Exclusive: Next-generation BlackBerry Curve appears, brings specs with it

By on Jan 13, 2011 at 10:33 AM
Exclusive January 13, 2011

That BlackBerry 8520 feeling a bit outdated? Well, we might have just what you’ve been waiting for — the next generation BlackBerry Curve. Codenamed “Apollo,” the new BlackBerry Curve finally brings up the lower-mid end of the BlackBerry lineup with very reasonable (and decent) specs for what will be an aggressively priced handset line. A 480 x 360 screen joins a 5-megapixel camera, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and a tri-band HSPA 7.2Mbps radio, and even NFC capability. Hit the break for the full run down, alright?

  • Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
  • Tri-band UMTS/HSPA 7.2Mbps
  • Bluetooth 2.1
  • Wi-Fi b/g/n
  • GPS
  • NFC
  • 512MB of eMMC, 512MB of RAM
  • 5-megapixel camera with flash
  • HVGA 480 x 360 display
  • 1050 mAh battery
  • Tavor MG-1 800MHz CPU
  • BlackBerry OS 6.1
  • 11mm thin
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  • Lilvandy41

    when does it come out?

  • http://twitter.com/Syk0Matik420 Beefy McBigDick

    jesus rim. i cant continue to defend you if you arent even going to try to change your hardware and make a device that doesnt look like all the others. You are becoming like Apple. Same crap every new release. oh but this time, it has a lanyard loop. no one cares. do something new. the slider blackberry is a good start. remake the Sidekick or something, I dont know. anything but the same old candybar phones. as decent as they are, i fall asleep every time you unveil a new phone. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

  • http://twitter.com/Syk0Matik420 Beefy McBigDick

    @Tim C what kind of crack do you smoke? android has many form factors. ( alot more than blackberry) I think maybe you need to do some research before making yourself look like an even bigger special ed dropout.

  • http://twitter.com/Syk0Matik420 Beefy McBigDick

    yeah it looks the same but I would still rock the shit outta it.

  • clay

    y not 3G????????

  • Amobox

    good work i d like to buy this phone when he will arrived in the shop

  • Marcusde12

    It looks Beautiful.

  • Sophi

    Crap looks like the 8800 series..

  • Moore Tammi67

    I had a BB Curve 8330 for a few years, and I loved it. I upgraded to the Samsung Galaxy a few months ago, just to see what all the fuss was about. After 2 weeks I exchanged it for a BB Curve 8530. Sure the Galaxy has a faster processor for downloading web pages, and all the cool apps, etc., but you just can’t beat the BB for efficiency, size and battery life. Galaxy battery life was terrible, and the device itself is just too big for my taste. If you like all the apps and games, the Galaxy or Android device is for you I guess, but I love the BB Curve, (with the keyboard), and I won’t ever go back to the “newer, cooler” devices again. It’s all in what you personally prefer.

  • Michael Cornette

    LOL blackberries are so terrible! awful! you couldn’t give me one of these phones unless i sold it for cash. seriously?  7.2 mbps? how are we not going to grab a fancy dual core android. You will not be missed bb

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