Live photos of RIM's BlackBerry Curve 8350i for Nextel

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8350i

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8350i

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8350i

Wednesday night after CTIA we were able to spend some quality time with the latest iDEN-enabled BlackBerry, the Curve 8350i, for Sprint's Nextel network. This is the first such smartphone to have a hidden internal antenna, alongside support for the Sprint Direct Connect walkie-talkie service.

The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8350i also packs the expected QWERTY keyboard, as well as an optional 2 megapixel camera and a microSD memory card slot for multimedia and document storage. WiFi is also on board, in addition to A-GPS support for navigation and location based services.

Unfortunately, the Sprint reps were tight-lipped in regards to pricing and availability for the Blackberry Curve 8350i.