BlackBerry Curve 8530

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This follow-up to the Curve 8330 is slightly lighter and thinner, while adding Wi-Fi and switching to an optical direction control. Other features are similar, including 2 megapixel camera with video capture, GPS navigation, music player, stereo Bluetooth, 3.5mm headphone jack, and memory card slot.

not all versions have CDMA 1700 (AWS)

Offered By:

Alltel Discontinued
Boost Mobile Discontinued
Cricket Discontinued
MetroPCS Discontinued
Sprint Discontinued
U.S. Cellular Discontinued
Verizon Wireless Discontinued
Virgin Mobile Discontinued

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Modes	more detail less detail CDMA 850 / 1700 / 1900 CDMA / 1xEV-DO r0 (2G / 3G) 850 Cellular / BC0 Americas, Oceania, Brazil, Israel 1700 AWS / BC15 Americas 1900 PCS / BC1 Americas CDMA 1700 (AWS) on some versions only
Weight	3.7 oz (105 g)
Dimensions	4.29" x 2.36" x 0.55" (109 x 60 x 14 mm)
Battery	Talk: 4.5 hours max. (270 minutes) Standby: 252 hours max. (10.5 days) 1150 mAh LiIon, Removable
Display	Type: LCD (Color TFT/TFD) Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) 2.5" diagonal Colors: 65,536 (16-bit)
OS / Platform	BlackBerry OS
Processor	?
Memory	?
FCC ID	L6ARCL20CW » (Approved Nov 5, 2009) L6ARCZ30CW » (Approved Jul 5, 2010)

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Features	Group Features Show all features Key features only
Adjustable Text Size	Yes
Alarm	Yes
Bluetooth	Supported Profiles: HSP 1.1, HFP 1.5, OPP, PBA, DUN, A2DP 1.2, AVRC 1.3 version 2.1+EDR
BREW	-
Calculator	Yes
Calendar	Yes
Call Screening	-
Camera	Resolution: 2+ megapixel white balance control
Changeable Faceplates	-
Custom Graphics	Yes
Custom Ringtones	Yes
Data Tethering	Yes
Digital TTY/TDD	Yes
DLNA	-
ECML / Digital Wallet	-
Email Client	supports attachments (MS Office, PDF)
EMS / Picture Messaging	-
External Antenna Jack	-
External Display	-
Flashlight	-
Flight Mode	Yes
FM Radio	-
FM Transmitter	-
Front-Facing Camera	-
GAIT	-
Games	Yes
GPS / Location	Type: A-GPS supports LBS (navigation)
Hard Drive	-
HD Voice	-
Headphone Jack (3.5mm)	Yes
Headset Jack (2.5 mm)	-
Hearing Aid Compatible	Rating: M4, T4 (very tele-coil compatible) v2007
High-Speed Data	Technology: 1xEV-DO r0
Inductive Charging	-
Infrared (IR)	-
Instant Messaging	Networks Supported: AOL, Windows Live, Yahoo!, Google Talk, ICQ
Java (J2ME)	Yes
Key Lock Switch	-
Live TV	-
Memory Card Slot	Card Type: microSD (TransFlash)
MMS	Yes
Mobile Hotspot	-
Multiple Languages	Yes
Multiple Numbers per Name	Yes
Music Player	Supported Formats: MP3, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCELP EVRC, AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA9, Windows Media 10 (Pro) dedicated music controls on top
NFC	-
PC Sync	-
PictBridge	-
Picture ID	Yes
Polyphonic Ringtones	Chords: 32
Predictive Text Entry	Yes
Push-To-Talk	-
Real-Music Ringers	Supported Formats: MP3, WAV
Ringer ID	Yes
Ringer Profiles	Yes
Ruggedized	-
SDIO	-
Side Keys	media keys on top
Speaker Phone	Yes
Stereo Speakers	-
Streaming Video	Yes
SyncML	-
Text Keyboard, Hardware	Layout: QWERTY backlit
Text Messaging (SMS)	Yes
Text Messaging Templates	-
To-Do List	Yes
Touch Screen	-
TV Output	-
UMA	-
USB	built-in micro-USB connector
Vibrate	Yes
Video Capture	Resolution: QVGA (320 x 240)
Video Sharing	-
Voice Dialing	Type: Speaker-independent (automatic)
Voice Memo	Yes
WAP / Web Browser	full HTML (desktop web)
Wi-Fi	Version(s): 802.11 b,g

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