The BlackBerry Curve 8520 Purple is an excellent handset, robust, reliable, easy to use with great email integration, and part of arguably the most successful product line RIM have released in the UK, ever!
Although the 8520 is no longer the latest model in the Curve line it remains a solid handset, and, being slightly older there are some great deals available.
The 8520 is the handset that really put BlackBerry into the mainstream in the UK, and, to try to appeal to different types of customers began releasing handsets in a range of colours, Purple of course being the one featured here. BlackBerry have really benefited with the rise in popularity of social applications and mobile email, having already focussed on this kind of activity within a business context. This means their handsets are ideally suited to younger people wanting to comminucate with friends online, no matter what the app or message format being used. By releasing colour variants BlackBerry have been able to target this new type of user more effectively. Essentially, what you get with the BlackBerry Curve 8520 Purple are the core features of an easy to use business phone applied to social apps (FaceBook, Twitter, Flickr) with a more up beat apperance, and a far more attractive price! Some sample Curve 8520 contracts are shown below, below which is some more technical information on this phone.
BlackBerry Curve 8520 purple, 100 minutes to any network and 500 texts. 250MB mobile internet per month.
Tariff Name: 100 mins with 250MB (24m), Network Vodafone, 24 Month Contract, 100 Anytime Minutes, 500 Free Text Messages, BlackBerry Curve 8520 purple, Free Mobile Phone, Total Savings £224, Total Cost After Discounts £155
The dedicated media keys on the Blackberry Curve 8520 make it even more appealing as it doubles as a music player so you don’t have to carry around an mp3 player and a phone at the same time. The Blackberry Curve 8520 Purple also has a 2MP camera and video recorder. Some have commented that the camera could have more megapixels which of course would make the quality of the video better as well but others find the megapixel count more than adequate. If you’re after more of a camera then a phone then this isn’t the Blackberry for you. The main feature of the Blackberry of course is the internet function. When Blackberry phones were first released their primary function was to be an external email device meaning that business men and women could check their emails on the go and organise business whilst travelling to and from meetings. These days it isn’t just business people who want to be organised on the go and the Blackberry Curve 8520 Purple is perfect for someone who wants to keep in contact with their family, friends and work associates on the go whilst still being stylish and in tune with their music. The famous and well used free music player Spotify has just released an application so that you can listen to your music through your Blackberry on the go.
The Blackberry Curve 8520 Purple also comes with an in built planner and organiser which can be synchronised into your computer so you can keep your planner organised wherever you go.