Blackberry curve 8520

Device which looks compact, professional and bundled with useful features.

Specification:

GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 Announced 2009, July

SIZE Dimensions 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm Weight 105 g

DISPLAY Type TFT, 65,000 colors Size 320 x 240 pixels, 2.46 inches - Full QWERTY keyboard - Touch-sensitive optical trackpad

SOUND Alert types Vibration; Polyphonic(32), MP3 ringtones Loudspeaker Yes - Dedicated music keys

MEMORY Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Call records Yes Internal 256 MB Card slot microSD, up to 32GB,

DATA GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps 3G No WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Infrared port No USB Yes, microUSB

CAMERA Primary 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels Video Yes, QVGA Secondary No

FEATURES OS BlackBerry OS 5.0 CPU 512MHz processor Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM Browser HTML Radio No Games Yes + downloadable Colors Black GPS No Java Yes - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - Organizer - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input

BATTERY Standard battery, Li-Ion 1150 mAh Stand-by Up to 408 h Talk time Up to 4 h 30 min

Pros and Cons of this mini curve 8520

Pros:

1. Very light weight when compared to other heavy nokia smartphones.
2. Qwerty kb makes you type more.
3. Optical trackpad helps to scroll faster.
4. Wi-fi feature is a plus.
5. Push email rocks.
6. Bundle of shortcut keys to enable app.
7. Its not pricey.

Cons:

1. Battery life sucks. Have to recharge everyday.
2. No 3G support.
3. Camera doesn't come with flash.
4. Blackberry Internet service has to be enabled for using application from App world.

Cost of this mobile in E-Zone Bangalore : Rs 10k (with discount)