- 3G-enabled BlackBerry smartphone with full QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive optical trackpad; access all your email and messaging as well as social networking
- Sprint Mobile Broadband Network via EV-DO connectivity; Sprint TV and Sprint Music Store enabled; GPS turn-by-turn directions via Sprint Navigation
- 2-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; microSD memory expansion; digital audio player syncs with iTunes and Windows Media Player
- Up to 5.4 hours of talk time
- What’s in the Box: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, 2 GB microSD card, USB cable, quick start guide, user manual
Amazon.com Product Description
The slim, affordable BlackBerry Curve 8530 for Sprint is perfect for those who need to be connected to work, friends and family while on the go. It provides easy mobile access to e-mail, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and popular social networking sites (including Facebook and MySpace), as well as features a highly tactile full-QWERTY keyboard for comfortable, accurate typing. You’ll be able to access BlackBerry App World to download applications from a broad a… More >>
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This is such a nice change after having had the Blackberry 8830 (World edition) for 2 years. At first I was a bit worried about complaints I’ve read online – cheap, plasticky feel, like a toy, poor battery life, battery door hard to open, which is why I made sure to see the phone in person before buying it. It did not disappoint at all. The design is stylish, sleek and not cheap looking at all. It’s very lightweight, trackpad is an awesome change from constantly having to clean a dirty trackball, OS is faster and gives the interface a much more sophisticated look to it. Battery life is obviously relative to the amount of time you spend on the phone and amount of stuff you have going on, so if you’re a heavy user you’d probably need to have an extra battery or have the charger with you all the time. As for the battery door, I did not have trouble with opening it for the first time.
Great great phone! They say it’s entry-level but I definitely consider it as an upgrade!
Rating: 5 / 5
Just upgraded to the 8530 last week and wow I love this unit! Nice design, very fast processor, crisp graphics and resolution, and the touch pad is a welcome upgrade from the trackball. The not so perfect – battery life is anemic. It seems to eat a lot of juice. The unit is power intensive with it’s graphic interface and media features so it’s safe to say it’s underpowered. You can buy a more powerful battery but it seems if that exists it should have been pre-installed on the 8530 to begin with. A minor peeve is the keyboard size. Although it has a Qwerty style keyboard the buttons are too small. Easy to hit the wrong ones when typing. But that’s a minor thing and I found the more I use it the more I get used to it. The camera feature is so far the best I have had although there is no flash. Other complaints I’ve read about a cheap design and flimsy battery cover may be based on experiences with previous BB models but I don’t see it. I see nothing cheap about this unit. I do think it’s stylish, reliable, quick, compact, and a lot of fun. I recommend it.
Rating: 4 / 5