BlackBerry Curve 8520
BlackBerry ClassicBlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Classic
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| BlackBerry | BlackBerry |
| Announced | |
| July 2009 | June 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - August 2009 | Available - November 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Black | Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in ) |
131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm (5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in) |
| Weight | |
| 106 g (3.74 oz) | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| BlackBerry OS | BlackBerry 10.3 OS |
| User Interface | |
| - | Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait |
| Processor | |
| 512MHz [Similar] | Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 225 [Similar] | |
| RAM | |
| N/A | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 256 MB | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
Display
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Class 10, 236.8 kbps | Yes |
| 3G | |
| No | HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.0 with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11b/g | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| No | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | |
| HTML | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 256 MB | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1150 mAh | 2515 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 408 h | Up to 348 h (2G) Up to 365 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 4 h 30 min | Up to 11 h 40 min (2G) Up to 17 h 10 min (3G) |
