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BLACKBERRY Z10 REVIEW




Though it has woken up late Blackberry has sure made up for lost time with the Z10.It has broken from tradition and made a phone with a large screen and a different OS. If you think dual-core Krait is old news on Android, you'd be right, but the Z10 is closer to the iPhone in this regard - the OS has been optimized to run on very few devices (just one right now, one more on the way) :P allowing for maximum efficiency.
Then BlackBerry equipped the Z10 with a 4.2" WXGA screen - slightly bigger and sharper than the iPhone 5's retina display - but kept the package more compact than certain massive droids. Then came all the connectivity features, hardware ports and slots.
The Upside :
  • Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, tri/quad-band UMTS/HSPA, optional 100 Mbps LTE 
  • 4.2" 16M-color WXGA (768 x 1280 pixels) capacitive touchscreen TFT 
  • Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, 2GB RAM, Adreno 225 
  • BlackBerry 10 OS; advanced on-screen keyboard; Office document editor 
  • BlackBerry Hub with extensive social networking connectivity 
  • BBM with video chat and screen sharing 
  • 8 megapixel auto-focus camera with face detection and Time Shift; LED flash, 2MP front facing camera 
  • Full HD (1080p) video recording at 30fps; 720p recording with front-facing camera 
  • 16GB storage, microSD card slot; built-in Dropbox and Box integration 
  • Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot; Wi-Fi sync 
  • Bluetooth 4.0 
  • NFC 
  • standard microUSB port, microHDMI 
  • 3.5mm audio jack 
  • GPS receiver with A-GPS 
The Downside :
  • Brand new UI has a steep learning curve 
  • Occasional crashes and unstable behavior 
  • BlackBerry World missing key apps 
  • BlackBerry Maps are even worse than Apple Maps 
  • Camera offers little control over image quality
    Technical Specification :
    GENERAL2G NetworkGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
    3G NetworkHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - STL100-1
    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - STL100-2
    4G NetworkLTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - STL100-2
    SIMMicro-SIM
    Announced2013, January
    StatusAvailable. Released 2013, January
    BODYDimensions130 x 65.6 x 9 mm (5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
    Weight137.5 g (4.83 oz)
    DISPLAYTypeCapacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
    Size768 x 1280 pixels, 4.2 inches (~355 ppi pixel density)
    MultitouchYes
    SOUNDAlert typesVibration, MP3 ringtones
    LoudspeakerYes
    3.5mm jackYes
    MEMORYCard slotmicroSD, up to 64 GB
    Internal16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
    DATAGPRSYes
    EDGEYes
    SpeedHSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE, EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
    WLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band
    BluetoothYes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
    NFCYes
    USBYes, microUSB v2.0
    CAMERA  Primary8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
      FeaturesGeo-tagging, face detection, image stabilization
      VideoYes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
      SecondaryYes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps
    FEATURESOSBlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1
    ChipsetQualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
    CPUDual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
    GPUAdreno 225
    SensorsAccelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
    MessagingSMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM 6
    BrowserHTML5
    RadioNo
    GPSYes, with A-GPS support
    JavaYes, MIDP 2.1
    ColorsBlack, White
    - SNS integration
    - HDMI port
    - BlackBerry maps
    - Organizer
    - Document viewer
    - Photo viewer
    - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player
    - DivX/XviD/MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264 player
    - Voice memo/dial
    - Predictive text input

    BATTERYLi-Ion 1800 mAh battery
    Stand-byUp to 312 h
    Talk timeUp to 10 h

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