BlackBerry Curve 8520 releases August 5th
by The PocketBerry Team
27 July 2009
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It is confirmed that the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is releasing August 5th as we had heard before. All the leaked images we receiving the past including the dedicated media keys and sensor pad were all true as that is what RIM says it has to offer in this device. For all those who were concerned, the device does indeed come with WiFi, so it is not as basic as you thought it would be. The all new media hot keys up top make this device a very multimedia friendly device, drawing you away from the whole corporate BlackBerry every assumes. This is the beginning of a new generation of BlackBerry devices.
Available Features
- 2.0MP Digital Camera
- Video Camera Capabilities
- Supports BlackBerry App World™
- 256MB Flash Memory
- Wi-Fi® enabled
- Bluetooth® enabled
- Multimedia Player
- Wireless Email
- Organizer
- Browser
- Phone
- SMS/MMS
Battery & Battery Life
- Battery: 1150 mAHr removable/rechargeable cryptographic Lithium cell
- Talk Time: 4.5 hours
- Standby Time: 17 days
Display
- Clear, high-resolution display
- Transmisive TFT MCD
- 320×240 pixel screen
- Displays over 65,000 colors
- 2.64″ (diagonally measured)
Camera & Video Recording
- 2.0 MP camera
- 5X digital zoom
- Video Camera Recording:
Normal Mode (320×240 pixel),MMS Mode (176×144 pixel)
Data Input & Navigation
- 35 key backlit QWERTY keyboard
- Dedicated Keys: Send, End, VAD/PTT (User customizable), Camera (User customizable), 2 x volume
- Media Keys: Play/Pause/Mute, Back, Forward
- Trackpad – Located on the front face of device, ESC key to the right, Menu to the left.
- Intuitive icons and menus
Media Player
- 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
Wi-Fi
- 802.11b/g enabled
- Wi-Fi Alliance Certifications: WPA/WPA2 Personal and Enterprise, WMM
- WMM Power Save planned
- Cisco CCX Certification planned
- Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
- Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry® Internet Service
- Direct IP web browsing over Wi-Fi
- Support for UMA/GMA
UPDATE: Pricing for BlackBerry Curve 8520 confirmed to be $50 at WalmartCheck out more specs over at BlackBerry.
-by Mac Jadalhack
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