Phone comparison

BlackBerry Storm 9530

3.5/5

339 votes

GENERAL

Introduced

November 2008

Announced

September 2008

Network (2G)

GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / GSM 850

Network (3G)

HSDPA 2100

Form factor

Block

Antenna type

Internal

SAR Value

0.570 W/Kg

HARDWARE SPECS

BlackBerry Storm 9530

Shared memory

1 GB

Extras

- Photocall
- microSD (TransFlash), microSDHC, up to 8 GB
- 128 MB RAM
- 624 MHz CPU
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SIZE

BlackBerry Storm 9530

Weight

155.0 g (with battery)

Dimensions

112.0 x 62.0 x 14.0

DISPLAY

BlackBerry Storm 9530

Type

Graphical

Coloured

Yes, TFT touchscreen, 65K colors

Size

3.25 inch

Resolution

360 x 480 pixels

Extras

- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate

RINGTONES

BlackBerry Storm 9530

Polyphonic ringtones

Yes, 32

Ringtone profiles

Yes

Extras

- MP3

NETWORKING

BlackBerry Storm 9530

HSDPA speed

3.6 Mbps

GPRS

Yes, Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps

EDGE

Yes, Class 10, 236.8 kbps

Bluetooth

Yes, 2.0

WAP

Yes

Browser

Yes, HTML

Email client

Yes

Extras

- BlackBerry OS
- Instant Messaging
- Built-in GPS
- A-GPS function
- BlackBerry maps

CAMERA

BlackBerry Storm 9530

Type

Builtin

Extras

- 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, video, flash

FEATURES

BlackBerry Storm 9530

Vibration

Yes

SMS

Send / Receive

MMS

Send / Receive

Java

Games

Yes, (changeable)

Clock

Yes

Alarm

Yes

Calculator

Yes

Calendar

Yes

To-do list

Yes

Voice dialing

Yes

Voice memo

Yes

Multiple numbers / contact

Yes

Handsfree

Yes

Extras

- DataViz document viewer/editor
- Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+
- 3.5 mm audio output jack
- Video player MPEG4/3gp/H.264/WMV
- Organizer