Upon the un-boxing, my first impression was OMG it's a perfect size. The Curve seamlessly fits so snugly in your hand. Right off the bat I was excited. The size compared to the 8830 is a big difference. It's right between a Pearl and the 8830. The best thing about the size, you don't lose any screen size from the 8830.
The next thing I noticed was that the menu, and back buttons near the trackball are angled for a better feel. As for the other keys, this is my only complaint on this phone. The keys feel kinda cheap, they have a clunky plastic feel when your typing. Not a deal closer but still an annoyance for me.
The camera and video of this little guy is great, some awesome quality for sure. Another improvement I seen is it has a different browser. The Curve has a mouse pointer when using the browser, it feels so good I have stuck with the BB browser over Opera Mini. Some serious improvements in that area.
Overall the Curve is a great choice. Perfect size, a camera, and it has louder speakers than the 8830, which had some serious speaker volume issues. Looks like I have found a phone that will stick with me for at least a year!
