Vodafone UK Launches the BlackBerry Curve 8520 Smartphone

11 August 2009
Vodafone UK press releases

  • Available now, the most affordable BlackBerry smartphone from Vodafone UK
  • Broad market appeal – combination of price and features attractive to consumers and business of all sizes
  • Wi-Fi, 16GB memory storage capability and media player

Vodafone UK has announced that the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM) is available now.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone is the latest BlackBerry® smartphone in the Vodafone UK range, which includes the BlackBerry® Storm™ 9500 smartphone – an exclusive to Vodafone.

Priced from free on selected price plans, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone is ideal for consumers and businesses and of all sizes. Its full QWERTY keyboard features a new touch-sensitive trackpad that makes scrolling through messages and navigating web pages fast and easy. The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone also comes with:

  • A 2-megapixel camera with zoom and video recording
  • Dedicated keys for music and video
  • Built- in Wi-Fi®
  • Support for business and consumer mobile email
  • Advanced media player
  • 3.5 mm stereo headset jack and BlackBerry Media Sync
  • MicroSD card slot with support for up to 16GB
  • A 2GB memory card

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone is available at www.shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/blackberry-curve-8520 for consumers, www.vodafone.co.uk/curve8520 for small business customers and through Vodafone Account Managers for Corporate and Public Sector customers.

Note to Editors

  • For consumer and small business the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone is free on a 24 month contract at £25 a month.
  • For Corporate and Public Sector customers, the smartphone is priced at £185.
  • The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners.

For further information:

Vodafone UK External Communications

Tel: 01635 666777

 

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