New slimmer, updated and faster BlackBerry Curve 8530 now available from Sprint
Sprint BlackBerry Curve 8530
Sprint totady announces the launch of the new BlackBerry Curve 8530. The Curve is a very solid mid-range smartphone, and the $50 price tag makes it a fantastic buy.
The new BlackBerry Curve 8530 Smartphone offers a lightweight, updated design, slimmer profile, rounded edges and faster processor than its predecessor, which makes it even more attractive to the customer who needs productivity features like email, calendar and contact synchronization, but wants advanced multimedia, social networking and downloadable applications. It includes a full QWERTY keyboard, trackpad and dedicated multimedia keys for quick and easy navigation. It offers a 2.0-megapixel camera with video capture, MicroSD card expandable memory up to 32 GB, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 and boasts dedicated applications for a smoothly integrated social networking experience with Facebook, MySpace and Flicker. Sprint will also offer BlackBerry App World preloaded giving customers access to thousands of applications.
PRODUCTIVITY:
- BlackBerry Push Technology supports for up to 10 business and personal email accounts and corporate email systems
- Integrated Attachment Viewing offers the ability to download, view and edit Word and Excel compatible files, rehearse PowerPoint presentations anywhere; consult important PDFs on the go
- 2.0 MP picture and video capture and up to 5x optical zoom
- 256 MB RAM memory
- Expandable memory up to 32 GB with MicroSD card
- Full QWERTY keyboard and trackpad navigation makes scrolling easier
- External multimedia controls
- Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
- Integrated GPS
- Voice-Activated Dialing allows you to look up contacts, place phone calls and access key information from the device
- Speakerphone for easy hands-free operation
- Basic productivity tools to view and update the calendar, schedule appointments, check the task list and more while on the go
ENTERTAINMENT:
- BlackBerry App World bringing together a broad mix of free and paid thousands of personal and business applications in a wide-range of application categories
- Social networking with Facebook, MySpace and Flicker
- Sprint Navigation with turn-by-turn driving directions
- Sprint TV with an extensive selection of live and on-demand programming
- Sprint Music StoreSM allowing users to wirelessly download full-length songs directly to their phone
- Sprint NFL Mobile Live and NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile
- Media player with BlackBerry Media Sync, Roxio Media Manager, so users can play downloaded music, video and audio files
- 3.5 mm headset jack
- Bluetooth 2.1 for hands-free, short-range wireless communication using a Bluetooth headset and wireless uploading/downloading to or from a computer2, with Bluetooth Stereo capabilities
SPECIFICATIONS:
- Operating System: BlackBerry OS 5.0
- Dimensions: 4.29 inches (109 mm) x 2.36 inches (60 mm) x 0.55 inches (13.88mm)
- Display: 1.5 inch x 2 inch, 320×240 LCD Screen
- Weight: 3.9 ounces (110 grams)
- Battery Specifications: 1150 mAh lithium ion
- Talk Time: Up to 5.4 hours continuous talk time
Filed Under: Sprint
About the Author: Faysal Chowdhury, a Civil Engineer at day and an intelligent tech blogger at night. Stationed in Dhaka, Bangladesh he is has been with HotCellularPhone.com since the beginning, dated back to 2008. After receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in 2006, he started working as a Civil Engineer for Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) but his tech savvy mind always kept up with the mobile world and keeping everyone updated as well.
