BlackBerry Curve 8520

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General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	Announced	2009, July
	Status	Available. Released 2009, August
Body	Dimensions	109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
	Weight	106 g
	Keyboard	QWERTY
Display	Type	TFT, 65K colors
	Size	320 x 240 pixels, 2.46 inches (~163 ppi pixel density)
		- Touch-sensitive optical trackpad
Sound	Alert types	Vibration; Polyphonic(32), MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- Dedicated music keys
Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB
	Internal	256 MB
Data	GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
	Speed	No
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
	USB	Yes, microUSB
Camera	Primary	2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
	Video	Yes, QVGA
	Secondary	No
Features	OS	BlackBerry OS 5.0
	CPU	512 MHz
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
	Browser	HTML
	Radio	No
	GPS	No
	Java	Yes
	Colors	Black
		- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
		- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
		- Organizer
		- Voice memo/dial
		- Predictive text input
Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1150 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 408 h
	Talk time	Up to 4 h 30 min

Guide Of Video Cards For Notebooks

ATI, Nvidia or Intel? Explanations and tests for orientation in the choice of graphics card for notebooks that best suits your needs.

Video cards are one of the parameters that affect more the performance of a notebook, in some cases reserving unwelcome surprises: this is due to the fact that the performance difference between video cards less powerful and the most high can be as high as 10 times as much.

This does not mean that you should always choose the best performance: the best choice for a graphics card in a notebook is the one that best adapts to the needs of end-use.

The video cards in notebooks dedicated to the consumer world (thus excluding professional video cards) are divided into 2 categories:

1. Integrated (Intel GMA)
2. Dedicated (NVIDIA GeForce - ATI Mobility Radeon)

The integrated video cards (otherwise known as IGP - Integrated Graphics Processor) are less powerful chips that process video streams using the system memory. They are very popular especially on notebook systems with the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator solutions (GMA) combined with Intel processors.

PRO: solutions to manage personal productivity (office and Internet) and multimedia (for viewing videos in HD models in the past) without problems, ensuring very low power consumption that is not incommensurable with the mobility needs of ultra-portable notebook.
CONS: not able to manage complex video applications such as games or CAD programs.


Discrete graphics cards (or discrete) models are made by Nvidia GeForce and ATI Mobility Radeon that have GPU (Graphic Processing Unit) at frequencies too high combined with dedicated memory is often much faster than system memory. There are several models that provide very different services.

PRO: solutions generally able to manage, depending on the model, with more or less easy games and graphics programs, in addition to standard applications and high-definition video streams.
CONS: more expensive solutions, and more greedy in terms of consumption, which in fact reduce the autonomy of the notebook on which are mounted.


The performance of graphics cards are very different from each other and also vary depending on the games and applications: a good standard of comparison for the performance of laptop video cards is the benchmark 3D Mark 2006, that proposed by Futuremark in 2006, is still the gold standard for the performance of video cards:

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The results shown in table comparing video cards notebook are average values ​​registered users and online presence in the various tests, the laptop and also very different configurations. Scores can vary greatly depending on your operating system, processor coupled to the video card, and depending on the version of the video driver. It should also be taken into account that some video cards are on the market in configurations that provide different frequencies and different types of GPU and memory.

BlackBerry Curve 8530

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General	2G Network	CDMA 800 / 1900
	3G Network	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
	Announced	2009, November
	Status	Available. Released 2009, December
Body	Dimensions	109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
	Weight	106 g
	Keyboard	QWERTY
Display	Type	TFT, 65K colors
	Size	320 x 240 pixels, 2.46 inches (~163 ppi pixel density)
		- Touch-sensitive optical trackpad
Sound	Alert types	Vibration; Polyphonic(32), MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- Dedicated music keys
Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB
	Internal	256 MB ROM
Data	GPRS	No
	EDGE	No
	Speed	Rev. 0, up to 153.2 Kbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
	USB	Yes, microUSB
Camera	Primary	2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
	Features	Geo-tagging
	Video	Yes
	Secondary	No
Features	OS	BlackBerry OS 5.0
	CPU	528 MHz
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
	Browser	HTML
	Radio	No
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	No
	Colors	Black, Purple
		- BlackBerry maps
		- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
		- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
		- Organizer
		- Document viewer
		- Voice memo/dial/commands
		- Predictive text input
Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1150 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 252 h
	Talk time	Up to 4 h 30 min

BlackBerry Storm2 9550

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General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
		CDMA2000 800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 2100
		EV-DO 800 / 1900
	Announced	2009, October
	Status	Available. Released 2009, November
Body	Dimensions	112.5 x 62.2 x 14 mm
	Weight	160 g
Display	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors
	Size	360 x 480 pixels, 3.25 inches (~185 ppi pixel density)
Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
Memory	Card slot	microSD
	Internal	2 GB
Data	GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
	Speed	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA; EV-DO RevA 3.1Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera	Primary	3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, image stabilization
	Video	Yes
	Secondary	No
Features	OS	BlackBerry OS
	Sensors	Accelerometer
	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, IM
	Browser	HTML
	Radio	No
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.0
	Colors	Black
		- BlackBerry maps
		- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
		- MP3/WMA/AAC+ player
		- MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
		- Organizer
		- Voice memo/dial
Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1400 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 305 h (2G) / Up to 280 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 5 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
		In CDMA networks
	Stand-by	Up to 270 h
	Talk time	Up to 5 h 30 min

BlackBerry Storm2 9520

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General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 2100
	Announced	2009, October
	Status	Available. Released 2009, November
Body	Dimensions	112.5 x 62.2 x 14 mm
	Weight	160 g
Display	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors
	Size	360 x 480 pixels, 3.25 inches (~185 ppi pixel density)
Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 16GB
	Internal	2 GB
Data	GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
	Speed	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera	Primary	3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, image stabilization
	Video	Yes
	Secondary	No
Features	OS	BlackBerry OS
	Sensors	Accelerometer
	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, IM
	Browser	HTML
	Radio	No
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes
	Colors	Black
		- BlackBerry maps
		- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
		- MP3/WMA/AAC+ player
		- MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
		- Organizer
		- Voice memo/dial
Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1400 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 305 h (2G) / Up to 280 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 5 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Misc	SAR US	0.97 W/kg (head)     0.60 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	1.02 W/kg (head)     0.53 W/kg (body)
	Price group
Tests	Loudspeaker	Voice 72dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 72dB
	Audio quality	Noise -85.0dB / Crosstalk -81.3dB

BlackBerry Bold 9700

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General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
		HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
	Announced	2009, October
	Status	Available. Released 2009, November
Body	Dimensions	109 x 60 x 14 mm
	Weight	122 g
	Keyboard	QWERTY
Display	Type	TFT, 65K colors
	Size	480 x 360 pixels, 2.44 inches (~246 ppi pixel density)
		- Touch-sensitive optical trackpad
Sound	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included
	Internal	256MB storage, 256 MB RAM
Data	GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
	Speed	HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera	Primary	3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Image stabilization
	Video	Yes
	Secondary	No
Features	OS	BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0
	CPU	624 MHz
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
	Browser	HTML
	Radio	No
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.0
	Colors	Black, White
		- BlackBerry maps
		- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
		- Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+
		- Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp
		- Organizer
		- Voice memo/dial
Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 408 h
	Talk time	Up to 6 h
Misc	SAR US	1.55 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	1.36 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)
	Price group
Tests	Loudspeaker	Voice 72dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB
	Audio quality	Noise -89.8B / Crosstalk -88.6dB
	Camera	Photo

BlackBerry Bold 9650

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General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 2100
		CDMA/EVDO Rev A 800/1900
	Announced	2010, April
	Status	Available. Released 2010, July
Body	Dimensions	112 x 62 x 14 mm
	Weight	136 g
	Keyboard	QWERTY
Display	Type	TFT, 65K colors
	Size	480 x 360 pixels, 2.44 inches (~246 ppi pixel density)
		- Touch-sensitive optical trackpad
Sound	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included
	Internal	512 MB
Data	GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
	Speed	HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera	Primary	3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Image stabilization
	Video	Yes
	Secondary	No
Features	OS	BlackBerry OS
	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML
	Radio	No
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.0
	Colors	Black
		- BlackBerry maps
		- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
		- MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player
		- MP4/H.263/WMV player
		- Organizer
		- Voice memo/dial
Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1400 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 312 h
	Talk time	Up to 5 h
	Music play	Up to 18 h