BlackBerry Curve 8520 Specifications And Price Review

Following up on our Hands-On Review of the BlackBerry Curve 8520, below you'll find a detailed breakdown of the device's features and specifications. We nailed most of it in the review, but now we have further clarification on a few outsanding items. In regards to the new form of navigation input replacing the trackball, this document refers to it as a trackpad, which makes sense - longtime BlackBerry users will have progressed from trackwheel to trackball to trackpad. The Curve 8520 will also support UMA, which is great news for those on carriers who will likely support it (T-Mobile, Rogers...).

The baseline device software is slated as version 4.6.1, which also makes sense. While at WES, we've now heard in various presentations that 5.0 software will be rolled out in the fall / August. This means that devices launching in the nearer future (9630? 8520?) will likely launch with non-5.0 software and then get the upgrade at the same time as the Bold, Curve 8900, Storm, etc.. The one key spec we're still in the dark on (missing from the list) is processor. Read on for more!

BlackBerry Curve 8520 Features and Specifications
Size (LxWxD)	109mm x 60 mm x 13.90 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.54 inches)
Weight (including battery)	106 grams (including battery)
Memory	256MB Flash Memory
Expandable Memory	Hot swappable Micro SD (located behind battery-cover). SDHC supported.
Display	High resolution 320x240 pixel color display Transmissive TFT LCD Supports over 65,536 colours 2.46" (diagonally measured)
Camera	2 MP camera with Fixed focus, no Flash, 5x digital zoom
Video Camera Format	Normal Mode: 320 x 240 pixel; MMS Mode: 176 x 144 pixel
Keyboard	35 key backlit QWERTY keyboard
Dedicated Keys	Send, End, VAD/PTT (User customizable), Camera (User customizable), 2 x Volume Media Keys: 1. Play / Pause/ Mute 2. Back 3. Forward Device lock: Long press of A* key with lock icon
Navigation	Trackpad - Located on front face of device, ESC Key to the right and Menu to the left of the trackpad
User Interface	Intuitive icons and menus
Notification	Tone, vibrate, on-screen and LED indicator; notification options are user configurable
Ringtones	32 Polyphonic - MIDI, MP3, SP-MIDI, WAV
Voice Input / Output	Integrated speaker and microphone, Hands-free headset capable, Bluetooth headset capable, Integrated Hands-Free Speakerphone
GPS	Not supported
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 Server Direct IP web browsing over Wi-Fi Support for UMA/GMA
Bluetooth	Bluetooth v2.0 + EDR 1) Headset (HSP) 2) Hands free (HSF) 3) Service Discovery Application Profile (SDAP) 4) Serial Port Profile 5) SIM Access Profile 6) Dial Up Networking (DUN) 7) Audio Source (A2DP) 8) A/V Remote Control Target (AVRCP) 9) Object Push Profile (OPP)
Media Player	BlackBerry Media Player Video format support: DivX , DivX 5/6, XviD, MPEG4 Part 2 Simple Profile, H.263, H.264, WMV3 Audio format support: .3gp, MP3, MIDI, AMR-NB, Professional AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA9 (.wma/.asf), WMA9 PRO / WMA10,
Ports	Micro USB port allows charging and data synchronization of the device with a USB "A" to micro-USB "B" cable
Power Adapter	+5V DC / 500 mA AC power adapter, with interchangeable location specific plugs
Charging Contacts	Charging through Micro USB port. No charging contacts
Battery	1150 mAhr removable/rechargeable cryptographic Lithium cell
Battery Life	Target: 4Hours Talk and 17 days Stand by Actual measured figures will be updated on design and test completion
SIM Interface	Supports 1.8V & 3V SIMs
Keyboard Security	Password protection, keyboard , and sleep mode
Multi-Slot Class	GPRS Class 10 (Max 5 slots in total, or a combination of 4 down 2 up to a max of 5 slots at any one time.) EGPRS Class 10 (Max 5 slots in total, or a combination of 4 down 2 up to a max of 5 slots at any one time.)
Network	Quad-Band: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz GSM/GPRS networks Quad-Band: 850/ 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz EDGE networks
Radio Specs	Quad-band support: GSM 850; GSM 900; DCS 1800; PCS 1900 Power class: 850 - Power Class 4; 850 - Power Class E2; 900(GSM) - Power Class 4; 900 - Power Class E2; 1800(DCS) - Power Class 1; 1800 - Power Class E2; 1900(PCS) - Power Class 1; 1900 - Power Class E2 Transmitting frequency: GSM 824-849 MHz; GSM 880-915 MHz; DCS 1710-1785 MHz; PCS 1850-1910 MHz Receiving frequency: GSM 869-894 MHz; GSM 925-960 MHz; DCS 1805-1880 MHz; PCS 1930-1990 MHz Bluetooth Radio Specifications Single band support: ISM 2.4 GHz Power Class: Bluetooth Class 2 Transmitting and receiving frequency: 2402 to 2480 MHz
AMR	AMR/Narrowband Half Rate (speech mode version 3), all 6 AHR rates AMR/Narrowband Full Rate (speech mode version 3), all 8 AFR rates
Recommended Temperature Parameters	Handheld - Operating: 0 to 50°C / 32 to 122°F Handheld - Storage: 10 to 30°C / 50 to 86°F, with battery Travel charger - Operating: 0 to 45°C / 32 to 113°F
Baseline Software Support	GPRSOS Platform 4.2.0 BlackBerry 4.6.1 Applications

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