RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530

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Edit Description: 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 Specs also know as: RIM BlackBerry Aries 8530

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Design

Smart phone

Device type:
BlackBerry OS (5.0.x)

Operating system:
Candybar

Form factor:
4.29 in x 2.36 in x 0.55 in

Dimensions:
3.74 oz

Weight:
Full keyboard

Design features:
Side keys:
- Yes
  
  Left side:
- Other
- Yes
  
  Right side:
- Volume control, Other

Display

240x320 (QVGA)

Display resolution:
TFT

Technology:
65 536

Colors:

Battery

Talk time: 4.5 hours / 252 hours

Battery times:
1150.00 mAh

Capacity:

Camera

Yes (2 megapixels)

Camera:
- Digital zoom, Geo tagging
  
  Features:
Yes

Video capture:

Multimedia

Music player:
- MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WAV, AMR
  
  Supported formats :
Video player:
- MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV
  
  Supports:

Internet browsing

Yes (BlackBerry Browser, RSS)

Browser:

Hardware

256 MB

ROM:
Yes (microSD, microSDHC)

Memory card support:

Technology

CDMA (800, 1900 MHz)

Network technology:
EV-DO

Data:
GPS

Satellite system:

Phone features

Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID

Phonebook:
Calculator, Notes, Document viewer, Alarm, To-Do, Calendar

Organizer:
SMS, Predictive text input, MMS

Messaging:
Yes

E-mail:
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, BlackBerry Connect
  
  Supports:

Connectivity

Yes (2.1)

Bluetooth:
Yes (b, g)

Wi-Fi 802.11:
Yes (USB 2.0)

USB:
- microUSB
  
  Connector type :
3.5mm

Headphones connector:
Computer sync

Other features

Service lights, Music ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone, (MP3)

Notifications:
Yes

Hearing Aid Compatibility :
M4, T4

Hearing Aid Compatibility rating:
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

Yes

Regulatory Approval:
L6ARCZ30CW

FCC ID value:
link

FCC ID link :
Jul 05, 2010

Date approved:
US SAR:
- 1.24 W/kg
  
  Head:
- 0.66 W/kg
  
  Body:

Availability

Yes (Nov 05, 2009)

Officially announced:
Available

Market status:
Nov 20, 2009

Release date:

US carrier availability

Verizon (Available (Nov 20, 2009)), Sprint (Available (Dec 18, 2009)), U.S. Cellular (Discontinued (Feb 03, 2011)), Cricket (Available (Aug 06, 2010)), Alltel (Available (Jan 21, 2010)), Virgin Mobile (Available (May 19, 2010)), MetroPCS (Available (Jul 23, 2010)), Boost Mobile (Available (Oct 04, 2010))

Carrier: