AT&T announces “early summer” availability for the BlackBerry Curve 8900

Sure, those on T-Mobile have been able to get their hands on a BlackBerry Curve 8900 for a few months now, but that should not stop us AT&T users from being happy that we will soon be able to get it without switching carriers. Yup, AT&T has recently offered up a nice press release announcing the “early summer” availability of the Curve 8900. Sounds good, of course they left out one important detail — the price.

Otherwise, the Curve 8900 that will be wearing the AT&T logo will have the same features as we have seen on the T-Mobile version. In other words, it’s a pretty nicely spec’d handset and one that was described as being the “thinnest, full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone yet.” However, just to offer a quick refresher, the Curve 8900 features a 480 x 360 display, Wi-Fi, GPS, a 3.2-megapixel webcam, and a microSD card slot that can handle cards up to 16GB in size.

The one drawback here, and the reason that many will still choose the Bold is the lack of 3G support on the Curve 8900. Of course, that does not make it a bad phone, however speaking as someone who has been on 3G for a while, let’s just say that I would not want to go back. Additionally, the Curve 8900 will also come with free Wi-Fi at any of AT&T’s 20,000 hotspots, that is assuming you have an unlimited data plan. Anyway, while AT&T has made it official, the wait continues for availability.

Read [PR Newswire]