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BlackBerry Curve 8530
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Full Specifications September 4, 2026
BlackBerry Curve 8530
BlackBerry · 2009

BlackBerry Curve 8530

BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone. Announced Nov 2009. Features 2.46″ display, 2 MP primary camera, 1150 mAh battery.

Display 2.46"
Storage 256MB ROM storage, microSDHC slot
Camera 2 MP
Battery 1150 mAh
OS BlackBerry OS 5.0
Build 106g, 13.9mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2009, November. Released 2009, December
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS BlackBerry OS 5.0
CPU 528 MHz

Display

Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 2.46 inches, 18.7 cm 2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)

Memory

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 256MB ROM

Main Camera

Single 2 MP
Video Yes

Selfie camera

cam2modules No

Body

Dimensions 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM
bodyother Optical trackpad

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 252 h
Talk time Up to 4 h 30 min

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
optionalother Dedicated music keys

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio No
USB microUSB

Network

Technology CDMA / EVDO
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Speed EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 Kbps

Features

Browser HTML
featuresother BlackBerry maps MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input

Misc

Colors Black, Purple
SAR 1.24 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)
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In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2009, November. Released 2009, December
Status Discontinued
OS BlackBerry OS 5.0
CPU 528 MHz
Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 2.46 inches, 18.7 cm 2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 256MB ROM
Single 2 MP
Video Yes
cam2modules No
Dimensions 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM
bodyother Optical trackpad
Type Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 252 h
Talk time Up to 4 h 30 min
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
optionalother Dedicated music keys
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio No
USB microUSB
Technology CDMA / EVDO
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Speed EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 Kbps
Browser HTML
featuresother BlackBerry maps MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input
Colors Black, Purple
SAR 1.24 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)
Price About 60 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
14.3/100
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Processor 7
Display 38
Camera 27
Battery 29
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