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Posted: 09 Jul 2009 Announced: 05 Nov 2009
Market Status: Released
Release date: 20 Nov 2009
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US carrier availability: MetroPCS - Available (Since 23 Jul 2010) Boost Mobile - Available (Since 04 Oct 2010) Cricket - Available (Since 06 Aug 2010) Sprint - Discontinued Alltel - Discontinued U.S. Cellular - Discontinued Verizon - Discontinued Virgin Mobile - Discontinued
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The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530 is a business-oriented smartphone with an industrial design and a trackpad, instead of a trackball for navigation. It features a pretty mainstream QVGA display, as well as a 2-megapixel camera, 3.5mm jack, GPS, 3G and Wi-Fi.

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RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530 specifications

also known as RIM BlackBerry Aries 8530

Pros

No pros

Cons

Slow processor (528 MHz)
Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc
- BlackBerry OS (5.0.x)
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 (109 x 60 x 14 mm)
Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.74 oz (106 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 320 x 240 pixels
Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 65 536

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 4.50 hours
  the average is 7 h (448 min)
Stand-by time:
- 10.5 days (252 hours)
  the average is 16 days (391 h)
Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1150 mAh

Hardware

Processor:
- 528 MHz
System memory:
- 256 MB ROM
Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
  Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
  - microSD, microSDHC

Camera

Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- - 2 megapixels
- Features:
  - Digital zoom, Geo tagging
Camcorder:
- - Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- - BlackBerry Browser, RSS

Technology

CDMA:
CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access. A technique of multiplexing, also called spread spectrum, in which analog signals are converted into digital form for transmission. For each communication channel, the signals are encoded in a sequence known to the transmitter and the receiver for that channel. The foremost application is digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800MHz band and 1.9GHz PCS band. CDMA phones are noted for their excellent call quality and long battery life.
- 800, 1900 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- EV-DO
Satellite system:
- GPS

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Document viewer, Calculator, Notes
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, Blackberry Connect

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- - 2.1
Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- - 802.11 b, g
USB:
- - USB 2.0
- Connector:
  - microUSB
- Computer sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Service lights, Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Hearing aid compatibility:
- - M4, T4
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability

Officially announced:
- 05 Nov 2009

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