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Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530 Gets Reviewed

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curve8530front Good ol’ reliable Kevin got a hold of a Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530 to review and it looks pretty impressive. He goes into the intricacies of if it will be called the “new Curve” or “Curve2” but the real rundown is pretty interesting:

  • OS 5.0
  • 3G EVDO data
  • Wi-Fi
  • GPS!!!
  • 256mb Storage

In short it looks much better than the 8520 since it includes GPS, OS 5.0, and 3G in the same smaller cheaper form factor. Still I have yet to understand why somebody would not pony up the extra $50 it usually costs between the low end Curve model and the Tour…

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5 Comments to “Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530 Gets Reviewed

  1. Why? You spend an extra $50 and don’t get the trackpad or wifi. The Tour is awesome, hands down the best BlackBerry Verizon has ever offered, but it got caught in midst of Verizon opening up. So it got open GPS but not wifi.

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  2. Posted by: beamolite

    I don’t even know why RIM made the 8500 series period.

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  3. Posted by: Jon Berry

    I agree with DavidB. Trackpad and Wifi are huge!

    While the Tour is a great device it’s very heavy and keyboard feels a little cramped.

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  4. WTF? I thought the 8520 has EDGE only, and looks like it might not get OS 5.0. Now the 8530 gets 3G AND OS 5.0!?! Something is very odd here. Usually there is no difference between an XX30 and XX20 except for CDMA or GSM.

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    • Despite the CDMA haters insisting it ain’t so, EV-DO Rev0 IS “3G”. So the 8130 was 3G, the 8830 was 3G, the 8330 was 3G, the 8230 was 3G, and now the 8530 is 3G.

      I fully agree though with those that argue the 8530 is mis-numbered. It SHOULD be the 8550, since it has EV-DO and wifi (as do 8350 and 9550 and the coming soon 9650).

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