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BLACKBERRY 8520 | BlackBerry Curve 8520

SKU BB-8520

BlackBerry® Curve™ 8500 Series smartphones neatly fit in your hand. Comfortably send messages with the full QWERTY keyboard. The bright 320x240 pixel screen displays over 65,000 colors, and delivers a great viewing experience.

Access what's important with trackpad navigation. Like a laptop, the trackpad lets you scroll through websites, menus and icons by gliding your finger over it. Press and click to select an item and navigate where you want to go.

Enjoy a Mac experience on your BlackBerry Curve 8500 Series smartphone. BlackBerry® Desktop Software for Mac allows you to sync contacts, calendars and notes with the applications you use most.

Take photos, record videos^2,3,4 and send to social networking sites or friends via email or IM apps. Control music and multimedia playback with dedicated media keys found atop BlackBerry Curve 8500 Series smartphones.

Know where you stand – and where you’re going. GPS on your BlackBerry® Curve™ 8530 smartphone works with BlackBerry® Maps. Pinpoint your location and get turn-by-turn directions to your destination.¹

Available Features

2.0MP Digital Camera
Video Camera Capabilities
Supports BlackBerry App World™
256MB Flash Memory
Wi-Fi® enabled
BlackBerry® Maps
Built-in GPS capabilities*
3G network access*
Bluetooth® enabled
Multimedia Player
Wireless Email
Organizer
Browser
Phone
SMS/MMS

Size and Weight

BlackBerry Curve 8530: height, width, and depth

Height:
4.29 inches (109 mm)

Width:
2.36 inches (60 mm)

Depth:
0.55 inches (13.9 mm)

Weight:
3.70 oz (105 g)

Display

Clear, high-resolution display
Transmissive TFT LCD
320x240 pixel screen
Displays over 65,000 colors

Camera & Video Recording

2.0 MP camera
Fixed Focus
No Flash
5X digital zoom
Video Camera Recording:
Normal Mode (320x240 pixel), MMS Mode (176x144 pixel)

Battery & Battery Life

BlackBerry Curve 8520:

Battery: 1150 mAh removable/rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Talk Time: 4.5 hours (approx)
Standby Time: 17 days/408 hours (approx)

BlackBerry Curve 8530:

Battery: 1150 mAh removable/rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Talk Time: 4.5 hours (approx)
Standby Time: 10.5 days/252 hours (approx)

BlackBerry Maps and GPS

Includes BlackBerry Maps
Assisted, autonomous and simultaneous GPS enabled (BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone only)
e911 capabilities (BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone only)

Data Input & Navigation

35 key backlit QWERTY keyboard
Dedicated Keys: Send/Power, End, Mute, VAD (User customizable), Camera (User customizable), 2 x volume/Zoom
Media Keys: Forward, Back, Play
Trackpad - Located on the front face of device, ESC key to the right, Menu to the left.

Media Player

Video format support: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV9
Audio format support: MP3, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCELP EVRC, AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA9, Windows Media 10 Standard/Professional

Ringtones & Notifications

Tone, vibrate, on-screen or LED indicator
Notification options are user configurable
32 Polyphonic Ringtones - MIDI, MP3

Bluetooth

BlackBerry Curve 8520: Bluetooth® v2.0
BlackBerry Curve 8530: Bluetooth® v2.1
Headset Profile (HSP), Handset Profile (HFP)
Address Book Integration using AT commands and using OBEX (Object Push)
Phone Book Access Profile (PBAP), Dial-Up Networking (DUN)
Bluetooth Stereo (A2DP / AVRCP), Serial Port Profile (SPP)
Secure Simple Pairing (SSP)

Security

Password protection
Keyboard lock
Sleep mode

Wi-Fi

802.11b/g enabled
Wi-Fi Alliance Certifications: WPA/WPA2 Personal and Enterprise, WMM, WMM Power Save, Wi-Fi Protected Setup
Cisco CCX certification
Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry® Internet Server
Direct IP web browsing over Wi-Fi
Support for UMA

Wireless Networks