RIM’s (Research In Motion’s) BlackBerry Curve, also known as the BlackBerry 8300, is a full-keyboard smartphone that’s both delightful and perplexing.

Overall though – we like it, like it a lot.

The only considerable downside to the otherwise excellent BlackBerry Curve involves its SAR radiation level. It ranks in with a rating of 1.51 watts per kilogram, placing it on the top 10 highest radiation emitting cell phones list. For the safety of your future children, I would recommend not keeping the Curve in your pocket if you catch my drift.

I’d choose the Curve over the Pearl every time, but those who don’t like the squarer form factor you get when you make room for a full QWERTY keyboard may not like it as much. Kudos to RIM for correcting some of the flaws in the Pearl, but the camera still stinks and it would have been nice to include even a 1GB microSD card (worth about $30 at retail) so you don’t immediately have to go out and spend more money to use the thing for what it was designed.

The Curve succeeds in adding a touch of personality to the smartphone, while retaining its core strengths in enhancing productivity.

The BlackBerry Curve™ 8300 is the lightest & smallest BlackBerry handset which comes with a full QWERTY keyboard. The Curve™ 8300 may be small but it still comes with all the user friendly, business focused features that are expected from a BlackBerry Smartphone.

The BlackBerry Curve has a lot going for it: a 2-megapixel camera, world roaming capabilities, expandable memory, Bluetooth, a decent music player, and of course, easy access to multiple e-mail accounts. This version also sports a nifty spell checker, sweet media-syncing software from Roxio, and decent battery life for a smart phone. In short, the BlackBerry Curve is a true workhorse that’s not afraid of having a fun side.

The BlackBerry Curve is a seductive alternative to other candy-bar phones with wide-aspect-ratio screens. If the provider’s price is right, the Curve could well become the hot smart phone of the moment.

The BlackBerry Curve is an all-around top-performing smartphone wrapped in a snazzy design.

The Curve brilliantly continues the BlackBerry tradition in a more compact form, but falls short in the multimedia stakes.

Despite a few drawbacks, this is the best BlackBerry-and one of the most well-rounded smart phones-money can buy.

The best BlackBerry so far, the Curve is easy to use, plays music and video well, and is a terrific e-mail device.

Otherwise, the Curve is still a BlackBerry, which is good for calls, e-mail, and other hardcore smartphone functions. Still, the aging interface and the heavily textual menus might scare away folks who don’t want to nitpick onscreen font sizes, or adjust network settings.

Unless you are desperate for an onboard camera (despite it’s poor quality) and a better keyboard, that’s perhaps the only reason to opt for the 8300. Even then, the distinct lack of 3G and WiFi support will hopefully steer you clear off the Curve.