Those of you locked into Verizon contracts and eyeballing the recently-announced 8520 Curve on T-Mobile will be happy to hear a CDMA version is in the pipes. The 8530 (code-named Aries) was spotted first a few months ago, and according to the new spec sheet, is markedly similar to its GSM cousin:
- 320×240 resolution screen
- 1xRTT, EV-DO
- QWERTY keyboard
- 2 megapixel camera
- OS 5.0
- Bluetooth
- Wi-Fi b,g
Wi-Fi on CDMA BlackBerrys looks like it’s going to be the new standard, which, needless to say, is a long time coming. No word on a release date, but it’s safe to assume pricing will be in the same ballpark as the 8520 ($129.99 on contract), and the same model should be coming to Sprint around the same time.
[via BGR]