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BlackBerry Curve 8520

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Network
Technology GSM GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100
  CDMA/EVDO Rev A 800/1900
Speed HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2009, July. Released 2009, August 2010, April. Released 2010, July
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in) 112 x 62 x 14 mm (4.41 x 2.44 x 0.55 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 136 g (4.80 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Optical trackpad Optical trackpad
Display
Type TFT, 65K colors TFT, 65K colors
Size 2.46 inches, 18.7 cm2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio) 2.44 inches, 18.4 cm2 (~26.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density) 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~246 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS 5.0 BlackBerry OS
CPU 512 MHz
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Internal 256MB 512MB
Main Camera
Modules 2 MP 3.15 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 320p Yes
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 Dedicated music keys
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP 2.1, A2DP
Positioning No GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB microUSB microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors
 MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
BlackBerry maps
Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player
MP4/H.263/WMV player
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 408 h Up to 312 h
Talk time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 5 h
Music play Up to 18 h
Misc
Colors Black Black
SAR 1.22 W/kg (head)     0.83 W/kg (body)     1.35 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.02 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)     1.68 W/kg (head)     0.27 W/kg (body)    
Price About 70 EUR About 60 EUR
Tests
Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -87.2dB / Crosstalk -86.6dB

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