Blackberry Curve 8520 Smartphone

September 13th, 2009 posted by Philippines Review

Here is a quick look at the new Blackberry Curve 8520 Smartphone for those who want to buy this cute gadget phone. This short review hope to make it easier for you to decide so you won’t have a hard time knowing what you need from specs to features.

As of May 1, 2009, the Blackberry Curbe 8520 is not yet available in the market. Just a lot of buzz that tech geeks have been circulating from the edge original series which is the 8325. Well as of today, this geeky stuff is already available in town and launched. See features below for more tips on what’s there to look in to.

Blackberry Curve 8520 Features

* Email and Text – voice notes, attachments, multiple e-mail accounts available
* Instant Messaging – choose how you stay in touch with friends using either Windows Live, Google Talk, Yahoo Messenger, icq and AIM
* Phone – polyphonic and MP3 ringtones, bluetooth, speaker phone, voice-activated dialing and more.
* Social Networking – Facebook, Flickr and Myspace networking.
* Browser – Web search and internet using search engines Google and Yahoo, bookmarks, maps directions and more.
* GPS – Global Positioning System using maps to know where you are where you can go using directions provided when you type in the address of a place you want to go.
* Organizer – calendar, task to do, memo, calculator and addressbook in one.
* BlackBerry Maps – viewing of actual virtual map for direction.
* Camera and Video – self portrait mirror, built -in flash, digital zoom and 1.3MP or 2.0MP camera
* Media Player – digital wireless bluetooth, watch videos and listen to digital music.
* BlackBerry Media Sync – accommodates Windows Media music files and iTunes and more.
* BlackBerry Wallet – browse, shot and buy securely.
* BlackBerry AppWorld – play games, track market, weather, online applications like facebook, delicious, digg, reddit, stumbleupon, technorati, yahoo buzz and more.
* Ticketmaster – buy tickets, search for seats and enjoy the show with no huss no fuss search system.

Specifications

- 4.29 inches (109 mm), Width: 2.36 inches (60 mm), Depth: 0.54 inches (13.9 mm), Weight: 3.73 ounces (106 grams)
- 2.0MP Digital Camera
- Video Camera Capabilities
- Supports BlackBerry App World
- 256MB Flash Memory
- Wi-Fi enabled
- Bluetooth enabled
- Multimedia Player
- Talk Time: 4.5 hours
- 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
- Tone, vibrate, on-screen or LED indicator
- User configurable notification options
-32 Polyphonic Ringtones – MIDI, MP3
- 2.0 MP camera
- 5X digital zoom
- Video Camera Recording