The BlackBerry 8520 Curve is liked by the business class as well as the common public. Its unique features like a full QWERTY keyboard and a optical keypad not only add onto the style quotient, but also provide comfort.

Not many mobile phones are good enough for corporate and everyday surroundings. Blackberry's range of mobile phones is an exception though. Most of it handsets are considered as business phones and their trendy looks make them popular among the youngsters too. The BlackBerry 8520 Curve is a stylish smart-phone, that is bestowed with a bunch of extraordinary features and breath-taking looks.

It is a pocket sized gadget, weighing only 106g and measuring 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm. Coming with a 2.46" TFT screen, it gives a mesmerizing view, with a display capacity of up to 65K colours and a resolution of 320x240 pixels. It can be put to its best use with the wallpapers that come along. The phone sports a full QWERTY keyboard, with a touch-sensitive optical trackpad, indicating easy maneuverability.

Apart from the usual features like a phone book and maintenance of call records, the BlackBerry 8520 Curve has an internal memory of 256 MB. This gives you ample space to store your data and if need arises, the memory can be further expanded up to 32 GB, with the help of a microSD (TransFlash) card slot. So, you can be ensured that with this handset, you would never run out of space to store your beautiful photographs, cherished songs or your favourite videos for that matter.

It is compatible with Class 10 GPRS and EDGE, apart from HSCSD ensuring that data transfer and connectivity never turn out to be a cause of concern for you. Wi-Fi has also been enabled to let you browse the world wide web with more comfort and freedom. Of course, this gadget does come with Bluetooth and microUSB, in case the need to connect this mobile to some other compatible device arises.

The BlackBerry 8520 curve is equipped with an out of this world 2 MP camera, that works at a resolution of 1600x1200 pixels and lets you record videos, apart from capturing photographs. The quality of the pictures taken is amazing and it would not be wrong to say that the videos also match up to the expectations. Messaging options galore with this mobile phone. SMS, MMS, email or instant messaging, you can go for any of these as per your requirements.

It comes with a HTML browser, that lets you surf the internet, while you are on the move. From the entertainment perspective, this gadget would not disappoint you for sure. It comes with some of the most enjoyable games and the best part is that games can also be downloaded. Besides a music player that plays files with MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA and ASF formats and a video player capable of playing files with MP4, H.263, H.264 and WMV formats are also provided. A 3.5mm audio jack comes along and it makes listening to music a sizzling experience.

It is a java-enabled phone and comes with features such as organizer and voice dial. The BlackBerry 8520 Curve comes with a standard Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery, which when fully charged, provides a talk time of up to 4.5 hours.