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Visit RIM Storefront Tweet Find Coverage: Release Date: Q4 2009 Released For: Sprint - Discontinued Verizon - Discontinued Released for Sprint and Verizon Wireless, the slim BlackBerry Curve (8530) combines a QWERTY keyboard with a touch-sensitive optical trackpad -- instead of the traditional trackball -- to make navigation reliable and responsive. RIM integrated dedicated media keys along the top of the handset to control music and videos. Users can take pictures with its 2.0-megapixel camera with 5x digital zoom, then upload them to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Additional features includes a large color display, music player with a 3.5mm stereo headset jack and built-in GPS and Wi-Fi capabilities.

• Similar to a laptop, the touch-sensitive trackpad lets users scroll through menus, icons and info by gliding a finger over it and pressing and clicking to select an item reliable, responsive typing and navigation
• Full QWERTY keyboard makes typing and sending messages easy and comfortable
• Built-in 2.0-megapixel digital camera with zoom and video recording
• Dedicated media keys smoothly integrated along the top of the handset, giving users a convenient way to control their music and videos
• Access BlackBerry App World for third-party mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones
• Comes with a 528MHz next generation processor for enhanced performance and 256MB of flash memory

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Technical
Network:	CDMA 800 / 1900
Form Factor:	Block / BlackBerry OS v5.0
Dimensions:	109 x 60 x 14 mm
Weight:	106 g
Antenna:	Internal
Navigation:	QWERTY Keypad / Trackpad
Battery Type:	1150 mAh Li-Ion
Talk Time:	4.5 hours
Standby Time:	10.5 days
Memory:	256.0 MB
Expandable Memory:	microSD / TransFlash
Safety
Radiation (SAR):	(1.31 W/kg)
Imaging
Main Screen:	TFT 65,000 colors (320 x 240 px)
External Screen:
Camera:	2.0 MP / 5X Zoom / Video Recorder
Audio
MP3 Player:	Sprint Music Store / VCAST Music
FM Radio:
Speakerphone:
Push-To-Talk:
Multimedia
Wallpapers:	320 x 240 px
Screen Savers:	320 x 240 px
Ring Tones:	32 chord / MP3
Themes:
Games:	BlackBerry App World
Streaming Multimedia:	Sprint TV / VCAST Video
Messaging
SMS:
EMS:
MMS:
Email:	POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP / Microsoft Exchange / Lotus Domino
Chat:	AOL / Windows Live / Yahoo
Predictive Text:	SureType
Applications
Phonebook Capacity:
Calendar:
To-Do List:
WAP:	2.0 (BlackBerry Browser)
Voice Commands:
Calculator:
Connectivity
Bluetooth:	2.1 (A2DP / AVRCP / DUN / HFP / HSP / SPP)
Infrared Port:
High-Speed Data:	cdma2000 1xEV-DO
Wi-Fi:	802.11 b/g
GPS:	Sprint Navigation / VZ Navigator / BlackBerry Maps
PC Sync:	USB 2.0
More Information
Website:	Product Website
Discussion:	Smartphone / PDA Forum

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