Why the BlackBerry Curve 9350 Isn't All that It's Cracked Up to Be

The BlackBerry Curve 9350 is one of the latest phones to make it to the market via RIM and although it boasts great features like social apps, vibrant display and a physical keyboard, the BlackBerry Curve 9350 also sports a few bad features as well.

Small Display Size

The BlackBerry Curve 9350 features a very vibrant HVGA+ color display, but there's only one problem; the BlackBerry Curve 9350 sports a paltry 2.4 inch display that isn't ideal for most apps, isn't great for watching videos, and makes typing, texting, and browsing the web with this new cell phone less than ideal when compared to smartphones and cell phones with larger displays.

Poor Battery Life

Battery life is one of those gadget features that can often make or break a gadget, and unfortunately for the BlackBerry Curve 9350, its battery life seems to being more harm than good for its image. The BlackBerry Curve 9350 features a paltry 1040 mAh Lilon battery than only boasts a laughable 330 minutes (5.5 hours) of maximum talk time per battery charge. 5.5 hours of battery life is nothing to "ride home about" and will likely not carry most users throughout the day - especially when you take app use and social networking into consideration.

Mediocre Camera Quality

Who still carries around a digital camera? Modern gadget fans usually only pick a single digital photo capturing device to carry with them throughout the day and nowadays the mobile phone usually beats out the digital camera as most consumers "go-to" electronic camera. If you're a photography buff, you'll likely want to look for a cell phone with better phone quality because although it's common to see 8, 10, and even 12 megapixel cameras on modern cell phones, the BlackBerry Curve 9350 only features a 5 megapixel camera that isn't horrible, but leaves a lot to be desired.

Paltry Default Storage

A cell phone is usually able to do as much as its internal storage will allow it to do and with the BlackBerry Curve 9350 default 512MB internal storage and added 2GB SD card, the BlackBerry Curve 9350 won't be able to hold onto much data. Fortunately, this phone allows up to 32GBs of expansion, but getting that extra storage onto the BlackBerry Curve 9350 will cost users a nice chunk of change.