RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
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- Posted: 18 Mar 2009
- Market Status: Released
- Release date: 03 Aug 2009
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- US carrier availability: T-Mobile - Available (Since 05 Aug 2009) AT&T - Discontinued
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BlackBerry Curve 8520 is somewhere in the BlackBerry lineup between the Curve 8300 and the Curve 8900. The handset is equipped with a 2MP camera, Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi and a QWERTY keyboard.
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RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 specifications
also known as RIM BlackBerry Gemini
Pros
No prosCons
- Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (152 ppi)
- Slow processor (512 MHz)
- Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
- Too little RAM memory (128 MB RAM)
- Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
- The camera lacks autofocus
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
Design
- Device type:
- Smart phone
- OS:
- BlackBerry OS
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
- Dimensions:
- 4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 (109 x 60 x 13.9 mm)
- Weight:
- 3.74 oz (106 g)
the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)
- 3.74 oz (106 g)
Display
- Physical size:
- 2.64 inches
- Resolution:
- 320 x 240 pixels
- Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 152 ppi
- Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- TFT
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 65 536
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 4.50 hours
the average is 8 h (497 min)
- 4.50 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 17.0 days (408 hours)
the average is 21 days (496 h)
- 17.0 days (408 hours)
- Capacity:
- 1150 mAh
Hardware
- Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Single core, 512 MHz
- System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- 128 MB RAM / 256 MB ROM
- Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
- microSD, microSDHC
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
- 2 megapixels
- Features:
- Digital zoom
- Camcorder:
- Yes
Internet browsing
- Browser:
- BlackBerry Browser, RSS
Technology
- GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- EDGE
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Notes
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
- E-mail:
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, Blackberry Connect
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
- 2.0
- Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- 802.11 b, g
- USB:
- Yes
- Connector:
- microUSB
- UMA, Computer sync
Other features
- Notifications:
- Service lights, Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
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