| Local Name | Curve 8530 |
| Additional Information | This is not a GSM device, it will not work on any GSM network worldwide. |
| Technology | CDMA / EVDO |
| 3G Bands | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 2G Bands | CDMA 800 / 1900 |
| Speed | EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 Kbps |
| GPRS | No |
| EDGE | No |
| Announced | 2009, November |
| Status | Available. Released 2009, December |
| Dimensions | 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in) |
| Weight | 106 g (3.74 oz) |
| Keyboard | QWERTY |
| SIM | Mini-SIM |
| Body | Optical trackpad |
| Display Type | TFT, 65K colors |
| Screen Size | 2.46 inches (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 320 x 240 pixels (~163 ppi pixel density) |
| OS | BlackBerry OS 5.0 |
| CPU | 528 MHz |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 32 GB |
| Internal Memory | 256 MB ROM |
| Primary Camera | 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels |
| Camera Features | Geo-tagging |
| Video | Yes |
| Secondary Camera | No |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| Sound | Dedicated music keys |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g |
| Bluetooth | v2.1, A2DP |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS |
| Radio | No |
| USB | microUSB |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML |
| Java | No |
| Features Summary | BlackBerry maps, MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player, MP4/H.264/WMV player, Organizer, Document viewer, Voice memo/dial/commands, Predictive text input |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery |
| Stand By | Up to 252 h |
| Talk Time | Up to 4 h 30 min |
| Colors | Black, Purple |
| SAR US | 1.24 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body) |
