Phone comparison

 

BlackBerry Curve 8520

 
3.8/5

540 votes

 

 

 
GENERAL
Introduced
August 2009
 
Announced
July 2009
 
Network (2G)
GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / GSM 850
 
Network (3G)
 
 
Form factor
Block
 
Antenna type
Internal
 
SAR Value
1.220 W/Kg
 
HARDWARE SPECS
BlackBerry Curve 8520
Shared memory
256 MB
 
Extras
- Photocall
- microSD (TransFlash) up to 16GB
- CPU 512MHz processor
 
SIZE
BlackBerry Curve 8520
Weight
106.0 g (with battery)
 
Dimensions
109.0 x 60.0 x 13.9
 
DISPLAY
BlackBerry Curve 8520
Type
Graphical
 
Coloured
Yes, TFT, 65K colors
 
Size
2.64 inch
 
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels
 
Extras
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- Trackpad
- Wallpapers
 
RINGTONES
BlackBerry Curve 8520
Polyphonic ringtones
Yes
 
Ringtone profiles
Yes
 
Extras
- MP3 ringtones
- Dedicated music keys
 
NETWORKING
BlackBerry Curve 8520
GPRS
Yes, Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
 
EDGE
Yes, Class 10, 236.8 kbps
 
HSCSD
Yes
 
WLAN
Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
 
Bluetooth
Yes, 2.0 with A2DP
 
WAP
Yes
 
Browser
Yes, HTML
 
Email client
Yes
 
Extras
- BlackBerry OS
- Instant Messaging
- GPS with A-GPS support
- BlackBerry maps
 
CAMERA
BlackBerry Curve 8520
Type
Builtin
 
Extras
- 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, video (QVGA)
 
FEATURES
BlackBerry Curve 8520
Vibration
Yes
 
SMS
Send / Receive
 
MMS
Send / Receive
 
Java
 
 
Games
Yes, (changeable)
 
Clock
Yes
 
Alarm
Yes
 
Calculator
Yes
 
Calendar
Yes
 
To-do list
Yes
 
Voice dialing
Yes
 
Multiple numbers / contact
Yes
 
Handsfree
Yes
 
Extras
- MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player
- DivX/XviD/MPEG4/WMV player
- Organizer