The
Blackberry Z10 looks good and certainly is a better phone than many in the
past. It is a full touch screen phone that looks very much like the iPhone
black model. It has the Blackberry name proudly emblazoned on the bottom and a
nice Blackberry emblem on the back. It comes with a 4.2 inch HD display with a
very decent 8 megapixel camera. In the past, the camera has been a weakness for
Blackberry but this camera belies that. The company certainly picked up their
game and produced a decent phone.
So
how does the phone do compared to other devices in the market and how does the
operating system stack up against Windows, Android, and iOS?
The
Positives
The
phone comes with a superb screen. The 4.2 inches look great, the colors are
deep, the contrasts are good, and the viewing angles are superb. Certainly, it
is the best screens ever to be on a Blackberry.
The
user interface through the Blackberry 10 operating system is very intuitive. It
is easy to get around. There are a few gaps that you will find when it comes to
navigating and it takes a bit of time to learn the process of getting around.
But it looks good, the icons are crisp and attractive, and overall, it’s a good
user experience.
The
camera is extremely good in good light conditions. It is a massive step forward
in terms of quality of camera on a Blackberry phone – a previous negative. The
hub system used on the Blackberry operating system also brings the interface
alive extremely well. Overall, the journey through the Blackberry phone is
good, the feel is premium and ergonomic, and it stacks up very well against the
competition; and it is Blackberry.
The
Negatives
The
phone has a very poor battery life, which is quite a negative when it comes to
this phone as it will likely be coveted by business users. There is some
bugginess every now and again in the phone operating system, which can be
rather annoying.
In
poor light conditions the camera doesn’t perform very well compared to rivals
in the industry. This is something that will surely have to get sorted out in
future releases.
The
design is nice, but nothing too extravagant or innovative. They’ve modeled the
slab on the iPhone. But then, I guess we couldn’t expect a massive innovation
for such a crucial release to the market. They have gone tried and tested,
while being innovative and creative on the interface.
Overall
Overall,
the phone is a decent phone and a nice platform for the first release of the
Blackberry 10 operating system. The operating system does well; there is still
progress to be made both on the handset and the operating system, but with both
signs are positive that Blackberry are going to move forward. This will be more
popular with both consumers and businesses than most previous releases and the
full touch screen is great.
The
phone comes in at a rather expensive £550, and so it is a very top-end phone,
but it is a very good phone too. I would probably wait for more improvement
before I shelled out this fortune on a phone that is in essence a work in
progress.
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