PHONE ARENA

A Blackberry Curve 8520 (The 8530 is similar in outward appearance)
Manufacturer	Research In Motion
Carrier	Boost Mobile, Koodo Mobile
Available	2009
Screen	320x240 pixels (0.077 Megapixels), 65,536 Color TFT LCD
Camera	2.0 Megapixels
Operating system	8520: BlackBerry OS 4.6 (updatable to 5.0) 8530: BlackBerry OS 5.0
Input	Trackpad, Dedicated buttons, Media buttons, QWERTY keypad
Default ringtone	MP3, MIDI
Memory	256MB Flash memory
Memory card	MicroSD card
Networks	8520: Quad-band (850/900/1800/1900MHz) GSM/GPRS/EDGE/WiFi 8530: 3G, Dual-band 800/1900 MHz CDMA, CDMA 2000 1xRTT with EV-DO, WiFi b/g
Connectivity	8520: Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi b/g 8530: Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi b/g
Battery	1150mAh rechargeable LiON
Physical size	4.29in.x2.36in.x0.55in. (109mmx60xmm13.9mm)
Weight	3.70 oz. (105g)
Form factor	Bar Smartphone
Series	BlackBerry
Other	GPS-capable (8530 only)
Hearing aid compatibility	M4/T4 (8530 only)

The BlackBerry Curve 8500 is a series of BlackBerry smartphones developed by Research In Motion. Announced in July 2009 and released the following August, the 8500s continued the "consumer-oriented" philosophy of the BlackBerry Pearl and 8300 series, including multimedia features and a 2 megapixel built-in camera.

BlackBerry Curve 8520

This was the first BlackBerry device to have a track pad. Also known as the Blackberry Gemini, it also operates on EDGE/GSM networks, wireless internet capability, Bluetooth 2.0 and built-in WiFi. The specifications of this handset are:
GENERAL 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Announced:      2009, July
               Status:         Available. Released 2009, August

SIZE Dimensions: 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm

Weight:         106 g

DISPLAY Type: TFT, 65K colors

Size: 320 x 240 pixels, 2.46 inches
         - Full QWERTY keyboard
               - Touch-sensitive optical trackpad

SOUND Alert types: Vibration; Polyphonic(32), MP3 ringtones

Speakerphone: Yes
         - Dedicated music keys
               - 3.5 mm audio jack

MEMORY Phonebook: Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall

Call records: Yes
               Internal: 256 MB
               Card slot: microSD, up to 32GB

DATA GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps

EDGE: Class 10, 236.8 kbps
               3G: No
               WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
               Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
               Infrared port: No
               USB: Yes, microUSB

CAMERA Primary 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels

Video: Yes, QVGA
               Secondary: No

FEATURES OS: BlackBerry OS

CPU: 512MHz processor
               Messaging: SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
               Browser: HTML
               Radio: No
               Games: Yes + downloadable
               Colors: Black
               GPS: No
               Java: Yes
         - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
               - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
               - Organizer
               - Voice memo/dial
               - T9

BATTERY Standard battery, Li-Ion 1150 mAh

Stand-by: Up to 408 h
               Talk time: Up to 4 h 30 min

MISC SAR US: 1.22 W/kg (head) 0.83 W/kg (body)

SAR EU:  1.02 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)    UND

BlackBerry Curve 8530

The BlackBerry Curve 8530 has the same features as 8520 but instead of EDGE/GSM networks it supports CDMA2000 1X with EV-DO, built-in GPS capabilities, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1. The 8530 is available in six different colors including purple, black, and red