Blackberry 8520 Curve White

This latest white edition Blackberry Curve 8520 is a variant of the standard model and gives the consumer another option of this engaging and useful mobile phone.One of the key benefits of the new Blackberry Curve White is its use of a full QWERTY keyboard. This element of the Blackberry 8520 is on the front face and is constantly visible and easy to use. Data entry in every way is much easier by having access to the QWERTY keypad. Additional means of navigation around the phones functions is by virtue of a touch sensitive optical keypad, which is responsive and simple to use.

At a glance

• BlackBerry
  Curve™ 8520 smartphone
  256 MB onboard memory
• WiFi
• 2.0MP
• Video

Size & Weight

Height	4.29 inches (109 mm)
Width	2.36 inches (60 mm)
Depth	0.55 inches (13.9 mm)
Weight	3.70 ounces (105 grams)

Available Colours

BlackBerry Curve 8520

• White
• Black

Display

• High-resolution 320x240 pixel colour display
• Light sensitive screen
• User-selectable font size

Battery & battery life

• • 1150 mAh removable/rechargeable lithium-ion battery
  • Talk time: Up to 4.5 hours (approx)
  • Standby time: Up to 17 days/408 hours (approx)

Memory

• • 256 MB onboard memory
  • Expandable memory with support for microSD cards

Ringtones & notifications

• Polyphonic/MIDI ringtones
• MP3 ringtones
• Vibrate mode
• LED indicator

Typing & navigation

• 35-key backlit QWERTY keyboard
• Optical trackpad located on the front face
• ESC key to the right of trackpad
• ESC key to the right of trackpad
• Menu key to the left of trackpad
• Dedicated keys: Send/Power, End, Mute, VAD (User customizable), Camera (User customizable), 2 x volume/zoom
• Media keys: Forward, Back, Play

Modem

• RIM® wireless modem
• Tethered modem capability

Camera & video recording

• 2.0 MP camera
• 5X digital zoom
• Fixed focus
• Video recording

Media Player

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

Wi-Fi

All BlackBerry Curve 8500 Series smartphones

• 802.11 b/g
• WPA / WPA2 Personal and Enterprise
• Cisco CCX certified
• Wi-Fi® access to BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
• Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry® Internet Bundle
• Support for UMA (carrier-dependent)

Network Information

• CDMA Dual-band: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS networks
• CDMA Dual-mode: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz EDGE networks

Audio & voice

• 3.5 mm stereo headset jack
• Built-in speakerphone

BlackBerry Curve 8520

• Bluetooth® v2.0

• Headset profile (HSP)
• Handset profile (HFP)
• Address book integration using AT commands and using OBEX (Object Push)
• Phone book access profile (PBAP)
• Serial port profile (SPP)
• Secure simple pairing (SSP)
• Stereo audio (A2DP / AVRCP)
• Dial-up networking (DUN)

Security

• Password protection with keyboard lock
• Sleep mode
• AES or Triple DES encryption with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
• Optional support for S/MIME
• FIPS validation