The BlackBerry 8900 is one of the new phones to join the Curve series. This phone is the latest email friendly handset to be launched by BlackBerry. Compared to other BlackBerry phones, the Curve is pretty compact and looks great. The BlackBerry 8900 does have a design that is pretty standard of all BlackBerry phones. The screen of the 8900 is large and bright making it easy to read. The QWERTY keypad on the phone has a pretty standard typing system which all users would be familiar with. The keys are well raised making it easy for the user to get used to messaging without having to look down at the keypad each time. The navigation trackball allows the user to scroll through menus easily. The 8900 has the same software as other BlackBerry phones. It has all the standard connectivity options with a good media player and video player in addition to this.