The BlackBerry Curve 8520 Red has to be the loudest colour variant available for the 8520, and is certainly not going to be to everyones taste, but, if you want a BlackBerry that stands out this is going to be hard to beat!
This handset, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 red is identical to the standard BlackBerry Curve 8520 Black in every respect, other than the outer casing.
The BlackBerry Curve is one of the most popular mobile phones on the market currently, having become very popular with domestic users due to the ease with which text messages and emails can be sent using the qwerty keyboard. It is also very easy to use featuring the newer type track pad, which makes navigating the phones applications with your thumb / finger very easy. It usually ships with has integrated facebook flickr and twitter applications (check specific deal for details), and additional applications (both paid and free) can be downloaded from BlackBerry App World. The BlackBerry Curve 8520 Red has 256MB internal memory and supports Micro SD cards of up to 32MB. With that amount of memory the address book supports (for practical purposes) unlimited entries, it also supports photocall.
The BlackBerry Curve Red has a good quality 320 x 240 pixel (2.46 inch) TFT screen supporting 65k colours.
The handset supports MP3 ring tones, and has an inbuilt MP3 player (and standard 3.5mm headphone jack) with additional control keys on the side of the phone making it easier to use this phone as an MP3 player.
In terms of connectivity, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 Red supports Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth v2.0, Micro USB, GPRS and Edge, but not 3G. (if you are looking for a 3G BlackBerry the Pearl 3G is a popular choice).
The BlackBerry Curve Red has a 2MP camera (1600×1200 pixels) which supports QVGA video.
For internet access, a HTML compatable web browser is included which works very well on most sites, though, without 3G support it is best accessed via WiFi (connecting to a WiFi router is very easy).
The BlackBerry Curve Red runs a 512MHz processor and has a battery life of around 408h standby time and 4h 30 mins talk time. One point worth mentioning is that you should properly close your applications (use the close option rather than using the red “call end” button), otherwise your apps keep running in the background and really reduce your battery life.
In terms of size the Curve 8520 measures 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm and weighs 106g. The phone is quite broad and flat, but slim with rounded edges so it is quite comfortable to carry in your pocket, and the ruberised surround on the side / rear of the phone make it even more ergonimic.
Overall the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is a great all round phone, easy to use, great for email / texts with its QWERTY keyboard, well featured. It is a good quality handset, it feels robust and well manufactured and suits a wide range of users from teens to business people.