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BlackBerry Curve 8530 Review

(8530) Score: 38.1 / 100
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BlackBerry Curve 8530 is a not very powerful BlackBerry phone released back in 2009, packed with a 528 MHz processor, a 2 MP back facing camera and a small 2.4-inches screen.

The BlackBerry Curve 8530 feels a bit heavy comparing with today standards, with a weight of 3.74 ounces. This device is 4.29 inches long, but it's only able to pack a much smaller 2.4" screen. This device is a little bit thick compared to current devices, being as thick as 0.55 inches.

This cellphone ships with a fast 528 megahertz processor, bundled in a Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7627 system chip. To handle graphic intensive applications, this device also counts with an Adreno 200 GPU ticking at 128 megahertz.

The BlackBerry Curve 8530 is only equipped with a 2 MP back facing camera. To complete the camera, it also has geo tagging.

Blackberry equipped this cellphone with an average 2.4-inches screen, and a resolution of 240 x 320 (QVGA), making everything look good.

This cellphone has a mediocre 1150 mAh Li-Ion removable battery that provides the BlackBerry Curve 8530 a poor battery durationcompared to other devices. This cellphone has an estimated 4.5 hs talk time and a 252 hours stand by time according to Blackberry.

This phone provides wifi connectivity (although it can't be shared with other devices acting as a wireless modem or router). The BlackBerry Curve 8530 doesn't use a SIM card, because it doesn't support GSM services and it can work with CDMA carriers.

This phone also comes with a couple of nice features such as Bluetooth (2.1) and GPS Geolocation, and Light Sensor.

This cellphone is priced about 65 dollars, which is high for this kind of phone.



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Specifications

Device Type:Phone
Brand:Blackberry
Operating System (OS):BlackBerry 5.0.x
Also Known As:BlackBerry Aries 8530
Product code:8530
Dimensions:4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 inchesMetric10.9 x 5.99 x 1.4 cmImperial
Weight:3.74 ouncesMetric106.03 gImperial
Release date:2009-11-05
Price:$ 65.00

Display

Screen Type:TFT (64K colors)
Size:2.4 inchesMetric6.1 cmImperial
Resolution:320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)
Pixel density:167 pixels per inchMetric65.75 pixels per cmImperial
Touch screen:No

Hardware

Chipset:Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7627
Processor:ARM11 (Single-Core 528 MHz)
Graphics Processor:Adreno 200 (128 MHz)
SD Card Slot:microSD, microSDHC

Battery

Battery type:Li-Ion
Removable:Yes
Capacity:1150 mAh
Stand-by Time:252 hours
Talk Time:4.5 hours

Camera

Back camera:2 megapixels
Camera features:Geo Tagging

Networks

Wi-Fi:Yes
CDMA Bands:800, 1900
Technologies:CDMA

Other Features

Bluetooth:Version 2.1
GPS:Yes
Sensors:Light Sensor