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The BlackBerry Curve 8520 surely is one of consumer’s favorite RIM cell phone. In fact, this particular smartphone has a very sleek design, which I think is far superior when compared to other RIM cell phone in the market. Nevertheless, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is easier on your wallet, and I’m pretty sure that you’ll find the phone to be sold rather affordably in the market. Generally, you can find the BlackBerry Curve 8520 sold at a price which is similar to the Nokia E71. Here are the detailed specifications for the BlackBerry Curve 8520 RIM cell phone: General: 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 Announced: 2009, July Available: Released 2009, August Size Dimensions: 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm Weight: 106 g Display Type: TFT, 65K colors Size: 320 x 240 pixels, 2.46 inches, Full QWERTY keyboard, Touch-sensitive optical trackpad Sound Alert types: Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones Speakerphone: Yes, Dedicated music keys, 3.5 mm audio jack Memory Phonebook: Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall, Call records Internal: 256 MB Card slot: microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory Data: GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps, EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Infrared port: No USB: Yes, microUSB Camera: 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels Video: Yes, QVGA Operating System: BlackBerry OS CPU: 512MHz processor Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email, IM Browser: HTML Games: Yes + downloadable Java: Yes Others: MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player, MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player, Organizer, Voice memo/dial Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion 1150 mAh Stand-by: Up to 408 h Talk time: Up to 4 h 30 min Of course, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is one of the most light-weight phones in the market, weighing in at only 106 grams. That’s far lighter when compared to the BlackBerry Bold and Palm Pre. And as for the construction of the phone, this phone uses plastic materials for the shell of the body, which I think is pretty normal, since most phones are constructed using plastic anyways. On the other hand, I find the display for the BlackBerry Curve 8520 to be rather ancient, as the phone comes with a 65K color QVGA display only. Also, the screen size is perhaps too small to be comfortable for your eyes, whereby it only measures 2.46 inch diagonally – you’ll have to compromise on this, since the phone comes with a full QWERTY keyboard at the bottom right? Shockingly, I found out that the keyboard uses lower quality plastic material to construct, and with such quality, I believe that you might run into problems after prolonged usages – that’s what you get for the price that you are paying. However, I do like the microUSB connectivity on the phone, as well as the standard 3.5mm audio jack. Also, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 comes with a standard 1150 mAh Li-Ion battery and a 2 megapixel camera. I’m thinking that this might be a very good budget phone, don’t you think so?  |
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