T-Mobile getting the Blackberry 8520 Curve "Gemini" in Q4
Posted on 08. May, 2009 by David Malka in Tech News
According to Crackberry & BGR the Blackberry 8520 Curve will be available through T-Mobile USA by Q4 2009. What makes the 8520 different from others is it’s optical trackball and cool media buttons on the top. We don’t have a price yet, but the 8520 will be considered a low budget device. This new device about to come out in public has no 3G, no flash (2.0 Megapixel Camera) but has Wi-Fi. So RIM is coming out with all sorts of devices but still can’t pack all good features in ONE. I guess that’s part of their marketing strategy. Crackberry Kevin was able to get a full chart of the BlackBerry Curve 8520’s features and specifications. Let us know what you think about the device and if an optical trackball will make you take the jump. Below are the specs leaked for the 8520 Curve “Gemini”.
| BlackBerry Curve 8520 Features and Specifications
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| Size (LxWxD) | 109mm x 60 mm x 13.90 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.54 inches) |
| Weight (including battery) | 106 grams (including battery) |
| Memory | 256MB Flash Memory |
| Expandable Memory | Hot swappable Micro SD (located behind battery-cover). SDHC supported. |
| Display | High resolution 320×240 pixel color display Transmissive TFT LCDSupports over 65,536 colours
2.46? (diagonally measured) |
| Camera | 2 MP camera with Fixed focus, no Flash, 5x digital zoom |
| Video Camera Format | Normal Mode: 320 x 240 pixel; MMS Mode: 176 x 144 pixel |
| Keyboard | 35 key backlit QWERTY keyboard |
| Dedicated Keys | Send, End, VAD/PTT (User customizable), Camera (User customizable), 2 x VolumeMedia Keys:
1. Play / Pause/ Mute 2. Back 3. Forward Device lock: Long press of A* key with lock icon |
| Navigation | Trackpad – Located on front face of device, ESC Key to the right and Menu to the left of the trackpad |
| User Interface | Intuitive icons and menus |
| Notification | Tone, vibrate, on-screen and LED indicator; notification options are user configurable |
| Ringtones | 32 Polyphonic – MIDI, MP3, SP-MIDI, WAV |
| Voice Input / Output | Integrated speaker and microphone, Hands-free headset capable, Bluetooth headset capable, Integrated Hands-Free Speakerphone |
| GPS | Not supported |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11b/g enabled Wi-Fi Alliance Certifications: WPA/WPA2 Personal and Enterprise, WMM,WMM Power Save planned
Cisco CCX certification planned Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry Enterprise Server Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry Internet Server Direct IP web browsing over Wi-Fi Support for UMA/GMA |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth v2.0 + EDR 1) Headset (HSP)2) Hands free (HSF)
3) Service Discovery Application Profile (SDAP) 4) Serial Port Profile 5) SIM Access Profile 6) Dial Up Networking (DUN) 7) Audio Source (A2DP) 8 ) A/V Remote Control Target (AVRCP) 9) Object Push Profile (OPP) |
| Media Player | BlackBerry Media Player Video format support: DivX , DivX 5/6, XviD, MPEG4 Part 2 SimpleProfile, H.263, H.264, WMV3
Audio format support: .3gp, MP3, MIDI, AMR-NB, Professional AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA9 (.wma/.asf), WMA9 PRO / WMA10, |
| Ports | Micro USB port allows charging and data synchronization of the device with a USB “A” to micro-USB “B” cable |
| Power Adapter | +5V DC / 500 mA AC power adapter, with interchangeable location specific plugs |
| Charging Contacts | Charging through Micro USB port. No charging contacts |
| Battery | 1150 mAhr removable/rechargeable cryptographic Lithium cell |
| Battery Life | Target: 4Hours Talk and 17 days Stand by Actual measured figures will be updated on design and test completion |
| SIM Interface | Supports 1.8V & 3V SIMs |
| Keyboard Security | Password protection, keyboard , and sleep mode |
| Multi-Slot Class | GPRS Class 10 (Max 5 slots in total, or a combination of 4 down 2 up to a max of 5 slots at any one time.) EGPRS Class 10 (Max 5 slots in total, or a combination of 4 down 2 up to a max of 5 slots at any one time.) |
| Network | Quad-Band: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz GSM/GPRS networks Quad-Band: 850/ 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz EDGE networks |
| Radio Specs | Quad-band support: GSM 850; GSM 900; DCS 1800; PCS 1900
Power class: 850 – Power Class 4; 850 – Power Class E2; 900(GSM) – Power Class 4; 900 – Power Class E2; 1800(DCS) – Power Class 1; 1800 – Power Class E2; 1900(PCS) – Power Class 1; 1900 – Power Class E2 Transmitting frequency: GSM 824-849 MHz; GSM 880-915 MHz; DCS 1710-1785 MHz; PCS 1850-1910 MHz Receiving frequency: GSM 869-894 MHz; GSM 925-960 MHz; DCS 1805-1880 MHz; PCS 1930-1990 MHz Bluetooth Radio Specifications Single band support: ISM 2.4 GHz Power Class: Bluetooth Class 2 Transmitting and receiving frequency: 2402 to 2480 MHz
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| AMR | AMR/Narrowband Half Rate (speech mode version 3), all 6 AHR rates AMR/Narrowband Full Rate (speech mode version 3), all 8 AFR rates |
| Recommended Temperature Parameters | Handheld – Operating: 0 to 50°C / 32 to 122°F Handheld – Storage: 10 to 30°C / 50 to 86°F, with batteryTravel charger – Operating: 0 to 45°C / 32 to 113°F |
| Baseline Software Support | GPRSOS Platform 4.2.0 BlackBerry 4.6.1 Applications |
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