Gsmarena have posted their review of the Blackberry Curve 8520. Here are the phone’s key features, main disadvantages and final impression.

Key features:
•2.46″ 65K-color TFT landscape display of QVGA resolution
•Comfortable four-row full QWERTY keyboard
•Quad-band GSM support, Wi-Fi connectivity
•2 megapixel camera with fixed focus
•512MHz CPU
•BlackBerry OS v4.6 with responsive trackpad navigation
•Hot-swappable microSD card slot (up to 16GB)
•3.5 mm audio jack
•Decent audio quality
•Nice web browser
•Office document editor
•Smart dialing
•Dedicated music keys
•DivX and XviD video support

(more…)

Editorial Reviews

From the Manufacturer

UltraHD Overview

• Easy-to-use, pocket-sized HD camcorder featuring
• one-touch recording and digital zoom
• Simple user interface lets you start capturing HD video just seconds after powering on
• Captures 120 minutes of HD video on 8 GB of built-in memory; no tapes or additional memory cards required
• Convenient flip-out USB arm plugs directly into your PC or Mac to launch FlipShare software
• Pre-installed FlipShare software lets you easily email videos, edit individual clips, make custom movies, capture still photos from video, and even upload video to sharing sites like YouTube and MySpace
• FlipShare’s advanced compression technology allows for quick and easy sharing of high-resolution HD video in compact-sized files (via email or publishing online)
  Comes with Flip Video rechargeable AA battery pack (recharges when connected to USB); also supported by standard AA batteries
• Large 2-inch anti-glare color LCD screen to play back and delete videos
  HDMI output (mini-HDMI connector) makes it simple to watch video on your HDTV
  Video: 16:9 widescreen, HD 720p (1280 x 720) at 30 frames per second (fps) progressive scan; recorded as MP4 files

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews:

Originally I went in to Best Buy to pick up a Mino HD so I could record studio and location “behind the scenes” photography shoots for my business. The employee I spoke to handed this to me saying “it doesn’t come out for another week, but its cheaper than the Mino that is on sale”. It was a no-brainer for me to pick up.

Its a nice little unit; compact, fits in my back pocket if needed, and the controls are very basic – click da big red button to record. Click da big red button again to stop. Simplicity at its finest.

(more…)