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BlackBerry Curve 8520
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Full Specifications September 4, 2026
BlackBerry Curve 8520
BlackBerry · 2009

BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone. Announced Jul 2009. Features 2.46″ display, 2 MP primary camera, 1150 mAh battery, 256 MB storage.

Display 2.46"
Storage 256MB storage, microSDHC slot
Camera 2 MP
Battery 1150 mAh
OS BlackBerry OS 5.0
Build 106g, 13.9mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2009, July. Released 2009, August
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS BlackBerry OS 5.0
CPU 512 MHz

Display

Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 2.46 inches, 18.7 cm 2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)

Memory

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 256MB

Main Camera

Single 2 MP
Video 320p

Selfie camera

cam2modules No

Body

Dimensions 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM
bodyother Optical trackpad

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 408 h
Talk time Up to 4 h 30 min

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
optionalother Dedicated music keys

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
Positioning No
Radio No
USB microUSB

Network

Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Class 10
EDGE Class 10

Features

Browser HTML
featuresother MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

Our Tests

Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -87.2dB / Crosstalk -86.6dB

Misc

Colors Black
SAR 1.22 W/kg (head)     0.83 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 1.02 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)
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In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2009, July. Released 2009, August
Status Discontinued
OS BlackBerry OS 5.0
CPU 512 MHz
Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 2.46 inches, 18.7 cm 2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 256MB
Single 2 MP
Video 320p
cam2modules No
Dimensions 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM
bodyother Optical trackpad
Type Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 408 h
Talk time Up to 4 h 30 min
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
optionalother Dedicated music keys
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
Positioning No
Radio No
USB microUSB
Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Class 10
EDGE Class 10
Browser HTML
featuresother MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -87.2dB / Crosstalk -86.6dB
Colors Black
SAR 1.22 W/kg (head)     0.83 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 1.02 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)
Price About 70 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
14.3/100
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Display 38
Camera 27
Battery 29
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