Blackberry Curve 8520
Blackberry - overrated. - Blackberry Curve 8520 Smartphone

Product Type: Blackberry Smartphone

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Blackberry - overrated.
Blackberry Curve 8520

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Member Name: SpeedReviews

Product:

Blackberry Curve 8520

Date: 15/07/12

Rating:

Advantages: nice design, trackpad is easy to use

Disadvantages: camera, internet

I always wanted to try a blackberry smart phone and now that I have I don't think I will again! I was under the impression this phone would do a lot more than it did and I was left disappointed. Although I nice design, the keyboard took a while to get used to as it is very small and the keys are very close together - I'm lucky that I have nimble fingers! I did however like the trackpad and this meant you could easily scroll through the menu page etc. I was left severely disappointed in the quality of the camera. It is 2 mega pixel and very poor quality and does not have a flash! You can hardly make out photos on it. Same is to be said about taking videos. The apps for facebook and twitter, and the internet in general, were very slow and in my opinion not in a very good layout. Another aspect of this phone I did not like was when it was on vibrate. I usually like to keep it on this when I'm in tutorials or lectures however for being vibrate you could hear it a mile away! Not a very discrete ringtone. I now have an iPhone and the gap in quality between these two makes is clear to see.

Summary: Overall, not very impressed. I expected more from Blackberry.