Blackberry wants to conquer the Z10 back market share from Apple and Samsung. The phone and the new BlackBerry 10 system is a step forward, but they can keep up with today’s high-end devices?
Eighteen months after the launch of the Bold 9900 is because the Z10 with completely new operating system BlackBerry 10.
BlackBerry 10 operating system is faster and smoother than Blackberry 7 and the appearance is enhanced. Moreover, the hardware of the Z10, for example, the screen and the camera, a great progress compared to the devices that we are used to the company.
Home screen and apps
The home screen is very different from what users expect from iOS and Android. No rows of small icons, but more an approach like Windows Phone. Blackberry 10 shows on the home screen large tiles of recently used apps.
disadvantage of the tiles on the front page that the user can not determine the order. itself Moreover, still very few applications are actually offering live information.
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There are still some outstanding choices and mistakes in BB10. When the user opens an app, it always opens the home screen before the application itself is loaded.
addition falters the software regularly, though it is not structural problems. Sometimes it takes a few seconds for example clicked a message is opened, to do it.
the next ten times again withoutterms of speed may well come BB10 and the browser is very fast. From another test that the browser is about as fast as the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III.
‘Benchmark Tests “for the speed of the device are difficult to do because there are no good tools yet available for Blackberry 10. Nevertheless, we can say with confidence that the overall speed just fine, but there are so occasionally hiccups in certain spots.
Unique components
sitting in BB10 also some nice additions. For example, a user can see in the Blackberry Hub all text messages, emails and messages from social media in a statement. It does look a bit dated, but the available information is clearly displayed.
Moreover, it is possible to access web pages, such as articles on NU.nl, in a special reading area so that the text will always fit in the screen and the size of the characters can be adjusted.
The main addition is however Blackberry Balance. Business users that a device with BlackBerry Enterprise software on their Z10 can create a business-and private surroundings and apps, browser history and keep emails separated.
the virtual keyboard is unique in several respects. Blackberry is renowned for the physical keyboard, but with the Z10 offers a worthy alternative. The keyboard tap fine and learns quickly making automatic adjustments often are correct.
BB10 also suggests that appear on the keyboard
Control
control of BlackBerry 10 is also unique, but that is rather a negative than a plus. By just dragging up an app closed and from above by dragging down options are shown. The Blackberry Hub can then be called up again and then dragging.
asideThere is no back or home button and that takes getting used to. The control is not necessarily illogical, but after more than a week with the Z10 have walked around, we can say with certainty that the control of Blackberry 10 adds nothing and is somewhat unclear.
Many parts of Blackberry 10 seem deliberately designed to be different, but that will in many cases not to improve the functionality. Another disadvantage is that the housing of the Z10 become quite large because of the drag from the top and bottom an extra edge to the screen is needed.
result, the Z10 with the 4.2 inch screen much larger than the 4-inch iPhone 5. Various 4.7 inch devices are about the same size as the Z10.
Housing
The housing feels solid and is due to the stiff back well in hand. The finish is less. The back feels very fragile and the gates are ugly eliminated. Also on the screen we are only partially speak.
example, text is crystal clear by the resolution of 1280×768 pixels, similar to many other high-end devices. Moreover, the colors are vivid and bright. Especially the primary colors appear better than, for example, the iPhone 5 and Nexus 4.
The brightness is however against. Although on paper that rivals the brightness of competitors, the screen is darker in practice. In addition, a yellowish white surfaces glow and they are a lot less clear. This is particularly noticeable when browsing and in a direct comparison with other devices.
Camera and battery
the famous Bold devices were often poor and slow cameras. The Z10 does that matter much better. The photo is made directly by touching the screen during the day and the pictures properly, although the Galaxy S III and iPhone 5 make better pictures.
The biggest problem occurs in dark situations. The dynamic range is disappointing, the camera has difficulty focusing and occurs rapidly noise.
The 1800 mAh battery fell into practice against. On paper, the battery is powerful enough, but during our test kept the Blackberry Z10 it shorter than the Galaxy S III and iPhone 5. Also ran the battery in standby mode sometimes empty.
| Screen | 4.2 inch |
| resolution | 1280×768 pixels |
| Battery | 1800 mAh |
| Battery Life | 10 hours (3G talktime) |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Memory | 16 GB |
| OS | Blackberry 10 |
| Sizes | 131×65, 6×9 millimeters |
| Weight | 135 grams |
| Chip | 1.5GHz dual core |
| Camera | 8 megapixels |
| SD card | Yes |
| 4G in Netherlands | Yes |
| Price | 599 euro |
Conclusion
Blackberry has therefore put great strides with the Z10 in a number of areas. The screen, the virtual keyboard, camera and speed are improved. Unfortunately, we must conclude that the steps are not big enough. The current end devices from competitors at least as good and in many areas even better, while the Z10 costs 599 euros to go.
new BB10 operating system certainly has potential, but for now makes the limited number of local and good apps and hitches and startup problems of the software ensure that it is not worth switching to Blackberry 10.
- Great progress
- Fine keyboard
- separate business and private
- Poor battery
- Poor camera
- Few local and relevant apps
- Blackberry 10 does not always work properly
By: NU.nl / Colin Angle
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