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BlackBerry Curve 8530

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BlackBerry Curve 8530

BlackBerry Curve 8900

Network
Technology CDMA / EVDO GSM
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Speed EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 Kbps
GPRS No Class 10
EDGE No Class 10
Launch
Announced 2009, November. Released 2009, December 2008, November. Released 2008, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in) 109 x 60 x 13.5 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.53 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Optical trackpad Trackball
Display
Type TFT, 65K colors TFT, 65K colors
Size 2.46 inches, 18.7 cm2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio) 2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density) 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS 5.0 BlackBerry OS
CPU 528 MHz 512 MHz
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 256MB ROM 256MB ROM
Main Camera
Modules 2 MP 3.15 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video Yes SCIF
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 Dedicated music keys
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 2.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB microUSB microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors
 BlackBerry maps
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
BlackBerry maps
MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player
DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Voice dial/memo
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 252 h Up to 356 h
Talk time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 5 h 30 min
Misc
Colors Black, Purple Black
SAR 1.24 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)     1.01 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)    
Price About 60 EUR About 60 EUR
Tests
Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -89.4dB / Crosstalk -88.9dB

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