BLACKBERRY Q10 REVIEW
The BlackBerry Q10 is the Canadian manufacturer’s first QWERTY keyboard phone since it launched the BB10 OS with the touchscreen only BlackBerry Z10. It’s something of a hybrid, combining the old and the new of the BlackBerry formula in an attempt to tackle the era of superphones while staying true to the brand’s roots. With a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 3.1-inch touchscreen display and 8-megapixel rear-mounted camera, the Q10 is far from a direct Samsung Galaxy S4 or HTC One rival, however. It exists to delight business users with its messaging abilities, while offering just enough of the modern smartphone versatility and power. In the era of full touchscreen smartphones, the BlackBerry Q10 %displayPrice% @ %seller% stands as one of the few new devices that includes a stationary physical keyboard. An obvious evolution of the Bold and Curve devices of yesteryear, BlackBerry's latest entry embodies the very form factor that, at one point, brought the company to undisputed greatness.
SPECIFICATION & FEATURES
DISPLAY & SCREEN
| Type: | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
| Display: | Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 2.856:1 (sunlight) |
| Colors: | 16M colors |
| Touchscreen: | Multi-touch |
| Size: | 3.1 inches |
| Resolution: | 720 x 720 pixels |
| Pixel density: | 330 ppi |
| Features: | Light sensor, Proximity sensor |
BODY & DESIGN
| Device type: | Smart phone |
| Dimensions: | (4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 inches) / (119.6 x 66.8 x 10.35 mm ) |
| Weight: | (139 g) / (4.90 oz) |
| Keyboard: | Physical BlackBerry® Keyboard, featuring contextual auto-correction, next-word prediction, Instant Action typing shortcuts and a personalized learning engine that gets to know the way you type |
| Dedicated keys: | Volume Up/Down, Mute, Lock (for Power On/Off) |
GENERAL TECHNOLOGY
| 2G Network: | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz - all versions CDMA 800, 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4 |
| 3G Network: | HSDPA 850, 1900, 2100 - SQN100-1 MHz HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - SQN100-2, SQN100-3, SQN100-4 HSDPA 850, 1700, 1900, 2100 - SQN100-5 |
| 4G Network: | LTE 700, 850, 1700, 1900 - SQN100-1, SQN100-5 LTE 700, 1700 - SQN100-2 LTE 800, 900, 1800, 2600 - SQN100-3 LTE 1900 - SQN100-4 |
| Data: | LTE, HSPA (unspecified), UMTS, EDGE, GPRS |
| Positioning: | GPS, A-GPS |
| Navigation: | Yes, QWERTY keypad and touch screen with intuitive gesture-based navigation |
| SIM: | Micro-SIM |
| Announced: | 30 Jan 2013 |
| Released: | 30 Apr 2013, Available |
HARDWARE & MEMORY
| Processor: | Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ S4 processor with 1.5 GHz dual-core CPUs |
| Graphics processor: | Adreno 225 |
| System memory: | 2048 MB RAM |
| Built-in storage: | 16 GB storage |
| Card slot: | Removable microSD memory card – slot under battery door (Up to 32 GB) |
MULTIMEDIA & SOUND
| Alert types: | Vibration, MP3 ringtones, On-screen or LED indicator (Notification options are user configurable) |
| Audio quality: | Noise -89.6dB / Crosstalk -82.7dB |
| Loudspeaker: | Yes (Voice 69dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB) |
| Headphone: | Yes (Integrated hands-free speakerphone) |
| 3.5mm jack: | Yes |
| Image formats: | BMP, WBMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, SGI, TGA |
| Audio & Video formats: | 3GP, 3GP2, M4A, M4V, MOV, MP4, MKV, MPEG-4, AVI, ASF, WMV, WMA, MP3, MKA, AAC, AMR, F4V, WAV, MP2PS, MP2TS, AWB, OGG, FLAC |
| Audio & Video encoding / decoding | H.264, MPEG-4, H.263, AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC, MP3, PCM, Xvid, AMR-NB, WMA 9/10, WMA10 professional, WMA-LL, VC-1, VP6, SPARK, PCM, MPEG-2, MJPEG (mov), AC-3, AMR-WB, QCELP, FLAC, VORBIS |
CAMERA
| Camera: | Photo & Video |
| Primary Camera quality: | 8 megapixels, 3264 x 2448 pixels |
| Flash: | LED flash |
| Features: | Auto focus, Digital image stabilization, Digital zoom |
| Video: | 1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps) |
| Features: | Digital image stabilization, Video calling |
| Primary camera: | Yes (8 megapixels) |
| Secondary camera: | Yes (2 megapixels) |
CONNECTIVITY
| WLAN: | Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot) |
| Bluetooth: | Yes (v4.0 with A2DP) |
| USB: | Yes (microUSB v2.0), USB 2.0 high speed port – allows charging and data synchronization of the device with a USB cable |
| Connector: | microUSB |
| Features: | Mass storage device, USB charging |
| GPRS: | Yes |
| EDGE: | Yes |
| NFC: | BlackBerry® Tag with NFC technology enables communication between BlackBerry smartphones and other NFC-enabled devices with a tap |
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| HDMI: | Micro HDMI for connection to your HDTV or projector (Type D) |
| Other: | NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync |
Apps
| Pre-loaded apps: | Music, Videos, Pictures, Camera, Picture Editor, BlackBerry® Story Maker, BlackBerry® Hub, Universal Search, Email & Social messaging, BlackBerry® Calendar, Contacts, BlackBerry® Browser, Text Messaging, Messages, Clock, Calculator, Documents To Go™, Print to Go, File Manager, Adobe® Reader, BlackBerry® Remember (memos/tasks combo), Phone, BBM, BlackBerry® World™, Facebook®1, Twitter®1, LinkedIn®1, Foursquare®, Games, YouTube®, Weather, BlackBerry® Maps, Smart Tags (NFC), Setup, Help, BBM™ Video |
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FEATURES
| OS: | BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1 |
| Chipset: | TI OMAP 4470 |
| CPU: | Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE) |
| GPU: | Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE) |
| Sensors: | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Messaging: | SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM 6 |
| Browser: | HTML5 |
| Phone Book: | Yes |
| Charging: | Charger |
| Call Records: | Yes |
| SMS: | Yes |
| MMS: | Yes |
| E-Mail: | Yes |
| Instant Messaging: | Yes |
| Predictive text input: | Yes, T9 input |
| Voice message: | Yes |
| Voice dialing: | Yes |
| Voice commands: | Yes |
| Voice recording: | Yes |
| Radio: | No |
| GPS: | Yes, with Assisted, Autonomous and Simultaneous GPS, Preloaded with BlackBerry Maps application, GLONASS support |
| Additional microphone/s: | M3, T4 |
| Java: | Yes, MIDP 2.1 |
| Colors: | Black, White |
| Notifications: | Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone |
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BATTERY
| Battery Type: | Li-Ion |
| Capacity: | 2100 mAh battery |
| Stand-by time: | Up to 367 hours (2G), 15.3 days / Up to 360 hours (3G), 14.8 days |
| Talk time: | Up to 10 hours (2G) / Up to 13.5 hours (3G) |
| Battery life: | Endurance rating 56 hours |
BLACKBERRY Q10 PRICE
Price in USA $845
Price in UK £550
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