BlackBerry Curve 8530
BlackBerry Bold 9780BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs BlackBerry Bold 9780
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| BlackBerry | BlackBerry |
| Announced | |
| November 2009 | October 2010 |
| Status | |
| Available - December 2009 | Available - November 2010 |
| Colors | |
| Black, Purple | Black, White |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in) |
109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in ) |
| Weight | |
| 106 g (3.74 oz) | 122 g (4.3 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| CDMA 800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| BlackBerry OS 5.0 | BlackBerry OS 6.0 |
| Processor | |
| 528 MHz [Similar] | 624 MHz [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| RAM | |
| N/A | 512 MB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 256 MB ROM | 256 MB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included |
Display
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes | Yes + downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | Yes |
| Edge | |
| No | Yes |
| 3G | |
| Rev. 0, up to 153.2 Kbps | HSDPA |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | |
| HTML | HTML |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 256 MB ROM | 256 MB storage, 512 MB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Standard battery, Li-Po |
| Capacity | |
| 1150 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 252 h | Up to 528 h (2G) Up to 408 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 4 h 30 min | Up to 6 h (2G) Up to 6 h (3G) |
