Mobile Phone Reviews

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 is not a high end mobile phone with blow your mind specifications, but instead offers some popular functions for those looking to own a BlackBerry on a budget.

On offer with this phone is a Wi-Fi facility ideal for those needing to connect to the internet while on the move and access to social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook means staying connected couldn’t be easier, although the lack of 3G means lower downloading speeds.

For such a cheap mobile phone the sound quality is very good and the Curve 8520 offers independent music control buttons, so you can stop, play, pause and fast forward whenever you please, even if the phone is tucked away in your pocket. It boasts a full QWERTY keypad and has a sharp, clear and bright screen making texting easier.

BlackBerry mobile phones are often pricey, but in order to make the Curve 8520 available to those with smaller budgets they have forfeited popular functions such as GPS. The camera is of average quality and has no flash and the keypad can be slightly harder to use as it is smaller than on other models.

The lack of 3G is off putting, and it loses some good functions and sacrifices quality in a few areas to keep cost low, but for someone looking for their first BlackBerry mobile phone this is a decent all round option and one of the best cheap mobile phones on the market.