A handful of new BlackBerrys was announced this week. Research In Motion (RIM) changed its name to BlackBerry, the new BlackBerry OS 10 was released and two new BlackBerry smartphone was announced.
The BlackBerry Z10 is one of the two phones announced that which will run on the completely rewritten BlackBerry OS 10. It has a 4.2-inch touch screen with a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and a 8 megapixel camera. The AMOLED display resolution is 1280 x 768 pixels. Its got 2 GB RAM on board and the 16 GB internal memory can be expanded up to 64 GB using a microSD card. Looking at the example photos taken by the fan site Crackberry.com, the pictures from the 8 megapixel BSI camera does not reach up to Galaxy S III, iPhone 5 or the Nokia Lumia 920.
BlackBerry Q10 has a more classic RIM/BlackBerry look with a full QWERTY keyboard and similar specifications as the Z10. The Q10 display size is only 3.1-inch large something that could be considered too small for many potential customers. But the pixel density on the 720 x 720 pixel display is very good at 328 PPI. Like the Z10, BlackBerrry Q10 has a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 2 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage.
The most exciting thing happening today was the release of the new operating system. Z10 and Q10 are the first two smartphones running version 10 of the BlackBerry OS. The BlackBerry OS is actually what this last announcement was all about. RIM BlackBerry has struggled against iOS, Android and Windows lately and this is probably the company's final attempt at being a platform to count on. iOS and Androids strength are the apps and games. BlackBerry World has over 70.000 apps for the devices running the new OS. BlackBerry Balance offer dedicated profiles to keep work and personal data separate and secure
The BlackBerry Z10 will be available in the UK next week. Canada and US
BlackBerry Z10 highlights
- Weight: 137.5 gram
- Size: 130 x 65.6 x 9mm
- 4.2-inch touch display with a 768 x 1280 pixel resolution
- Networks: GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, HSPA 850/1900/2100m, LTE 3, 7, 8, 20
- Wi-Fi a/b/g/n
- 4G mobile hotspot
- 8 megapixel BSI camera sensor, f/2.2
- 1080p video capture
- 2 megapixel front camera, 720p video capture
- LED light
- 1.5 GHz dual-core processor
- 2 GB RAM
- 16 GB internal storage
- HDMI
- USB
- Bluetooth 4.0
- A-GPS
- NFC
- BlackBerry OS 10
- 1800 mAh
- 10 hours talk time
- 13 days standby time
BlackBerry Q10 highlights
- Weight: 139 gram
- Size: 119.6 x 66.8 x 10.35 mm
- 3.1-inch Super AMOLED touch display
- Networks: GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 HSPA and LTE
- Wi-Fi a/b/g/n
- GPS
- NFC
- HDMI
- Bluetooth 4.0
- 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 Plus processor
- 2100 mAh battery
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- BlackBerry OS 10
- Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity, gyro, ambient light, magnetometer
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