The BlackBerry 8520 Curve Gemini Purple
- Loads of fantastic BlackBerry features at an affordable price
- Brand-new trackpad navigation
- Full QWERTY keyboard for quick and comfortable typing
- Receive emails and social networking notifications straight to your phone
The BlackBerry Curve 8520 Gemini is your golden ticket into the BlackBerry family. Take a step up to this new smartphone that offers all the great basic BlackBerry features - but not the high price.
The 8520 Gemini is sleek and stylish and being the thinnest of the BlackBerry Curve range at just 13.9mm, it fits neatly in your hand. Of course you get the benefit of BlackBerry’s amazing signature full QWERTY keyboard, and this makes typing emails and messages quick, easy and comfortable.
One of the strengths of the Curve 8520 is the simplicity of its interface so in no time at all you’ll become a BlackBerry pro and be able to use it for all your daily tasks. And with email setup just about as perfect as it gets, these tasks won’t take long at all. You just enter your email and password for either work or play and you’re away! You can add up to ten email accounts to cater for even the busiest lifestyle needs.
But the BlackBerry 8520 isn’t just about email. Texts, MMS, IM and social networking sites are supported on the handset allowing you to keep in contact with anyone, anytime, anywhere. You can also get snap happy on the built-in 2 megapixel camera and directly upload your pics to photo sharing applications like Flickr or Facebook.
An innovative feature on this handset is the brand-new trackpad navigation. The trackpad lets you scroll through menus by gliding your finger over it and select items with a press and click action, just like on a laptop. The trackpad navigation interface really is a cool feature that makes navigation around the phone and the web pure bliss.
We also love the set of dedicated media keys atop the new BlackBerry Curve 8520 which put you in direct control of your listening experience. Add to that WiFi support for an enhanced broadband experience and the Blackberry Curve 8520 Gemini is an impressive and classy gadget at a surprisingly affordable price.
| Size and Weight | |
| Dimensions | 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm |
| Weight | 106 g |
| Display | |
| Colour depth | 65 thousand |
| Resolution | 320 x 240 pixels |
| Screen size | 2.64" |
| Screen type | TFT |
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| Pixel count | 2.0 megapixels |
| Resolution | 1600 x 1200 pixels |
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| Memory and Software | |
| Internal memory | 256 MB |
| Maximum capacity | 32 GB |
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| Operating system | BlackBerry OS |
| Processor | 512 MHz |
| Battery Life | |
| Max. stand-by | 408 hours |
| Max. talk time | 4 hours 30 mins |
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| Optical trackpad | ![]() |
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| Dimensions | 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm | Unknown | ||
| Weight | 106 g | Unknown | ||
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| Colour depth | 65 thousand | Unknown | ||
| Resolution | 320 x 240 pixels | Unknown | ||
| Screen size | 2.64" | Unknown | ||
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