BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs BlackBerry Classic Non Camera

BlackBerry Curve 8530

BlackBerry Curve 8530

November, 2009


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BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs BlackBerry Classic Non Camera


BlackBerry Curve 8530

BlackBerry Classic Non Camera

Price
EUR: €60EUR: €180
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Body
Form Factor
Candybar, Querty KeyboardCandybar, Querty Keyboard
Dimensions
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm (5.16 x 2.85 x 0.40 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz)178 g (6.28 oz)
Build
Optical trackpadOptical trackpad
Colors
Black, PurpleBlack
Display
Type
TFT, 65K colorsIPS LCD
Size
2.46 inches, 18.7 cm2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)3.5 inches, 39.5 cm2 (~41.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~291 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Network
Technology
CDMA / EVDOGSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G Bands
CDMA 800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
CDMA2000 1xEV-DOHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
4, 13
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtonesVibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
256MB ROM16GB ROM, 2GB RAM
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Connectivity
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 KbpsHSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/gWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
USB
microUSBmicroUSB 2.0 (SlimPort)
GPS
Yes, with A-GPSYes, with A-GPS
NFC
Yes
Camera
Main Camera
2 MP
Camera Features
Geo-tagging
Video
Yes
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAVMP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264/WMVDivX/XviD/MP4/WMV/H.264
Radio
NoFM radio
Software
Operating System (OS)
BlackBerry OS 5.0BlackBerry OS 10.3.1
Java
Yes, MIDP 2.1
Browser
HTMLHTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IMSMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM 6
Hardware
CPU
528 MHzDual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Keyboard
QWERTYQWERTY
Soft Keys
2
SIM
Mini-SIMNano-SIM
Speakers
Yes

Dedicated music keys
Yes
Navigation / Controls Keys
D-PadOptical trackpad
Audio Jack
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Battery
Battery Type
Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh batteryLi-Ion 2500 mAh, non-removable
Standby
Up to 252 hUp to 384 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 minUp to 22 h (3G)
Additional Features
Features
BlackBerry maps

Document viewer

Voice memo/dial/commands

Predictive text input
Photo/video editor

Document viewer
Misc
SAR US
1.24 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)1.41 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)

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