BlackBerry Curve 8520 review
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- Slim design
- Up to 16GB expandable memory
- Good battery
- No 3G
- Just 2 MP camera
There has been quite a speculation about the launch of a new BlackBerry phone. Some people said that the code name of the device is "Gemini" while some said that its model number will be 8325. But, nothing of that seems to be correct, as the latest information is stating that the new device is going to be named as BlackBerry Curve 8520. So, it will be another welcome edition to the curve series of the BlackBerry devices. It seems that the BlackBerry Curve 8520 will not be a 3G device and it will work on EDGE only. This can be a drawback factor for the device, but we have to wait for any further revealing facts of the phone. Here, let us discuss some of the major highlights that are expected to be present in BlackBerry Curve 8520. Blackberry have also just released the BlackBerry Tour 9630.
BlackBerry Curve 8520 - Slim Design
From the shots that we have come across so far, it looks like the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is quite a slim device in terms of the BlackBerry phones. With height of 109 mm, width of 60 mm and depth of 13.9 mm, BlackBerry Curve 8520 is definitely slim indeed. The phone is also easily pocketable and it can be simply carried and used. The phone weighs 106 grams and hence it is slim as well as light weight. One of the major highlights of the design of BlackBerry Curve 8520 is the QWERTY keypad. This full QWERTY will make it easy for those who want comfort for typing and sending messages.
BlackBerry Curve 8520 Review - Display
After the design, let’s check out the display of BlackBerry Curve 8520. The screen of the phone will be made up of 2.64 inches, if measured diagonally. The screen is a TFT screen that will display 65,000 colours with a resolution of 320 pixels x 240 pixels. The full QWERTY keyboard and the Trackpad add to the glamour of the device. Yes, BlackBerry Curve 8520 comes with a trackpad, just like a notebook. By using the trackpad, the user will be able to scroll through the information, icons and menus easily by just gliding the finger.
BlackBerry Curve 8520 - Battery Life and Security Features
The battery of BlackBerry Curve 8520 is an 1150 mAHr removable come rechargeable cryptographic Lithium cell. This battery can give stand by talk time for as long as seventeen days and normal talk time of 4.5 hours. Hence, the battery of the device is quite strong. Coming to the security aspects, BlackBerry Curve 8520 will be featuring sleep mode option, keyboard lock feature and password protection.
BlackBerry Curve 8520 - Connecting, Sharing
BlackBerry Curve 8520 smart phone is loaded with possibilities as it can connect with BlackBerry App World™. This feature of the phone will provide user to avail all the latest news in different fields, market tracking facility, live radio or playing games. Media sharing will be another plus for the users of BlackBerry Curve 8520. The users can take images or videos and upload them to photo sharing applications or social networking websites such as MySpace or Facebook. These images and videos can be shared with friends by using messaging services, instant messaging, etc.
BlackBerry Curve 8520 Review - Compatibility
BlackBerry Curve 8520 enjoys excellent compatibility with Apple computers. The most used applications include notes, calendars and Sync contacts. BlackBerry® Desktop Software can be used for enjoying the experience of Apple computers on the BlackBerry Curve 8520.
BlackBerry Curve 8520 – Camera and Video
BlackBerry Curve 8520 is loaded with two mega pixel camera. The camera is able to click pictures with 5x digital zoom and provides a resolution of 1600x1200 pixels. The camera is also able to take video shots and the video recording can be done in two modes. In the normal mode, the resolution of the video is 320 x 240 pixels and in the MMS mode, the resolution is 176 x 144 pixels. BlackBerry Curve 8520 comes with a media that can play different video files. Apart from playing the videos that are shot by using the camera of the smart phone, other formats of videos that the media player can play are DivX, WMV, MPEG4, and XviD.
BlackBerry Curve 8520 – Music
Like the video player, BlackBerry Curve 8520 also features an audio player. This media player can support audio files like AAC+, eAAC+, AAC-LC, AMR-NB, WMA9 (.wma/.asf), and WMA9 PRO/WMA 10. The device comes with Bluetooth® headset that gives good experience of listening to music without any wire connectivity.
BlackBerry Curve 8520 – Dedicated media Keys
There are media keys dedicated for multimedia and music. These dedicated keys are placed atop the device. These keys help the listeners to pause music, skip tracks, and repeat favorite tracks again and again. There is a mute button also that can be accessed easily for muting the phone calls.
BlackBerry Curve 8520 - Networks
The new BlackBerry Curve 8520 will be supporting the quad band networks of GSM and EDGE. The quad band GSM/GPRS networks are 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz and the quad band EDGE networks are 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz. 3G connectivity is not expected to feature in the BlackBerry Curve 8520.
BlackBerry Curve 8520 - Memory of BlackBerry Curve 8520
The smart phone BlackBerry Curve 8520 is loaded with built in memory of 256 megabytes. This memory option is expandable by using external memory card in the microSD™ (TransFlash) card slot. The memory can be expanded up to 16 Gigabytes. That much expansion is good because there are multimedia features like camera, video, music and also games.
BlackBerry Curve 8520 specification
- 2 Mega-pixel Camera with Flash, 5x Zoom, Viewfinder Display & Camera Settings
- Video Recorder
- Video Player Supports WMV, H264, H263 & MPEG4 Formats
- Screensavers & Wallpapers
- 2.6 inch TFT Display with 65k colours & 320 x 240 pixels
- Media player with Media Keys
- Polyphonic, MIDI & MP3 Ringtones
- SMS, MMS & Instant messaging
- Wireless Email with attachments
- Predictive text messaging
- Downloadable Games
- Personal organiser with Phonebook, calendar, Calculator, Alarm Clock, Sleep Mode & To Do List
- QWERTY Keyboard, Keyboard Backlight & Trackball
- Document viewer with Excel, Word, PDF & PowerPoint
- Keypad lock with security password protection
- BlackBerry Maps™
- 256 Megabytes of Flash memory with MicroSD™ memory card support
- Bluetooth®, WiFi® & USB Connectivity
- EDGE & GPRS Technology
- Quad band 1900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 900 GSM & 850 GSM Networks
- HTML Web browser
- Talk Time 4.5 hrs
- Standby Time 408 hrs
- Size 13.9 x 60 x 109mm
- Weight 106 grams
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