BlackBerry Gemini Curve 8520 Review, Specification and Price

Valid until 31 January 2015 (unless noted)

BlackBerry Gemini Curve 8520 is one of BlackBerry mobile phone series with the 'Cheap' price for a new mobile phone. Blackberry Gemini priced USD $ 328 (on Amazon store), so this is an inexpensive price for BlackBerry series. Blackberry Gemini design is a bit like a 8900 Javelin series. The difference is the textured plastic casing, so its weight is more lighter. But it is still solid and strong. For features, there are some cuts compared to Javelin. For example it only has 2 megapixels camera and it is not equipped with GPS devices.

Physically, Blackberry Gemini Curve 8520 is similar to Javelin and Tour. Afterall, these three products is under the same series, the Curve. Its have the same body, with rounded corners. The difference is Blackberry Gemini body looks even smaller than the other two series.

Blackberry Gemini cover / case use a combination of soft plastic and rubber. As a result, this smartphone also strong and resilient. For the keypad, blackberry Gemini apply full QWERTY concept with 35 keypad, same as BlackBerry Curve 8900 Javelin, Bold and the Tour as well as typical Blackberry handset. If BlackBerry Tour, Javelin and Bold use a trackball as the media access and scrolling menu, Gemini use trackpad. Blackberry Gemini trackpad use a special touch-sensitive sensor that can be navigate by fingers.

About the screen, Blackberry Gemini has a slightly larger size than the Javelin, which is 2.64 inches with a resolution of 320 × 240 pixels, Javelin has 480 × 360 pixels resolution, while the display type both use the same 65,536 colors TFT. About the processor, Blackberry Gemini slightly below the Tour with a clock speed 512MHZ, but still in the same level with the Javelin. Blackberry Gemini use the same type Battery like Javelin or Tour, lithium ion. But of course the capacity is slightly different. Overall, Gemini Blackberry interface is not much different from Curve model.

Blackberry Gemini still using an old version operating system (OS), v4.6.1, similar with Javelin and Bold. Not like BlackBerry Bold and Curve 8320, BlackBerry Gemini is not equipped with an internal GPS Navigator receiver. However, to monitor a specific location it can use Gemini Blackberry LBS line operators. Google Map can also be reliable as an additional feature.

Other features from BlackBerry Gemini Curve 8520:
- 2.0 MegaPixel Digital Camera with Video Camera Capabilities
- Supports BlackBerry App World
- 256MB Flash Memory
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth enabled
- Multimedia Player

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