BlackBerry® Curve 8520 smartphone

Overview

Get more out of life with fun and helpful features on BlackBerry® smartphones.

Warid brings you the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone.The enhanced functionality of Curve™ 8520 combined with sleek and refined design makes this device highly user-friendly. The amazing features of the Curve™ 8520 allow its users to balance their work and life in an entirely new way!

Step up to BlackBerry® Curve™ smartphone and discover just how much more you can do.

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Features Available

Dedicated Media Keys

Control music and multimedia with dedicated media keys found atop the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone. You can mute phone calls with the easy-access mute button.
Dedicated Media Keys

Control music and multimedia with dedicated media keys found atop the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone. You can mute phone calls with the easy-access mute button.
Slim, Simplified Design

The BlackBerry Curve™ 8520 smartphone 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.
Connect With BlackBerry App World

Discover a world of possibilities and apps for the BlackBerry Curve™ 8520 smartphone at BlackBerry App World™.

Easy Media Sharing

Take photos or videos and upload them to photo sharing apps like Flickr™ or social networking sites like Facebook® and MySpace® . Send them to friends with MMS, BlackBerry® Messenger or other instant messaging apps.
Out Of The Box Mac Compatibility

With the upcoming release of BlackBerry® Desktop Software for Mac you will be able to sync contacts, calendars, and notes with applications you use most. Use BlackBerry Desktop Software to enjoy a Mac experience on your BlackBerry smartphone.

Specifications

Features Available

  • 2.0MP Digital Camera

  • Video Camera Capabilities

  • Supports BlackBerry App World™

  • 256MB Flash Memory

  • Wi-Fi® enabled

  • Bluetooth® enabled

  • Multimedia Player

  • Wireless Email

  • Organizer

  • Browser

  • Phone

  • SMS/MMS

Size & Weight

  • Length: 4.29 inches (109 mm)

  • Width: 2.36 inches (60 mm)

  • Depth: 0.54 inches (13.9 mm)

  • Weight: 3.73 ounces (106 grams)

Wi-Fi


  • 802.11b/g enabled

  • Wi-Fi Alliance Certifications: WPA/WPA2 Personal and Enterprise, WMM

  • WMM Power Save planned

  • Cisco CCX Certification planned

  • Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry® Enterprise Server

  • Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry® Internet Service

  • Direct IP web browsing over Wi-Fi

Data Input / Navigation

  • 35 key backlit QWERTY keyboard

  • Dedicated Keys: Send, End, VAD/PTT (User customizable), Camera (User customizable), 2 x volume

  • Dedicated Keys: Send, End, VAD/PTT (User customizable), Camera (User customizable), 2 x volume

  • Trackpad - Located on the front face of device, ESC key to the right, Menu to the left.

  • Intuitive icons and menus

Ringtones & Notification

  • Video format support: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV3

  • Audio format support: AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, WMA9 (.wma/.asf), WMA9 PRO/WMA 10, AAC-LC

  • Picture Format Support: bmp, jpg, png, tif, wbmp

Display

  • Clear, high-resolution display

  • Transmisive TFT MCD

  • 320x240 pixel screen

  • Displays over 65,000 colors

  • 2.46" (diagonally measured)

Media Player

  • Supported audio formats: MP3, MIDI, AMR-NB, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA

  • Supported video formats: MPEG4 Part 2 Simple Profile, H.263, WMV

Battery

  • Battery: 1150 mAHr removable/rechargeable cryptographic Lithium cell

  • Talk Time: 4.5 hours

  • Standby Time: 17 days

Smartphone Security

  • Password protection

  • Keyboard lock

  • Sleep mode

Camera & Video Recording

  • 2.0 MP camera

  • 5X digital zoom

  • Video Camera Recording: Normal Mode (320x240 pixel),MMS Mode (176x144 pixel)

 

Bluetooth

  • Bluetooth® v2.0 + EDR

  • Headset (HSP), 3.5mm Headset Capable

  • Handsfree (HSF)

  • Serial Port Profile

  • SIM Access Profile

  • Dial Up Networking (DUN)

  • Stereo Profile (A2DP)

  • A/V Remote Control Target (AVRCP)

Network

  • uad-Band: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz GSM/GPRS networks

  • Quad-Band: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz EDGE networks

Media Player

  • Video format support: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV3

  • Audio format support: AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, WMA9 (.wma/.asf), WMA9 PRO/WMA 10, AAC-LC

  • Picture Format Support: bmp, jpg, png, tif, wbmp

Specifications
 

Vivid touch display

  • High resolution colour TFT display

  • 480 x 360 pixels, 246 PPI

  • 16 million colours supported (24-bit)

  • 2.45" (measured diagonally)

    Powerful engine

  • Processor: Marvell Tavor MG1 1 GHz

    Type and navigate with ease

  • Capacitive touch screen

  • Optical trackpad

  • ESC key to the right of the trackpad

  • Menu key to the left of trackpad

  • 35-key backlit QWERTY keyboard

  • Dedicated keys: Send, End (Power), Mute, Lock, Camera (user customisable), 2x Volume/Zoom

Make instant connections

  • Near Field Communication:


Operating modes: reader/writer, card emulation
 

Boldly go anywhere
  • Wi-Fi: 2.4 GHz b/g/n | 5GHz a/n
 

Find your way
  • Integrated GPS with A-GPS
  • Includes BlackBerry® Maps
 

Fully charged
  • Battery: JM-1 removable/rechargeable lithium-ion
  • Talk Time: Up to 5.2 hours (GSM®), up to 5.3 hours (UMTS®)
  • GSM Standby Time: Up to 18 days (GSM®), up to 17 days (UMTS®)
  • Music playback time: Up to 33 hours
  • Video playback time: Up to 6.3 hours