Motorola d520

  • Released 1998
    170g, 27mm thickness
    Feature phone
    No card slot
  • N/A 255,703 hits
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    2x12 chars
  • NO
    No video recorder
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  • 650mAh
    NiMH

Motorola d520 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900
GPRS No
EDGE No
Launch Announced 1998
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 140 x 50 x 27 mm (5.51 x 1.97 x 1.06 in)
Weight 170 g (6.00 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type Monochrome graphic
Size
Resolution 2 x 12 chars
 Fixed icons
Memory Card slot No
Phonebook SIM only
Call records
Camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker No
Alert types Monophonic ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth No
GPS No
Radio No
USB
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS
Browser
Clock No
Alarm No
Games No
Java No
Battery   Removable NiMH 650 mAh battery
Stand-by 60 h
Talk time 180 min
Misc Colors 3

Motorola d520 - User Reviews

  • The 520d was released in 1998.

  • is there cherry mobile phone???

  • My first cell phone and one of the phones that can use 4 AA batteries instead of accumulator.

  • when was this released?

  • Moto,.before it was cool! ;)

  • My first phone too! It was great!

  • mine too ! :)

  • iPhone 6

  • My first phone in 1998

  • And this is GSM arena ... so it's not going to go before the GSM phones.

  • Can't be the first phone. Its GSM based. Initial Motorola phones were based on AIMS communication standard.

  • i like this phone it works in mountain, strong signal

  • this was my first phone to billt like a brik

  • Is This First Mobile Announced In World By Motorola?

  • i dropped this on the floor, the floor broke.

  • this was my first phone

  • its mp3/mp4 clarity was supreb

  • happy new year my frbds

  • I hated this phone with a passion, because i bought this thing on pre-pay and it had to be replaced 3 times, twice with battery problems and once because i was getting no signal, and of the 8 months i owned these phones there was 7 weeks while waiting for replacements i had no phone, and i bought from catalogue so they had to replace the whole phone not just battery.

  • My beloved 4n, thievs took bt they brought it back. Fire was so jelous, jst burn it wit ma room, somebody shud send me ma byutiful 4n

  • I love this phone! 42mp camera in this phone.touch is very good.I compare this phone with nokia 808 pureveiw.in this phone more future then nokia 808 pureveiw.weight-10g

  • I once had one. I still own it, but now it's my backup phone's backup phone. It's solid as a brick, in fact it IS a brick. It has fallen to the floor more times than I can count to, and still works perfectly. Good day to you all...

  • My first phone.

  • wowowoww what a phone... to throw at others

  • my dad first phone :) basic and good , still works today

  • ohhhhhh my first love ....still i love this ....

  • my first phone god the memories it brings back. i think i got in in the summer of 1999 and remember it had about 10 ringtines on it, and back then texting wasnt very well known. how phones have changed eh

  • this was my first phone! :p would like to have it again, but i think i would get bored in a few minutes already because the phone can be used for calling and texting only.

  • epic

  • ahaaaaaaa, my 1st gsm :) but I still sometimes looking my baby ;) it was great phone!!!

  • my father fon

  • is it capable to two-way radio patch or you have other model for site engineers and crew ? send answer by mail with literature to: wenston ang mallapre 371mt.samat st.,caloocan city manila,philippines 1400

  • is it capable to two-way radio patch or you have other model for site engineers and crew ?

  • this was my first phone ever!!! it was a very nice phone but you couldn't acess the phone list when you were about to send an sms... you had to write the phone number down and then dial it in order to send an sms

  • I have loads of these big beuties and i wish i could get them all to work. I did get one to work but i think they are very boring and don't do much.

  • this is dingy's future phone

  • this was my firs phone in 1998, so excited i was when i touch it...:)

  • this was my firs phone in 1998, so excited i was when i touch it...:)

  • lol nice phone.

  • Hi George, I'd like to ask you for a favor. I've had this cell phone when I met first time my wife. Since then I don't have it anymore. I am looking desperately for a particular ringtone that was used in this phone. It's of paramount importance to me to get it. Is there a way that you could send it to me? Me and my wife would like to put this ringtone on our cell phones so we could have a nice memory. I believe that the ringtone is a nice melody, it is not a regular ringtone. I think that it's the main ringtone in cell. I apologize to bother you, but after months of looking for it I just gave up and decided to write to somebody who has it. Thank you very much. My email address is [email protected]

  • You might as well bring your home phone to work. Infact, even my home phone is smaller than this brick. At least you won't need a gun to rob someone. You could just throw this at someone's head and you'll knock the living daylights out of them!!!!!

  • I bought this phone two weeks ago and i use it now. It is very funny especially the antenna! Who needs cameras' radios mp3 blueteeth clock alarm and phones the size of a matchbox; I LOVE BRICKS!!!

  • this was my first phone ever and i loved it super phone at the time

  • it's a long time ago, now we have colour,cameras,games,bluetooth on and on but in the future people will think this stuff is old and there will be new things invented.

  • Mine was a C520, but I'm sure it's 99% similar to the D520. My first mobile phone, and a very good one. Did away with it because I couldn't properly charge the battery anymore. But other than that, no problem! It definitely turned me into a motofreak ....

  • it was my first phone. And was perfect. In this time i can only smile.

  • hi im ya nun and i still have this phone!!!!!!!!!!!

  • You see here the history of phones!from stoneage to present...

  • its bigger than my cordless phone @ home lol realy im surprised if someone would even buy it well if you sell it you might get half a doller

  • Re: the comment by "Jim" Thanks! That's the funniest thing I've seen all day, you're either a total genius or a moron of unprecedented calibre. Either way, you rock!

  • why am i looking at the features on this phone

  • for comment below, you must of been 3 when this phone came out to post a comment like that, this phone was a 98 best seller and of course it doesn't have a camera nothing did until 2003!

  • 180m of talk??? motorola is crazy??? whos gonna buy this phone? its monochromatic display and has no cam, not even GPRS haha motorola is a joke

  • Please Sir my motorola d520 is in a language i do not understand. Could you kindly help me to return this phone in the English Language. Thank you in advance as i hope you will sure do something to help the situation.

  • everything "NO"!!!

  • 10m.p camera and 10 gb memory waaaaaaaaah

  • my first phone ever .i had it for nearly 3 years .it dropped in water once but worked for another 3 months till it died. much respect!!

  • My sister had this phone years ago and it was the most unreliable piece of junk I've ever seen. It frequently lost connection even in areas where my first phone (a horrible ancient Nokia) kept fantastic reception on the same network, it had atrocious battery life and couldn't be relied on not to switch itself off at random - and usually deeply inconvenient! - times! The best use for this badly-engineered and outdated piece of equipment is as a doorstop or burglar deterrent. It's an electronic shambles. Don't be fooled into thinking this will provide you with reliable communications access. It won't. 0/10

  • dabadabadab!!!...i have this phone (growl),i use it to messege Ann Darrow. Yoooooeeeee! This was my first phone ever!i have a lot of fond memories of my phone...dare u say anything to this phone, i shall climb yr roof top and do a tribal dance while listening to MP4 songs on my moto..i stared in a remake of a movie solely shot on d520...it shoots dvd quality videos.

  • C'mon people thinka bout what you're saying this phone was proberbly the best thing ever when it came out, but since 1998 was 8 years ago.....

  • gosh i love this phone! i found it while i was hunting bushpigs, and have had it ever since. its the sturdiest phone ever! i've lost count of how many times i've dropped the phone, and it still works perfectly! no loss in camera quality or sound. and the antenna! man is it handy. theres no need for discretion when im in public, if i need to pick my nose or scratch my itchy bottom, i just whip out the antenna! some time last week sony ericsson offered me a trial test the k800 and said that after the 3 week period i could keep the phone, but i did not hesitate for a moment and told them "i'm happy with my phone and i wouldn't trade it for anything in the world!"

  • i was wondering if i could get a memory card for this fone. by the way, what megapixel does this camers hav i think its at least 3. do you recomend i trade in my nokia N93 for this fone

  • all service for people good

  • Thers a few uses for this phone: 1-Use it as a dust collector,as in leave it in a top draw (like i do) and see how much dust it collects over 5 years. 2-use it to get rid of ur annoying girlfreind without dumping her,the minute she sees u whip this out ya pocket,if shes got any sense she'l scarper. 3-Its size and weight means it can be doubled up as an offensive weapon.lol 4-Take it down ur local market and see if u can husle a fiver for parts. 5-Use it as a football 6-Take it apart and try and work out how a phone works (if your a blatent geek) 7-use it to dial 999 in an extreme emergency.nah infact dont even use it for that. 8-try flogging it to some muppet for 600 australian dollars and tell the buyer it has a camera.ha ha ha. 9-Take it to a shooting range and use it for target practice. 10-or finally and the most convenient one: just bin it.

  • haha there is some1 actually stupid enuff to pay $600 aus for this phone n think that there is camera + it is a damn bloody mono phone OMFG....

  • bob the builder can he fix it........ ...... of course he can its a brick!

  • Hey, I have one of these. It's the worst phone I've ever had. Since I used this I ran away from motorola phones.

  • It was my first phone :) it was great in the begening of 90' but now it is just rubish

  • please help!!! i just bought this phone second hand. i paid $600 australian dollars for it. i'm trying to find the camera.. im beginning to wonder does this phone even have a camera?? btw this phone is the coolest eva!! it is wonderful. sometimes it switches itself off and the battery has to be recharged about every 6 hrs. but its a really nice design. smaller than my last phone.. i like small phones

  • nice phone...does it run on gas or....

  • this phone has a coal fire attached to power it it uses more fuel than a steam train however it has an awsum performace and can only just fit in my car boot so it is awsum

  • It was my first mobile. It cost my a lot of money in 1999 but It still working today(2005) for my father. Good phone.

  • Apparently this phone is worth a fortune now (according to vibe fm)!

  • This fone has came along way from the phonograph my famaly made iin the 1600s but i think this is the star fone of all times

  • i got this fone it is the best fone made . all these new camara fone are a waste of time

  • It is a piece not to loose for ever

  • it is a very useful phone, especially in constructing, it looks like a brick

  • It's a brick phone pretty pore and if u hav it everyone will diss u cos it's so old l8ez dudes

  • HELP!!!! I can't change my phonebook. I can see the number I want to call, but can't change a name or phonenumber. The menu doesn't work according to the booklet. Can someone help me out??

  • Have the D520 in use some 4 years now, never failed me once! Menu's are a bit ackward though. Has antenna you can pull-out, really nice... It's large, but not a brick (light) Can't have it in my trouser pocket, but that's why it's still alive after all these years I guess... Like the design, all Motorola design in fact.

  • Someone once said "how about i swap ur 6600 for my one of these?" I went how about NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • hy! i don't want to share an opinion but I would like to ask for help on a problem with my motorola d520. It asks me about the special code when I turn it on and I don't know what is that code. Can you tell me how do a get it?

  • Dear sir, I will be very happy if you can help me unlock my phone(motorla d520) by giving me the phone code and the security number. Thank You.

  • Dear Sir/Madam, i desperately need a user guide for a d520 please advice on how i could get one

  • i can built a house with it

  • it looks like a brick

  • P900 killer!!!

  • I had this phone like 4 years ago, and at that time it was such a crappy phone i can't belive i had it. yep it's like carrying a freakin' brick in your pants!! ugly menus, ugly structure, it sure looked like a vibrator!!! i can't believe people are still really asking questiones about this vibrator.... does anyone still use this piece of crap???

  • i want to buy motorola d520 i high quantities and star tack also . answere please

  • Yeah. Get a new phone.....

  • Every time i try to reply a message,it cant be sent and it gives the message "Message Failed". Can you help?

  • what a load of shit, never had this fone n never will, its probably like carrying a house brick around in your pocket. my advice to anyone who has this fone is to..............GET A DECENT ONE,ITS A BRICK!!!

  • erm how about spending some money on a decent new-ish phone ie; a nokia 3310?mate your phone is dead,just throw it in the bin

  • my phone motorola d520 and for the last 6 months i've be'n having a problem with it as it wouldn't retain charge whatsever. i replaced the battery with a new one and nothing improved as if i would like to use it then i've got to retain in the charge for a whole day. Now i request to know if my phone is for real is spoilt though it has served me very good. Please communicate so as i know what to do.

  • it is a good telefon, specialy on the road it has a good semnal and a good batery . y need a manual in english.if is on the internet please mail me the adres of the sit. most sites have a manual in chesky and don't andustand too much please sory for my english

  • Dear Sirs, I am looking for a copy of Instruction manual for Motorola D520, Could you kindly email me the same Many thanks

  • This is a good strudy reliable phone.txting not much good cause u cant use the fone book.Batt lasts O.K and exc when brand new. Very very shockproof, it could b dropped fron 50 stories and b in one piece!

  • This is a crap phone - the menu structure is the worst i've ever seen. this thing wasn't designed! it just fell together - no wonder they were giving them away.

  • never seen such piece of shit. You have to enter the keyboard unlock code to catch a call even when it's ringing. I can't tell how much phone call I missed because of this . Never motorola again

  • I want to unlock phone by usingany number you prescribed for me.

  • phone code is :1234 security code is: 000000

  • help ring tones v2088

  • my motorola prompts me to but in my special code as soon as i put it on. So i need to know the special code. once again it displays"Wait to enter your special code.

  • I can't unlock my motorola d520. mesage on the screen is "enter phone code" or something. So where can i downloud manual or code. Thanks

  • i droped mine in a river ON PERPOSE !!

  • Dear Sirs, I am looking for a copy of Instruction manual for Motorola D520, Could you kindly email me the same Thank you

  • I would like to have the usage booklet for this phone in French. My husband has this phone and there are many things he doesn't know how to use, what to do. Please write me if you have an address in Belgium because he lives in Belgium and he can obtain it there. Thank you beforehand Yours truly Eva Kertesz

  • I have a d520 and the ability to insert AA size battery is great stuff. Who wants to have my d520? It's in a good condition? Give me the price you want to pay for...

  • Its a very useful phone generally. l think the encasement beng more'rubber than plastic ' allows the d520 to absorb more shock than most phones.However , maintianing the shape wile reducing the size will be better.

  • Its a very useful phone generally. l think the encasement beng more'rubber than plastic ' allows the d520 to absorb more shock than most phones.However , maintianing the shape wile reducing the size will be better

  • what a fucking shit phone. Man I can't understand how cunts like motorola can get away with selling shit products.. The worst thing about it is that nobody gives a shit. Customer Service..my fucking sack it is. If asked about ANY motorola product I will urge the person away from such charlatan opportunists.

  • i want the security code for d520

  • felictari

  • hi, i am most grateful to be given the oppourunity to say that the d520 is a very reliable phone.thanks. yours sincerely r.s.s.boye p.s. could i have manual please since my got ruined in a flood.

  • i have a problem with my d520,it does not come up else when charged please help me,and how can i get the battery in nigeria

  • ce faci neculai?

  • hi d520 telephone password? Serial No : i don't know

  • I don`t input in test mode. Buttom # not work. What i must to do?

  • Excelente!!!!!

  • I would like to download a manual for d520! Thanks!

  • I think it verry good

  • check my moto support page:- die Nokia die!!!

  • i want to know how i can unlock my pohone motorola d520 (security cood) thanks at all

  • I think it is unfair that you cannot download or receive "BETTER" ringtones. The ringtones supplied with the phone are nowhere near amusing or good! Yours Sincerly, Lisa Boyle.