14 DAY TRIAL // According to an unreleased leaflet the rumored Blackberry 9300 is apparently coming to Bell Canada under the name Blackberry Curve 3G. Another unconfirmed piece of news is stating that the smartphone will also be launched by Rogers, but in an exclusive color. Rogers carries is expected to launch Blackberry Curve 9300 aka Kepler somewhere in Q3 2010, but there's not info about what name it will use.
For those that have been out of the loop lately, Blackberry Curve 9300 (Kepler) is said to be an upgraded version of Blackberry 8520, as it now features 3G connectivity. From the leaked leaflet we get some technical specs of the smartphone, such as: 256 MB Flash and 256 MB SDRAM, Wi-Fi, GPS with A-GPS support, full QWERTY keyboard and trackpad, Bluetooth 2.1, FM Radio function.
Blackberry Curve 9300 runs on Bell's HSPA network for fast Web browsing and fast email attachments downloading. Most likely the smartphone will come with Blackberry OS 5.0 and will not run the latest 6.0 version. The phone might receive an upgrade in the future, but we should first wait and see what memory requirements the 6.0 version has, because Curve 9300 is kinda limited to 256 MB.
As the phone is not distribute exclusively, more carriers might include it in their lineups. While there are no specific release date in any of the above mentioned leaks, we can guess that it will be out on the market this fall. Rogers carrier has the device listed for launch in Q3, which means Bell and other possible distributors will also launch it around the same date. There's also no price tag for this one yet, but I would put it in the mid-ranged device range.
