Compare BlackBerry Curve 8520 silver Deals

The sleek and stylish 8520 Curve is one of BlackBerry's most successful phones. The rubberized body fits perfectly in your hand and it has a full QWERTY keyboard which is ideal for writing emails, texts and instant messages. The BlackBerry 8520 can send and receive emails from a host of different accounts anywhere in the world. It features the new touch sensitive optical trackpad instead of the trackball which is a fantastic replacement for BlackBerry handsets as it makes navigating your way around the phones many features a pleasure.

With the BlackBerry 8520 Curve catering for those who love to mix business with pleasure, the phone has media control buttons on the top of the phone as well as a standard 3.5mm audio jack. There is a 2 megapixel camera with QVGA video recording and expandable memory up to a huge 32GB using a microSD card. The media player supports a range of formats and the video player looks great on the high resolution screen. You can download applications via BlackBerry App World, adding to the many features already on the phone. The BlackBerry 8520 Curve is a perfect phone for both work and play and is highly recommended.

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Specifications

Weight: 106g
Standby battery time: 2 weeks and 3 days

2 Megapixel Camera

The smallest single component of an image is the definition of a pixel. This camera has 2 Megapixel or 2 million pixels. The more the pixels the clearer the image.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth allows users to pair with other Bluetooth devices. This allows a wireless connection to a Bluetooth headset or carkit so that you can carry out a conversation without the need to hold your handset. Particularly useful for conversing whilst driving.

Built-in handsfree

You can use this phone's built-in speaker to listen to incoming or outgoing calls and music handsfree.

Camera

Almost all mobile phones now come with a built in camera and their quality is increasing to rival many stand alone point and shoot cameras. For example, the HTC Desire HD has an 8 megapixel camera, which enables you to take great photos, on the go.

Take a look through the mobile phone deals we have by camera quality or feature:

8 megapixel cameras
5 megapixel cameras
Image stabilizer
Flash

Email

This phone is capable of sending and receiving email

Full keyboard

A complete QWERTY "typewriter" keyboard as found on a regular PC keyboard.

GPRS

Stands for General Packet Radio System. This basically allows you to browse internet websites using your phone. GPRS is mainly used for text based information - getting football results, checking train timetables, reading the news etc. GPRS is not bad at downloading pictures, however it is slower than 3G. You can use GPRS to received and send Multimedia messages such as a text with a picture.

It is advisable to choose a 3G handset for decent download speeds of videos and pictures rather than GPRS, however GPRS is pretty good for text based information and pictures with lower definition.

Internet

You can browse the Internet using your phone. The speed of browsing is dependent on the handset in question for example if the phone is 3G then your browsing speed will be significantly higher than a GPRS phone.

Memory expandable via MicroSD card

This allows you to expand the phone's memory using MicroSD cards. MicroSD cards are available in various sizes, the most popular being 1GB or 2GB which can hold thousands of songs and hundreds of pictures.

Micro USB

Smaller USB, requires an adapter to convert to normal sized USB, this is normally provided with the phone

MP3 Player

The phone includes an MP3 player which allows you to play and store music. Works in a similar fashion to normal MP3 players in that you can upload Music onto the phone's memory or onto an external memory stick (size of memory slot dependent on phone). Once the music is loaded you can listen to it either on the phone's speakers or using a pair of headphones that is compatible with the handset.

Multimedia Service MMS

Allows you to send and receive picture messages

Polyphonic ring tone

Polyphonic ringtones are ringtones that play several types of tones at a time (up to 70 in recent phones)

Wi-Fi

Allows you to connect to wireless internet connections that are available in some public places such as airports and cafes

Contract phone deals
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Phone	Network	Minutes	Texts	Deal Information	Monthly
Free	O2 50 with 100MB data (24m) 24m contract £13.50 per month	50 Minutes	250 Texts	£150 cashback by multiple redemptions 50 minutes and 250 texts per month Average line rental after cash back equivalent to: £7.27 Total contract cost over 24 months: £174.48 Free Handset	£7.27 £13.50 before cash back
Free	Talk 50 with 250MB (24m) 24m contract £12.99 per month	50 Minutes	150 Texts	7 months free line rental by redemption 50 minutes and 150 texts per month Average line rental after cash back equivalent to: £9.20 Total contract cost over 24 months: £220.80 Free Handset	£9.20 £12.99 before cash back
Free	300 mins (24m) 24m contract £15.50 per month	300 Minutes	Unlimited Texts	£149 cashback by multiple redemptions 300 minutes and Unlimited texts per month Average line rental after cash back equivalent to: £9.31 Total contract cost over 24 months: £223.44 Free Handset	£9.31 £15.50 before cash back
Free	50 mins 250 texts (24m) 24m contract £21.00 per month	50 Minutes	250 Texts	£247 cashback by multiple redemptions 50 minutes and 250 texts per month Average line rental after cash back equivalent to: £10.70 Total contract cost over 24 months: £256.80 Free Handset	£10.70 £21.00 before cash back
Free	O2 50 with 100MB data (24m) 24m contract £13.50 per month	50 Minutes	250 Texts	£150 cashback by multiple redemptions 50 minutes and 250 texts per month Average line rental after cash back equivalent to: £7.27 Total contract cost over 24 months: £174.48 Free Handset	£7.27 £13.50 before cash back
Free	O2 100 with 100MB data (24m) 24m contract £18.50 per month	100 Minutes	500 Texts	12 months free line rental by redemption 100 minutes and 500 texts per month Average line rental after cash back equivalent to: £9.25 Total contract cost over 24 months: £222.00 Free Handset	£9.25 £18.50 before cash back
Free	O2 100 with 100MB data (24m) 24m contract £18.50 per month	100 Minutes	500 Texts	12 months free line rental by redemption 100 minutes and 500 texts per month Average line rental after cash back equivalent to: £9.25 Total contract cost over 24 months: £222.00 Free Handset	£9.25 £18.50 before cash back
Free	100 mins (24m) 24m contract £15.50 per month	100 Minutes	500 Texts	£149 cashback by multiple redemptions 100 minutes and 500 texts per month Average line rental after cash back equivalent to: £9.31 Total contract cost over 24 months: £223.44 Free Handset	£9.31 £15.50 before cash back
Free	300 mins (24m) 24m contract £15.50 per month	300 Minutes	Unlimited Texts	£149 cashback by multiple redemptions 300 minutes and Unlimited texts per month Average line rental after cash back equivalent to: £9.31 Total contract cost over 24 months: £223.44 Free Handset	£9.31 £15.50 before cash back
Free	100 mins (24m) 24m contract £15.50 per month	100 Minutes	500 Texts	£149 cashback by multiple redemptions 100 minutes and 500 texts per month Average line rental after cash back equivalent to: £9.31 Total contract cost over 24 months: £223.44 Free Handset	£9.31 £15.50 before cash back