BlackBerry Curve 8530 review

Submitted by Mike on
BlackBerry Curve 8530 ReviewThe BlackBerry Curve 8330 is not a bad phone for the price, it pretty much has everything that you need from a smart phone. The Trackpad is easy to use I find it works very well compared to the previous trackball BlackBerry devices.  It is pretty much everything you would expect from a Blackberry in the past few years, and if you don’t have unlimited data on your prepaid plan you can always use Wifi. The Camera is ok, but lacks a flash which on all accounts is strange for a newer phone.  The Battery needs to be put on charge most days even with light use. The 3G internet on unlimited is slowish and drops out at time when there is full signal.
Other names: RIM BlackBerry Aries 8530
Network CDMA: 800/1900
OS: BlackBerry OS (5.0.x)
Processor: 528 MHz
Memory:256 MB ROM
Data: CDMA 1xEV-DO rev.0
Dimensions: 4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 (109 x 60 x 14 mm)
Weight:3.74 oz (106 g)
Input: QWERTY Keyboard
Display Type: TFT 320 x 240 pixels 65K Color
Battery: 1150 mAh
Talk time: 4.50 hours
Stand-by time: 252 hours
Camera: 2 MP - Geo tagging - Video revording
Media: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WAV, AMR

Headphone:3.5mm jack
Video: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV
BlackBerry Browser, RSS supoort
GPS

Phonebook
Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer
Calendar,Alarms
To-Do / Tasks:
Document Viewer
Calculator, Notes
Messaging: txt, mms
E-mail:(IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, Blackberry Connect)
Memory slot: microSD, microSDHC
Connectivity
Bluetooth: 2.1
Wi-Fi:(802.11b, 802.11g)
USB: microUSB 2.0
Hearing Aid Compatibility: M4, T4