BlackBerry Curve 9360 Arrives in Indonesia

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has just announced the availability of its BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphone on the market in Indonesia, featuring a price tag of Rp 3,599,000 (around $400 /300 EUR).

The new mobile phone was released in the country via RIM authorized partners such as PT. Comtech Cellular, PT. Selular Media Infotama and PT. Teletama Artha Mandiri.

The new device offers users the possibility to try all of the benefits of the new BlackBerry OS 7 on an affordable device, RIM explains.

The latest addition to the company's Curve series packs a faster application processor than its predecessors, as well as various other enhancements inside.

“The new BlackBerry Curve 9360 is a stunning, easy-to-use smartphone that will appeal to Indonesian customers who want to stay socially connected,” Hasting Singh, vice president of South Asia at Research In Motion commented.

“The Curve family of smartphones has been a real hit in Indonesia and we expect the new BlackBerry Curve 9360, with its significant performance enhancements and all the benefits of the new BlackBerry 7 operating system, to be well received by new customers as well as existing BlackBerry users looking to upgrade.”

The new BlackBerry Curve 9360 comes to the market with the popular QWERTY keyboard on RIM's handsets, as well as with a 2.4-inch screen and built-in support for NFC (Near Field Communications).

The handset was also packed with a microSD Memory card slot with support for up to 32GB of additional storage space, as well as with WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, 3G capabilities, and more.

The new mobile phone also packs a 5-megapixel photo snapper on the back, with support for video recording, and can deliver various features powered by the new BlackBerry OS 7 platform, including the advanced WebKit browser engine that should provide users with faster Internet navigation capabilities.