RIM has decided the world needs to be more touchy-feely, and has released a touchscreen-only version of its BlackBerry Curve 9380.
The new version is almost precisely the same as the soon-to-be-popular Curve 9360, except the keyboard has been ripped out in favour of a 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen.
The size is very similar to the Curve 9360 at 109 x 60 x 11.2mm, but feels slightly more curved thanks to that touchscreen.
The feel in the hand of the all-touch Curve is one of a very dinky phone indeed - while it's not the thinnest on the market there's still a very impressive slimness thanks to its smaller dimensions.
The other thing people fed up of gargantuan displays will like is the smaller screen is much easier to navigate with one hand - texting and the like is superbly simple and you can activate the drop-down notifications menu with an easy swipe without having to mess around jiggling the phone in your hand.
The same five key combination at the bottom of the phone is on offer as before, with the Call/Terminate, Menu, Back and optical track pad keys all present and correct.
If you want to see how the new BB OS 7 reacts on the Curve 9380, then you should check out our Curve 9360 review, as that covers it in decent detail and the experience is almost identical to that which we found on the Curve 9380.
The only main differences are the home screens, which are much easier to navigate with the touchscreen compared to only using the trackpad, and the QWERTY keyboard which pops up in place of the physical keys.
It's actually pretty useable - ranking alongside the Torch 9860 in terms of response - but still pales in comparison to the typing ability you'll find on the keyboarded-up members of the BlackBerry range.
And in another comparison to the Curve 9360 (we know, shocking right?) the odd thing here is RIM has actually kept the same resolution on the phone but extended the screen, meaning media and the internet lack the sharpness of the keyboarded counterpart.
BlackBerry Curve 9380: early verdict
Overall, the BlackBerry Curve 9380 feels more like an experiment or a phone to fill a niche rather than a much-needed handset in the range.
BlackBerry fans notoriously love being able to tap out messages simply on a keyboard, and we can't help but feel this keyboard-less wonder won't appeal to a vast range of the BB fans.
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