BlackBerry 8520 Curve / Reviews

If you don't need an entirely touchscreen phone, but do want a great physical keyboard, good battery life and a chance to try a BlackBerry without breaking the bank, then the Curve 8520 is a great choice. The design isn't that exciting, and surfing the web without 3G can sometimes be painful. The photos... More

If you’re not too concerned about surfing the web and want something reliable, this Curve 8520 should be something to consider. You can hold up to 16GB of memory with a microSD card and can play all the music you want. Sound quality is decent, but nothing to write home about. In addition, as all... More

BlackBerry’s latest email/smartphone device is an affordable model featuring an optical trackpad to replace the traditional rollerball, along with a QVGA resolution display and 2-megapixel camera. The top of the phone now has three multimedia keys for play/pause, fast forward and rewind, for use with... More

Overall I'm impressed with the Curve 8520. At this point I can't say I would use it daily due to my needs (and wants), but as I said previously I only wish it were around a few years back when I could have put it to the test. For me the deal breaker is jumping back to the lower resolution screen. The... More

The BlackBerry Curve 8520, from Research In Motion, turns out to be both an excellent smartphone and a pretty darn good deal, as well. But with a price point only 13% below that of the Curve 8900, which features an autofocus camera and a high-resolution display, its hard to say if its as good of a deal... More

8520 is the worst phone I've ever had.
I have replaced it 6 times in 8 months. Certain letters on the keypad stop working and on the last 2 which I've each had for a week, the battery runs out in less than an hour.

Fido won't take responsibility for the crappy phone they sold me and... More

I know it's my own fault, I should have done my research and I didn't.
But this has got to be the worst Blackberry ever made. It has nothing to it, basic smart phone necessities, nothing special.

I'm on battery #2, the phone constantly freezes and dies quickly. The camera blows....I know... More

Had the older model of this phone (with a trackball instead of a pad) and loved it. Great phone and easy to text, which is the feature I use most. New phone has the same basic feel and the keyboard is great, but the trackball is gone! Maybe I'll get used to the new setup, but for now, I'm... More

I got locked into a 3 yr contract with this terrible blackberry. I've already had to replace it 3 times, that's right I'm on the 4th one in less than 30 days. It crashes, freezes, half of the apps don't work on this model, there is no gps, and no 3g ... what a rip off. I thought i... More

Pro: Excellent blackberry!! BAttery life last 24hr+

Con: Does not have GPS.
does not have 3G coverage
for tmobile users you cannot access your tmobile account from your phone.

Using experience: 3 months

overall blackberry did a great designing the phone ,but left out key elements that i believe all... More