BlackBerry Curve 8530 specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

BlackBerry Curve 8530
  • Released 2009, December 106g, 13.9mm thickness BlackBerry OS 5.0 256MB ROM storage, microSDHC slot
  • 528 MHz Mini-SIM About 67.2 USD
  • 2.46" 320x240 pixels
  • 2MP Video recorder
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  • 1150mAh Li-Ion

BlackBerry Curve 8530 overview

BlackBerry Curve 8530 is a smartphone that runs on BlackBerry OS. It was released on 2009, December. BlackBerry Curve 8530 has 2.46 inch, TFT, 65K colors, a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels screen. BlackBerry Curve 8530 uses 528 MHz CPU. It supports 2G, 3G networks with Mini-SIM. BlackBerry Curve 8530 has 2MP Single main camera. BlackBerry Curve 8530 uses Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery. The price of BlackBerry Curve 8530 is about 67.2 USD.

Score the key features of BlackBerry Curve 8530 compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 28 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 28 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 28 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 30 / 100 points
  • Price: 28 / 100 points

BlackBerry Curve 8530 full specifications

NETWORK

Technology CDMA / EVDO
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Speed EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 Kbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2009, November. Released 2009, December
Status Discontinued

BODY

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
SIM Mini-SIM
  Optical trackpad

DISPLAY

Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 2.46 inches, 18.7 cm2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)

PLATFORM

OS BlackBerry OS 5.0
CPU 528 MHz

MEMORY

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 256MB ROM

MAIN CAMERA

Single 2 MP
Video Yes

SELFIE CAMERA

No

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
  Dedicated music keys

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio No
USB microUSB

FEATURES

Browser HTML
  BlackBerry maps MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input

BATTERY

Type Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 252 h
Talk time Up to 4 h 30 min

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Black, Purple
SAR 1.24 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)
Price About 67.2 USD

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