating: 0 to 45°C / 32 to 113°F
Regulatory Compliance:
  • PCS Type Certification Review Board (PTCRB)
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
  • Industry Canada (IC)
  • Underwriters Laboratories (UL) requirements for Canada and US
  • Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (R&TTE) – Directive 1999/5/EC
  • Global Certification Forum (GSM) CC Requirements
Baseline Software Support GPRSOS Platform 2.5.0
BlackBerry 4.2.2 Applications

Setting up your email on your BlackBerry®

When powering on your smartphone for the first time and having entered your SIM card’s PIN code, it will present you with a Welcome! message suggesting for you to roll the track ball to highlight and click/press it in to select any of the options*.

By highlighting & selecting Run Setup Wizard you will be guided through some initial preferences with your new smartphone and you will be given a handy introduction to using the features. The Setup Wizard will then look to help you with setting up your e-mail by presenting you with the following options:

I want to create or add an email address

Select this option and select Next if you would like to create a new email address for your smartphone or to associate your smartphone with one or more of any existing email addresses you may have.

The Setup Wizard will then guide you through setting up your e-mail and in no time you will be able to begin sending and receiving e-mail. If you need further information, click on the following link to download the Email Setup Guide.

DownloadEmail Set up guide PDF | 489kB | Requires Acrobat Reader


I want to use a work email account with a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server

Select this option and select Next if your company is looking for you to setup your BlackBerry® smartphone with the above internal service. Or check with your IT department/contractor to see if this option is available.

I want to skip email setup

Select this option if you would like to setup your email at another stage* and continue with the Setup Wizard to learn more about your smartphone's features, shortcuts and additional ways to personalise it.

* You can return to Setup Wizard at any time by selecting the Setup Wizard icon from the main Homescreen on your smartphone.

Tips & Tricks

To help you get the most from your BlackBerry®, here are most popular Tips and Tricks:

Typing tips

Action Tip
To capitalize a letter Hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears or press the Up key and the letter key.
To type the alternate character on a key Hold the Alt key and the character key.
To type a symbol Press the Function key. Type the letter that appears below the symbol.
To type an accented or special character Hold the letter key and roll the trackball to the left or right. Release the letter key when the accented or special character appears. For example, to type ü, hold U and roll the trackball to the left until ü appears.
To turn on NUM lock Press the Alt key and the Up key.
To turn off NUM lock Press the Alt key.

Home screen tips

Action Tip
To open the application list press the Symbol key.
To return to the Home screen Press End.
To lock the keyboard, on the Home screen or in the application list Click Keyboard Lock.
To unlock the keyboard Press the # key and the Answer key.
To lock the device, set a password. On the Home screen or in the application list Click Lock.
To unlock the device, type your password Press the Back key.
To turn on standby mode hold the Mute key.

Phone tips

Action Tip
To make a call from the Home screen Type the phone number. Press the Answer key.
To end a call Press the End key.
To turn on or turn off mute during a call Press the Mute key.
To turn on or turn off the speakerphone during a call Press the # key.
To adjust the volume during a call press the Volume keys.
To add an extension to a phone number Press the Alt key and the X key. Type the extension number.

Message tips

Action Tip
To move to the top of a message list Press T.
To move to the bottom of a message list Press B.
To move to the next date in a message list Press N.
To reply to a message Press R.
To forward a message Press @F.
To highlight adjacent messages Hold the Up key and roll the trackball.

Browser tips

Action Tip
To follow a link Click the link.
To move to a specific web page Press G.
To return to the home page Press H.
To open the bookmark list Press K.
To add a bookmark Press A.
To view a list of web pages that you have visited recently Press I.
To refresh a web page Press R.
To stop loading a web page Press the Back key.
To close the browser Hold the Back key.

Organizer tips

Action Tip
To move to the next day, week, or month in the calendar Press the Space key.
To move to the previous day, week, or month in the calendar Press the Up key and the Space key.
To convert a measurement in the calculator, type a number Press the Symbol key. Click To Metric or From Metric. Click a conversion type.
To search for a contact in a list of contacts type the contact name or initials separated by a space.

Media tips

Action Tip
To zoom in to a picture Press I.
To zoom out from a picture Press O.
To zoom to the original picture size Press W.
To rotate a picture Press R.
To pause a slide show Press the Space key.
To resume a slide show Press the Space key again.
To pause a video or song Press the Mute key.
To resume playing a video or song Press the Mute key again.

For any queries please contact your company IT Support or O2 Technical Support on 1740 from your O2 mobile phone. From a landline, callsave 1850 60 1740.