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BlackBerry 8830 World Edition

BlackBerry Curve 8530

Network
Technology	GSM	CDMA / EVDO
2G bands	GSM 900 / 1800 / CDMA2000 1x EV-DO	CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Speed		EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 Kbps

Launch
Announced	2007, April	2009, November. Released 2009, December
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	114 x 66 x 14 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.55 in)	109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight	132 g (4.66 oz)	106 g (3.74 oz)
Keyboard	QWERTY	QWERTY
SIM	Mini-SIM	Mini-SIM
	Trackball	Optical trackpad

Display
Type	TFT, 65K colors	TFT, 65K colors
Size	2.5 inches, 19.4 cm2 (~25.7% screen-to-body ratio)	2.46 inches, 18.7 cm2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density)	320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)

Platform
OS	BlackBerry OS	BlackBerry OS 5.0
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM6550
CPU		528 MHz

Memory
Card slot	microSD (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal	64MB 16MB RAM	256MB ROM

Main Camera
Modules	No	2 MP
Video	No	Yes

Selfie Camera
Modules	No	No

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	No	Yes
		Dedicated music keys

Comms
WLAN	No	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth	2.0	2.1, A2DP
Positioning	GPS	GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	No	No
USB	miniUSB	microUSB

Features
Sensors
	BlackBerry maps Media player Organizer Organizer Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Voice dial	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 1400 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Stand-by		Up to 252 h
Talk time		Up to 4 h 30 min

Misc
Colors	Black	Black, Purple
SAR		1.24 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.86 W/kg (head)     0.51 W/kg (body)
Price	About 100 EUR	About 60 EUR