Blackberry Curve 8520
Good for kids - Blackberry Curve 8520 Smartphone

Product Type: Blackberry Smartphone

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Good for kids
Blackberry Curve 8520

Jcm222

Member Name: Jcm222

Product:

Blackberry Curve 8520

Date: 31/10/12, updated on 31/10/12 (22 review reads)

Rating:

Advantages: BBM, pictures

Disadvantages: Display size, camera

INTRODUCTION
I bought this phone for my son, but have enjoyed using it by and large.

EASE OF USE / DESIGN
The phone is a good is size and is light, without feeling tacky or fragile. The qwerty keyboard is excellent for texting and inputting text into the web. One small hitch here is the loud noise the keys make when they are pressed, and it can get slightly annoying! On the whole I find it very straight forward to use.

CAMERA
The camera is poor, but is made up for by the excellent photo viewing software. I found it very easy to flick through the photos and basic editing tools are available to the user.

DISPLAY
The display on the phone is of a decent quality, however I wouldn't enjoy looking at it for long or extended periods of time, as it is fairly small. What is very convenient, is that the home screen includes all the commonly used features like text messaging and camera links.

PRICE
The phone is priced around £90 on most networks, and is a very good price. The phone includes many different features, and the price is most certainly fair.

SUMMARY
It is a great phone for young ones, because it has the bbm messenger built in which allows easy communication between other blackberry users.

Summary: Fair phone for teens