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Blackberry Curve 8520 vs Blackberry Curve 8500

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Summary
Performance

128 MB RAM

N/A

Display

2.4" (6.1 cm)

240x320 px

2.4" (6.1 cm)

320x240 px, 167 PPI

Rear Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1150 mAh

4.5 h talktime (2G)

1150 mAh

4.5 talktime (2G)

Storage

256 MB

32 GB (Expandable)

256 MB

16 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

N/A

Expert Rating
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Blackberry Curve 8500 is permanently discontinued.
General
Launch Date

August 3, 2009 (Official)

Operating System

Blackberry v5.0.x

Blackberry

Performance
CPU

512 MHz

RAM

128 MB

Display
Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %

Display Colour

65K

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 109 mm
Width: 60 mm
Thickness: 13.90 mm

Height: 109 mm
Width: 60 mm
Thickness: 13.90 mm

Weight

106 grams

106 grams

Colours

Black

Black

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

2 MP Primary Camera

2 MP Primary Camera

Flash

Image Resolution

1600 x 1200 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

320x240 fps

Front Camera
Battery
Capacity

1150 mAh

1150 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4.5 Hours(2G)

Up to 4.5(2G)

Standby time

Up to 408 Hours(2G)

Up to 408(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

256 MB

256 MB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 16 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Class 10, 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 10, 236.8 kbps

GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

, Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)

Bluetooth

, v2

, v2

GPS

with A-GPS

USB Connectivity

microUSB

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Video Player

, Video Formats: H.263, H.264, MPEG4, WMV

, Video Formats: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV

Ring Tone

Music ringtones, Vibration

Music

, Music Formats: MP3

, Music Formats: , Music Formats : MP3, AMR-NB & WB, AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA9 with 3.5mm Audio Jack

Sensors
Java

Browser

, HTML

Phone Book

, Limited

SMS

, Threaded View

MMS

Email

, Wireless Email

Instant Messaging

Other Facilities

Calculator, World clock, Calendar, Alarm

Alarm, Clock, Calculator, Calender, Organizer, Supports Black Berry App World