Bharti Airtel has launched the BlackBerry Curve 8520 in India which is an entry level email machine from the house of RIM. The BlackBerry Curve has been priced at a relativey modest price of Rs. 15,990 which apparently also makes it the India’s most affordable multimedia powered BlackBerry smartphone in India. The device will avilable throuh Airtek outlets from August 7.
Some of the features of BlackBerry Curve 8520 are:
- 256MB Flash memory and a 512Mhz next generation processor for enhanced performance
-Expandable memory via hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot, supporting cards of up to 16 GB today and expected to support next generation 32GB cards when available
-Bright, large (2.46” inch), high resolution color display (supports over 65,000 colors)
-Digital camera with zoom and video recording (note: video recording requires microSD memory card, which may be sold separately)
-Full HTML web browser with support for online streaming video (RTSP)
-Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
-Quad-band EDGE for global connectivity
-Premium phone features including voice activated dialling and Bluetooth® (2.0) support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals
-BlackBerry® Internet Service support, which allows users to access up to 10 supported personal and corporate email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts
-BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support, which provides corporate customers with advanced security and IT administration features within IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® environments
-Rechargeable/removable 1150 mAhr battery for up to 4.5 hours of talk time and 17 days of standby time
If you are looking for a cheap BlackBerry then BlackBerry Curve 8520 is a device you must consider. I am however disappointed with its 2 megapixel camera and no 3G support. The 65k color resolution screen is also not many of us expect in a phone of this range. All in all, it seems a like a good basic BlackBerry phone.
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