The BlackBerry Curve 8520 is slightly cheaper as compared to the average high-end BlackBerry mobile phones. The Curve 8520 model also supports 3G/HSDPA and has only a modest 2 megapixel camera. The steering is slightly different: instead of the traditional trackball, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 on an optical trackpad. Nevertheless, the 8520 still concurrence well with most other smartphones due to the presence of a full QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, media player, aGPS and BlackBerry Maps. This device supports the Ping application. Ping! Pinging is a kind of instant messaging on your smartphone with which you send unlimited free messages to your friends (if you have a mobile data plan). The unofficial successor to the 8520 is the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300, which further supports 3G.
The BlackBerry Curve 8520 is a smartphone with a weight of 106 grams. The dimensions of the smartphone are 10.90 x 6.00 x 1.40 inches. Speaking time (under ideal conditions) is 270 minutes. The standby time is 480 hours under these conditions. The BlackBerry Curve 8520 is available in black, white and purple.
The BlackBerry Curve 8520 supports GSM 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz networks. With the 8520 Curve, you can access fast mobile internet with HSDPA and UMTS support. The BlackBerry Curve 8520 can send and receive text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages. Thanks to the email support, you can simply read your own emails. Vibrating alert and polyphonic or MP3 ringtones are of course standard.
The BlackBerry Curve 8520 has 256 MB internal memory (Flash). In total there is 1 slot for MicroSD external memory. You can transfer data via USB to transfer to and from your PC. The 8520 Curve also has Bluetooth (for wireless communication with other Bluetooth devices like headsets) and WiFi (for wireless communication with home or small office networks).
The BlackBerry Curve 8520 can play both audio (MP3, AAC, AAC + and WMA) and video (DivX, XviD, MPEG4 and WMV) files. The BlackBerry Curve 8520 has a built-in camera with 2.00 megapixel resolution, so that you can record videos along.
The operation of the smartphone takes place on the device itself. The BlackBerry Curve 8520 is equipped with a TFT color display (65,536 colors). This screen has a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. The BlackBerry Curve 8520 runs BlackBerry OS 5. BlackBerry OS is the operating system for BlackBerry smartphones from the Canadian BlackBerry manufacturer RIM.
BlackBerry Curve 8520 Technical Specifications :
- Dimensions : 109.0 x 60.0 x 14.0 mm
- Weight : 106 grams
- Battery : Li-Ion battery, 270 minutes talk time, 480 hours standby time
- CPU, Memory & OS : 256 MB MicroSD, BlackBerry OS 5
- Screen & Camera : 2.7″ TFT, 320 x 240 pixels, 2.00 megapixel camera
- Connectivity : Bluetooth, WiFi, UMTS and HSDPA navigation
- Color : Black, white and purple
The BlackBerry Curve 8520 Average Current Market Price in India is Rs. 8,500/-.