The 2.46in 320 x 240-pixel TFT screen seems a little on the small side, at least compared to the big touch screen smart phones we've been trying recently, but it's bright, clear and detailed, and takes up roughly half the space on the front of the phone.Īround the sides the 8520 is very similar to the 8900, with a programmable 'convenience key' on each side. It's a very well designed and useful tool, and we didn't miss the trackball at all.Ī clear and bright screen, albeit a little small There's also an option for audible prompts, which can help when you're whizzing your way through the menus.
If you find it too fast, there are nine different speed increments you can set it to, with separate sensitivity for vertical and horizontal scrolling. At first, we thought its smooth finish might not be as sensitive as the tactile trackball, but it worked very well, even when slightly moist. With no moving parts, it's expected to be more robust and longer lasting. Apparently, Rim see this as an evolution of the trackball, and we're likely to see more of it on future handsets. The customary BlackBerry trackball has vanished, and been replaced by an optical trackpad. Moreover, there was no problem finding the keys with our thumbs, for either one or two-handed messaging. The keyboard has the same layout as that on the BlackBerry Curve 8900 but just a little smaller, and without the older phone's chrome trim. On the front it looks standard BlackBerry, with its well laid out four-line Qwerty keyboard, plus a line of buttons for call start and stop, menu and back.
Yet, at just 109 x 60 x 14mm and a lightweight 106g, it is smaller and lighter than its predecessors the Bold, the Curve 8900 and the 8320.
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It's not the smallest BlackBerry so far – that would be the Pearl with its numeric keypad and two letters for each key – but the 8520 is a full Qwerty keyboard design.
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