BlackBerry Curve 8530
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BlackBerry Curve 8530 is a low-end device released in December 2009. The phone is a follow up to the Curve 8330 model launched earlier. It has an improved processor, an optical track pad and Wi-Fi. The phone design is similar to the 8520 model. There is a 2.46 inch TFT screen with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. The phone includes a speakerphone, voice calling, conference calling, navigator, V Cast music and VZ Navigator. The phone book memory is limited by the internal storage which is 256 MB. BlackBerry Curve 8530 comes with 3G support, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. The operating system is the new BlackBerry 5.0 OS that includes improvements of the browser, speedy page rendering, CSS processing and other enhancements. This phone is powered by a 528 MHz processor. There is a 2 MP camera with geo-tagging on the back side of the body. The Curve 8530 is offered in two color options – in black and purple. Other features found on the handset include – A GPS support, BlackBerry maps, Mp3 and mp4 players, organizer, document viewer, voice memo and commands, predictive text input and document viewer. The phone is powered by a Li-Ion battery with a capacity of 1150 mAh. |
General | |
| 2G Network | CDMA 800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| SIM | Mini-SIM |
| Announced | 2009, November |
| Status | Available. Released 2009, December |
Body | |
| Type | Phone |
| Dimensions | 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in) |
| Weight | 106 g (3.74 oz) |
| Keyboard | QWERTY |
Display | |
| Type | TFT, 65K colors |
| Size | 320 x 240 pixels, 2.46 inches (~163 ppi pixel density) |
| Other | |
Sound | |
| Alert types | Vibration; Polyphonic(32), MP3 ringtones |
| Speakerphone | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| Other | |
Memory | |
| Card slot | microSD, up to 32GB |
| Internal | 256 MB ROM |
Data | |
| GPRS | No |
| EDGE | No |
| Speed | EV-DO Rev. 0, up to 153.2 Kbps |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP |
| USB | Yes, microUSB |
Camera | |
| Primary | 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels |
| Features | Geo-tagging |
| Video | Yes |
| Secondary | No |
Features | |
| OS | BlackBerry OS 5.0 |
| CPU | 528 MHz |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML |
| Radio | No |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Java | No |
| Colors | Black, Purple |
| Other | - BlackBerry maps
- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - Organizer - Document viewer - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input |
Standard Battery | |
| Type | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1150 mAh |
| Stand by | Up to 252 h |
| Talk time | Up to 4 h 30 min |
