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GSMArena team, 02 June 2013

There and back again


BlackBerry Q10 review: There and back again

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  • User reviews
  • Q10

1. Introduction
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Unboxing, 360-degree spin, design and handling
  3. 3. Controls, battery life, display
  4. 4. User interface, corporate users, voice commands
  5. 5. BlackBerry Hub, messaging
  6. 6. Phonebook and telephony, file manager
  7. 7. Multimedia - gallery, music and video players, audio quality
  8. 8. Camera, image quality, video recording and quality
  9. 9. Connectivity, web browser
  10. 10. Office package, organizer
  11. 11. Social integration, BlackBerry Maps, BlackBerry World
  12. 12. Conclusion
  13.  
  14. BlackBerry Q10 specification
  15. User opinions and reviews
  16. Review comments (93)

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Introduction

Some revolutions end in triumph, others in tyranny. It's a walk on the edge of a blade between glory and the guillotine. And BlackBerry has had its share of revolutions - the most recent ones being the rebranding and the OS gone touch-only two iterations ago. The Z10, powered by the gesture-heavy BB10 OS, was... is... a revolution of sorts, too.

Next thing you know, it's business as usual over at BlackBerry. They're back to what they do best. The revolution is over and the message is out. There couldn't have been a better messenger either. Not a QWERTY messenger that we can think of, anyway.

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BlackBerry Q10 official pictures

Oh well, the BlackBerry Q10 sees the Canadians back to business but the business isn't what it used to be. That said, the time-tested form factor isn't a simple copy-paste job. In fact, getting rid of the trackpad and call keys is nothing short of a revolutionary change.

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BlackBerry Q10 official pictures

The swipe-driven BB10 OS provides plenty of new, exciting ways of interacting with the device, while keyboard shortcuts and Instant Actions will add extra speed and flexibility but, considering the Q10 is a phone for loyal BlackBerry users, old habits will have to be broken. Here's what they'll be getting in return with the BlackBerry Q10.

Key features

  • Four-row hardware QWERTY keyboard
  • Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, tri/quad-band UMTS/HSPA, 100 Mbps LTE
  • 3.1" 16M-color 720p (720 x 720 pixels) Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
  • Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, 2GB RAM, Adreno 225 (LTE version) /Dual-core 1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, 2GB RAM, PowerVR SGX544 (non-LTE)
  • BlackBerry 10.1 OS; Office document editor
  • BlackBerry Hub is a unified inbox of all your communication and social networking accounts
  • BBM with video chat and screen sharing
  • Impressively good 8 MP auto-focus camera with face detection and Time Shift; LED flash
  • Full HD (1080p) video recording at 30fps; 720p on the front-facing camera
  • 2MP front facing camera
  • 16GB of storage, microSD card slot; Dropbox and Box.NET 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

Main disadvantages

  • Brand new UI has a steep learning curve
  • BlackBerry Maps may be even worse than Apple Maps
  • No FM radio
  • BlackBerry World is still missing key apps
  • Screen size is too small by today's standards and the 1:1 aspect is awkward for video watching

The BlackBerry Q10 isn't as powerful as the full-touch BlackBerry Z10, and it doesn't need to be. The Q10 features an energy-efficient 3.1" Super AMOLED display at 720 x 720 pixels, which won't put a massive strain on the GPU either. AMOLED technology debuts on a BlackBerry phone, with its top-notch contrast and outdoor legibility. At 720 x 720 pixels, it boasts the seriously good 328ppi - not as impressive as Full-HD screens but well into Retina territory.

The BlackBerry 10 OS is a brand new platform and even though the 10.1 update brought some welcome additions, it is still an infant OS that needs polishing. BlackBerry is already working on the 10.2 update, with more major revisions to follow. Maps will only get better we hope and the app repository will surely expand with more content.

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BlackBerry Q10 at HQ

The future-proofing of the Q10 should be less of an issue for BlackBerry though - they may be losing market share but there must still be enough users who will see the Q10 as the ultimate upgrade. It's the future of the entire messenger concept that's more in question. Let's see what the BlackBerry Q10 can do about that.

Next Page » 2. Unboxing, 360-degree spin, design and handling
1. Introduction
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Unboxing, 360-degree spin, design and handling
  3. 3. Controls, battery life, display
  4. 4. User interface, corporate users, voice commands
  5. 5. BlackBerry Hub, messaging
  6. 6. Phonebook and telephony, file manager
  7. 7. Multimedia - gallery, music and video players, audio quality
  8. 8. Camera, image quality, video recording and quality
  9. 9. Connectivity, web browser
  10. 10. Office package, organizer
  11. 11. Social integration, BlackBerry Maps, BlackBerry World
  12. 12. Conclusion
  13.  
  14. BlackBerry Q10 specification
  15. User opinions and reviews
  16. Review comments (93)

Reviews BlackBerry Q10 review
  • Comments (93)
  • User reviews
  • Q10

BlackBerry Q10 review: There and back again - Reader comments

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  • Abdul
  • Nue
  • 11 Dec 2022

Update q10 no remove battery and 5g network and camera and lastin battery power and big ram &rom I love BlackBerry

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  • suri
  • D09
  • 06 Feb 2021

not open

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  • Sahe
  • vV5
  • 03 Jul 2020

Still support whatsapp or not

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Total reader comments: 93

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