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Blackberry phone

5 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/blackberry-phone.139251/

utkarsh007
utkarsh007 Original post #1
Apr 12, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Hey my mum wants to buy blackberry curve 8520. Is it a good phone. Actually she wants to buy a smartphone within 10,000 with qwerty keypad with a brand of bb
andro
andro #2
Apr 12, 2011 at 10:10 PM
BB 8520 is a very good handset in itself but if you could stretch your budget little bit 9300 is a better option.Although looks are almost similar the advantages are-
# more RAM
# BB OS 6.0(can be upgraded to 6.1 and further unofficially)
# 3G
# Wi-Fi n
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harm064 #3
Apr 14, 2011 at 4:22 PM
9300 also has A-GPS and a chrome finishing, these are lacking in BB8520.
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akshayt #4
Apr 14, 2011 at 4:52 PM
9300 pwns the 8520 at least because of 3G even if you don't look at the other things. 8520 costs 9-10k while 9300 costs 14-15k. However, because of 3G, I would say the 9300 will be worth it, especially if you want to use your phone for greater than 6-12 months :D
aroraanant
aroraanant #5
Apr 14, 2011 at 6:05 PM
Blackberry Curve 9300 will cost around 13K and it is better than 8520 on all aspects