BlackBerry Curve 8520 Gemini unboxing video

It’s been a good few months since we last looked at a BlackBerry. That was the BlackBerry 9500 Storm which has in itself seen pretty mixed reviews. This Curve 8520 (Gemini) is RIM’s latest and greatest addition to the successful and popular Curve range.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 Gemini

The Gemini certainly has the BlackBerry look with a QWERTY keyboard that could be from any number of other handsets in the range. However, ROM have added some new features to the 8520 that you wont find elsewhere. First of all there’s the optical optical trackpad instead of a trackball or D-Pad and then, on the top of the unit, there’s three additional media control buttons right where you’d need them.

Personally I think that RIM have done a decent job with the design and I like the rather understated black finish more than the typical silver of other curve models.

James is finishing up the review of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 Gemini at the moment and we’ll have the review for you in a day or two. In the mean time have a look at the unboxing video. If you have any questions of comments be sure to share them with us using the forum link at the bottom of this post and we’ll do our best to respond.

Blackberry Curve 8520 Gemini specification:

• Dimensions:- 109 x 60 x 13.9mm
• Weight: 106g
• Battery:- Talk Time: 4.5 hrs / Standby Time: 408 hrs
• Display:- 320 x 240 pixels/2.46"
• Network:- GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 (Quad-Band)
• Camera:- 2 mega-pixels (auto-focus)
• Video:- Supported formats: MP4, 3GP, H.264, & WMV
• Music:- Supported formats: MP3, AAC, eAAC+ & WMA
• Messaging:- SMS / MMS / E-mail (POP3, SMTP, IMAP4, BlackBerry, MS Exchange)
• Instant Messaging (MSN)
• Memory:- 256 MB (internal) / microSDHC (external)
• Navigation:- BlackBerry Maps
• Security:- Remote Lock / Device and memory card encryption
• Features:- Optical Pad, Dedicated Media Keys

Posted by: Matt