Blackberry Curve 8520

The Blackberry Curve 8520 is a smartphone that features dedicated media keys, trackpad navigation and media sharing capabilities.
Specifications
The Blackberry Curve 8520 measures 109 mm x 60 mm x 13.9 mm (H x W x D) in dimension and weighs approximately 106 grams. Among some of its features include a 2.0 mega pixel digital camera, video camera capabilities, Wi-Fi enabled, Bluetooth enabled, phone, SMS and MMS. In addition to that, the Blackberry Curve 8520 can also support BlackBerry App World which allows users to download applications to check the weather, play games, track the market, and other features. Applications can be downloaded and purchased right away using the Blackberry Curve 8520 Not only that, it also has flash memory with a capacity of 256 MB. Other features include Multimedia Player, Wireless Email, Organizer, and Browser. The Blackberry Curve 8520 runs on a 1150 mAHr removable/ rechargeable cryptographic Lithium cell that provides up to 4.5 hours of talk time or can even last up to 17 days when put on standby mode. There is also a clear, high-resolution display that features Transmisive TFT MCD with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels and can support over 65000 colours. It measures 2.46 inches when measured diagonally. In addition to that, there is also a built-in media player that supports videos in formats including MPEG4, H.263, H.264 and WMV, as well as audio formats including AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, WMA9 (.wma/ asf), WMA9 PRO/ WMA 10, and AAC-LC. It can also display pictures in formats including bmp, jpg, png, tif and wbmp. In terms of ringtones and notifications the Blackberry Curve 8520 features tone, vibrate, on-screen and LED indicator with user configurable notification options as well as 32 polyphonic ringtones including MIDI and MP3. The Blackberry Curve 8520 also has Bluetooth functions which features Bluetooth v2.0 + EDR, headset HSP, 3.5 mm headset capabilities, handsfree (HSF), serial port profile, SIM Access profile, dial up networking (DUN), stereo profile (A2DP) and A/V remote control target (AVRCP). For safety purposes, the Blackberry Curve 8520 also incorporates password protection, keyboard lock and sleep mode. As for its Wi-Fi features, the Blackberry Curve 8520 is 802.11 b/g enabled with Wi-FI Alliance Certifications for WPA/ WPA2 Personal and enterprise as well as WMM, WMM Power Save planned, Cisco CCX certification planned, Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry Internet Service, Direct IP web browsing over Wi-Fi, and support for UMA/ GMA. In addition to that, the Blackberry Curve 8520 also has camera and video recording capabilities. It has a built-in 2.0 mega pixel camera that is capable of 5x digital zoom. Not only that, it can also perform video recording in normal mode with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixel, and MMS mode with a resolution of 176 x 144 pixel. In terms of data input and navigation, the Blackberry Curve 8520 incorporates a 35 key backlit QWERTY keyboard that has dedicated keys including send, end, VAD/ PTT (user customizable), volume up and volume down. Not only that, it also has dedicated media keys including play, pause, mute, back and forward. There is also a trackpad located on the front face of the device, an ESC key to the right and a menu button to the left. On the Blackberry Curve 8520’s display, the Blackberry Curve 8520 also features intuitive icons and menus.
Reviews

“The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 is a sleek entry-level smartphone that delivers some nice design enhancements and great performance. While available directly from T-Mobile, Wal-Mart offers the better value on the smartphone. (CNET, 2009)

“If you’ve never picked up a BB before, then the t gives you a fairly cheap way into the family. Similarly with enterprise customers looking to kit their staff out with the latest models but not wanting to pay a fortune, then this will be the kind of thing you’ll be looking at, with all the basic BB features but not the high cost.” (TechRadar, 2009)

“The only thing about the BlackBerry Curve 8520 that is likely to leave many folks unimpressed is the display. Like the Curve 8300 series before it, the Curve 8520 sports a QVGA (320 x 240 pixel) display. While more than bright and crisp enough for most uses, the display lets the phone down when it comes to web browsing, as you can see in our videos. But using components like that QVGA display and the fixed-focus 2 megapixel camera, which is located on the back of the phone, is how Research In Motion was able to keep the cost of the phone down. For people that just want a BlackBerry for messaging, this will work out just fine.” (MobileBurn, 2009)