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Review: Blackberry 8520 Gemini

mdlawyer | Apr 18, 2011 |

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Blackberry 8520 (Gemini) is a very preferred choice among mobile phones. Teens, college and university students, professionals, office-goers, etc. find the Blackberry 8520 (Gemini) phone very appealing. In deed, the phone was much anticipated much before its launch since its manufacturing stories had been out there for some time. Blackberry took a decisive marketing step by launching its first trackpad phone. As a matter of fact, mobile lovers around the globe had been looking for something special from Research in Motion (RIM) after the launch of Blackberry Storm. The phone became very popular everywhere due to its stylish design, attractive looks, special features, better userability and the like. With the launch of Blackberry 8520 (Gemini) the touchscreen phone became very popular around the world.

The trackpad of Blackberry 8520 (Gemini) is a perfected version. RIM had previously tried the trackpad feature in the Blackberry Pearl. Blackberry 8520 (Gemini) has many features including a 2.4 6 inch TFT display. It has better navigation features, touch-sensitive trackpad which comes below the display, call control key - green and red, the back key other appealing features.

Balckberry 8520

The specifications of Blackberry curve 8520 include 2.0 mega pixel camera without flash for video or picture. Blackberry curve 8520 has a full QWERTY keyboard. It has Blackberry 4.6 OS. The phone has the special feature of dedicated music keys also. Additional features of Blackerry curve 8520 include microSD with expansion up to 32GB. The phone will warn us against going above 4GB. Blackberry curve 8520 has 802.11b/g WIFI for connectivity. For its amazing music player it has 3.5 mm USB jack. There is also the feature of 2.0 A2DP Bluetooth.

The 8520 curve Blackberry has stylish features and looks. It has a shiny finishing, it is sleek and light-weighted. The phone has the advantage of pre-installed Blackberry applications. There is the application of Documents To Go including the special option of PDF To Go, AIM, ICQ, Blackberry messenger, Google Talk, Windows Live messenger, Yahoo Messenger, etc. There are other additional applications features including Blackberry App World App. Thus you can access to other choice of apps such as Facebook, Twitter and other social networking applications.

The Blackberry 8520 Gemini has the many features including Email clients, IM messaging, SMS, MMS, etc. Balckberry 8520 Gemini has 512MHz processor. The phone has good battery life and tools which students and social networker look for. It has a display of 320x240 pixels. Though small, the display is crisp and clear. Blackberry Gemini comes with EDGE. But the phone does not have 3G or GPS. The phone is worth for its price of $230 and would suit anyone looking for better features and tools.

Blackberry 8520 Gemini has an 1150 mAh (Milliamp Hours) battery. Thus this device can store only less than what other previous Curve devices could. Hence sometimes no flash will actually help and hence you have to back up it. When we look for the form factor in Blackberry 8520, it comes with the rubber bezel. Thus it will scratch free. Since the side keys are rubberized, sand and dust will not enter through the crevices. Overall, it is a sturdy device and looks durable.

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REFERENCES:

(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry_Curve_8500

(2) "BlackBerry - Curve 8520 Where to buy - BlackBerry UK". http://uk.blackberry.com/devices/blackberrycurve8500/curve_wheretobuy.jsp

(3) "BlackBerry - Curve 8500 - BlackBerry North America". http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/blackberrycurve8500/.

(4) BlackBerry Curve 8500 Series smartphones (Specifications)

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