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BlackBerry Curve 8530

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Network
Technology CDMA / EVDO GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Speed EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 Kbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2009, November. Released 2009, December 2011, May. Released 2011, August
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in) 115 x 66 x 10.5 mm (4.53 x 2.60 x 0.41 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Optical trackpad Optical trackpad
Display
Type TFT, 65K colors TFT
Size 2.46 inches, 18.7 cm2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio) 2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~32.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density) 640 x 480 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~286 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS 5.0 BlackBerry OS 7.0
CPU 528 MHz 1.2 GHz QC 8655
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 256MB ROM 8GB 768MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 2 MP 5 MP
Features LED flash
Video Yes 720p
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 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, BlackBerry Maps
NFC Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB microUSB microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 BlackBerry maps
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
BlackBerry maps
Document viewer
MP4/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 252 h Up to 307 h (2G) / Up to 307 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Music play Up to 50 h
Misc
Colors Black, Purple Black
SAR 1.24 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)     1.38 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.77 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)    
Price About 60 EUR About 120 EUR

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