BlackBerry Curve 8520
Network
Technology
GSM
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS
Class 10
EDGE
Class 10
Launch
Announced
2009, July. Released 2009, August
Status
Discontinued
Body
Dimensions
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz)
Keyboard
QWERTY
SIM
Mini-SIM
Optical trackpad
Display
Type
TFT, 65K colors
Size
2.46 inches, 18.7 cm2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)
Platform
OS
BlackBerry OS 5.0
CPU
512 MHz
Memory
Card slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
256MB
Main Camera
Single
2 MP
Video
320p
Selfie camera
No
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
Dedicated music keys
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth
2.0, A2DP
Positioning
No
Radio
No
USB
microUSB
Features
Sensors
Browser
HTML
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type
Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Stand-by
Up to 408 h
Talk time
Up to 4 h 30 min
Misc
Colors
Black
SAR
1.22 W/kg (head) 0.83 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
1.02 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Price
About 70 EUR
Tests
Loudspeaker
Voice 69dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality
Noise -87.2dB / Crosstalk -86.6dB