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BlackBerry Curve 8530

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Network
Technology CDMA / EVDO CDMA / EVDO
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Speed EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 Kbps EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 Kbps
Launch
Announced 2009, November. Released 2009, December 2009, February. Released 2009, May
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in) 101 x 50 x 17.5 mm (3.98 x 1.97 x 0.69 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 102 g (3.60 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY Half-QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Optical trackpad Trackball
Display
Type TFT, 65K colors 65K colors
Size 2.46 inches, 18.7 cm2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio) 2.6 inches, 20.9 cm2 (~41.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density) 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~154 ppi density)
  Secondary external 65K TFT display, 128x160 pixels
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS 5.0 BlackBerry OS
CPU 528 MHz
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 256MB ROM 128MB RAM, 128MB ROM
Main Camera
Modules 2 MP 2 MP
Features LED flash
Video Yes Yes
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 No
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 2.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS No
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
MP4/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA player
Organizer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 900 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 252 h Up to 216 h
Talk time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 3 h 30 min
Misc
Colors Black, Purple Black, Red, Pink
SAR 1.24 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)     1.23 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)    
Price About 60 EUR About 70 EUR

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