My 8520 is almost 2 years old, so I am due an upgrade

Don't want to stay with "chavberry" I want a android phone, but I am not keen on touch screens.

email is very important! any recommendations?

On my estate all the Chavs and the pre school Kids have all got iphones - so on my upgrade I went for a Nokia Lumia 800 and have never looked back, yeah I know its touch screen but its just a fantastic phone, love it !

If you're not keen on touch screens, and email is very important to you, then why are you writing of BlackBerry? The new software is leaps and bounds above OS5 on the 8520.

Why not try out some of the new BBs at your local phone store?

Frankly it's an embarrassment that BB are still making/selling the 8520 and 9300 as it tarnishes the whole brand. The pricing on them is artificially high as all the kids want one, when really they only compete with £30 feature phones, not other smart phones.