BlackBerry Curve 8520
BlackBerry Curve 8520 Price :
$161
BlackBerry Curve 8520 BlackBerry smartphone – T-Mobile – GSM, The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smart phone neatly fits in your hand. A full QWERTY keyboard makes typing and sending messages easy, and comfortable. The bright screen displays over 65,000 colors, providing a great viewing experience. Take photos or videos and upload them to photo sharing apps like Flickr Uploader, social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. Send them to friends with MMS, messages, BlackBerry messenger or other instant Blackberry curve 8529 Review
The BlackBerry Curve 8520 is RIM’s latest consumer smartphone.RIM (BlackBerry) is continuing its push into the consumer smartphone space with the launch of a BlackBerry Curve model that will cost markedly less on a monthly contract that previous models and that will also be available on a pay as you go basis.The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 will cost from £25 a month on an Orange or T-Mobile contract or can be bought outright for £199.95. All the UK mobile phone operators are expected to offer the handset, while Carphone Warehouse will also carry it. The Curve 8520 will be available in the UK from 11 August.BlackBerry has refined the design of its Curve consumer smartphone line, shrinking the handset’s overall dimensions and replacing the famous glowing orb navigation device with a touchpad that makes it very fast to access onscreen items.The front of the phone is dominated by a 2.5in QVGA screen which is brighter than an Apple iPhone 3GS’s and that fades after a few seconds to preserve battery life. The result is a handset that looks smart and stylish and that’s comfortable to hold.
Like the BlackBerry Curve 8900, the Curve 8520 measures 4.3 x 2.4 x 0.5 inches, but at 3.8 ounces it’s a bit lighter than the 8900 (3.9 ounces). The 8520 is almost a full ounce lighter than the BlackBerry Tour on Sprint and Verizon, and that’s because our glossy black version of the 8520 (also available in Frost blue) lacks the metal accents or back plating of premium BlackBerrys; instead, the entire façade and back plate is plastic. The 8520 feels cheaper than the 8900 and Tour, but it doesn’t feel chintzy.
On the top of the Curve 8520 are rubber media key controls for pausing/playing music as well as a button to silence the phone. That rubber extends down the sides of the phone and around to the camera on the back, which allows for a good in-hand grip. Volume controls and a camera quick-launch button are on the right of the phone, while a button that defaults to the voice-dialing feature is on the left side of the phone. Just above is a microUSB charging port and a 3.5mm headphone jack. On the back of the unit, the Curve 8520 has a 2-megapixel camera; the 8900, Storm, and Tour all have 3.2-MP cameras.
Up front is a 2.5-inch display with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. Pricier BlackBerrys have higher-res screens (480 x 360). This difference is especially noticeable when browsing the Web (see below), but the LCD on the 8520 is fine for e-mail, viewing pictures, using apps, and most other tasks.
BlackBerry Curve 8520 with New Trackpad
On the Curve 8520, RIM has replaced its trusty trackball with a new optical trackpad. This design change not only streamlines and modernizes the design, it eliminates the threat of lint and dust. You interact with it much like you would a laptop’s touchpad; simply slide your finger around the pad to move the on-screen cursor in the right direction. We found it to be more responsive and easier to use than the trackpad on the Samsung Omnia. Just like with the trackball, when you’re ready to make a selection, you simply press the pad. If you find the default settings make navigating sluggish or too fast for your tastes, you can customize the trackpad’s sensitivity inside the settings. | Blackberry curve 8520 review.