Another leading telecommunications giant in China is aiming to achieve success in the development of gadgets, especially actively targeting the market of low-cost devices - in which they have received a large number of new products that have been released within the budget sub-brand Blade. Our hero today is unique in this regard. It’s not Blade, it’s not Axon, it’s not nubia, it’s not the “pure” ZTE.

It ranks a little lower in the Chinese company’s rankings than the Blade V7, which we recently talked about. The body is not metal, but plastic; display with HD, not Full HD resolution; The platform is NOT eight-core, but four-core - made by Qualcomm. In terms of dimensions, the models are similar - the Z10 is positioned more like a female model, which is supported by both a thin body and lower body finishes: “black stone”, “youthful rye”, “deep blue” and “terracotta”.

⇡ Technical characteristics

⇡ Design, ergonomics and safety software

ZTE Z10 does not have to follow the address code that was previously accepted only in high-end brands, and now applies to all smartphones - the materials of the case cannot be described simply by the words “metal” and “hard”. The edges and back panel are made of soft-touch plastic, made of different colors (depending on modification). But at the same time, the front panel is present (the front panel, of course) - and not just, but, as it is, accepted, 2.5D - slightly curved to the edges, which makes it easier to use a smartphone.

There are also inclusions of metal: a loudspeaker panel above the display, a camera lens bezel, a thin edging on the front panel, hardware keys and, without a seat, a small panel near the power button.

It’s easy to say that the ZTE Z10 looks very good as a result, and we can say that it’s purebred, it’s very rare for a budget smartphone. In the case of the association with Apple, it is imperative that you do not get involved - otherwise, in this case, the stench will be stronger; There's no smell of copy here.

The Z10 is pleasant to use - it is a thin and light gadget that easily fits into your lap, and it is not difficult to reach any point on the display with the same hand. Dimensions: 147.5 × 72.8 × 7.6 mm. Masa: 130 grams.

It will be frustrating to only see the large black-colored panel under the screen - it does not display any brown elements on the icon of the touch keys for navigating through the system. The stench is almost virtual and vanishes the surface of the display. And the panel is idle, it’s here for symmetry.

The keys and ports are located in places that are essential for a modern Android smartphone: both turning on and adjusting the volume - under the thumb of the right hand; minijack beast; slot for SIM cards and memory cards - evil; The charging interface is either connected to the computer at the bottom, as well as the speaker - it is in the right direction, left, again, for symmetry, the same scenario for the ZTE Z10. The port, to speak of - microUSB, we are already starting to expand.

There is also no finger scanner here - in fact, this is even an old-fashioned smartphone.

Good afternoon, Khabra residents. Another gadget that has been in my hands for a whole week. This BlackBerry Z10 is a new milestone in the history of development of the Canadian company, which, by the way, is no longer called RIM. Research in Motion is now powered by BlackBerry. (Perhaps the cult of the fruit company we know is making us think about rebranding...)

I can't say that BlackBerry 10 is the story of another Android or iOS. It appears that operating systems do not want to copy iOS and Android and are trying to eliminate similarities, twisting them to their fullest potential.

But for me, it would be better if they stole, because I want to develop logic in a combination with a device, and not a stiletto on two legs or, for example, on ten.

BlackBerry is precisely the fantasy of “masachist developers”, as the UI navigation in BlackBerry 10 is not clear to me and is not yet very accepted. This is what all mobile operating systems were based on (I think iOS 1.0, I guess). Let's talk about everything in order.

BlackBerry Z10 specifications

Dimensions: 130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
Measurements: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100
Display: TFT 4.2", separate 1280 x 768 pixels, 356 ppi
Camera: 8 MP, autofocus, Full HD video 30 fps, one bedroom.
Front camera: 2 MP
Memory: 16 GB storage, support for microSD memory cards (up to 64 GB),
RAM: 2 GB
Processor: 2-core Qualcomm S4 MSM8960, 1.5 GHz
Battery 1800 mAh
Hours of work in sleep mode - up to 11 years
Operating hour in cleanup mode - up to 408 years
Music hour: 60 years, video: 10 years

Design

The design is more suitable, the Z10 is covered with a crease on the front, and on the back it is covered with soft-touch plastic, which is what soft-touch suggests. The phone looks very laconic, fashionable and yet still “smells” like a business product.

I hold in my hands both the white and the black variants, I sing, the insults look good. The design itself is the strongest aspect of the new BlackBerry product. I’m constantly craving the iPhone 5 and I don’t really like how incredibly thin and light it is: everything about the Z10 is perfect in my opinion.

And I especially want to say “thank you” to the distributors, because the white option is being deprived of the black one in the first place. Still, with the admiration of the white iPhone 4, there are only pitiful rumors about how the light front frame contrasts with the black screen.

Note: Forward look at BlackBerry 10 on Habrahabr [posted]

In the region, BlackBerry 10 OS is a rookie and is far from perfect. For the first time, the 10th “added” version of BlackBerry OS 7, since the spirit of the system still hovers here in the dark: the same fonts are vikorized (additionally adjusted in the same way), the same graphics elements are vikorized. It's a shame that BlackBerry didn't create a completely new OS. The company was afraid to waste the few clients it had, but for nothing - sometimes you could win if you put everything on the line.

Although, without being surprised by all the “sincereness” of the project, we can happily say that BlackBerry 10 is a very stable system, as it was inspired by QNX.

It is necessary to take a closer look at OS 10; I see its pros and cons:

pros:
- Single BlackBerry ID, does not require BIS and BES connection (for BBM, for example)
- Screen sharing function to another BlackBerry 10 device via the Internet
- Ability to wake the alarm from the lock screen
- “Smart” keyboard
- Camera with Time Shift function
- Indestructible core \u200b\u200bQNX (in other words - stability)

cons:
- The number of add-ons in BlackBerry World is extremely small
- Number of visual information
- Ability to set only one alarm clock (in fact)
- Lack of smoothness of the interface (with Snapdragon S4 Plus processor!)

battery

The Z10 has a Li-ion 1800 mAg battery installed. You can use BlackBerry or any other current Android device or iPhone.
I took the BlackBerry off the charger at about 10 a.m. and until 7 p.m. last night. Familiar story.

The NoMobile blog says that the Z10 supports Russian LTE measures. I didn’t get around to checking this because I don’t have 4G at home (more than once), but otherwise, I use Beeline, and Megafon and MTS offer expensive tariffs, and I didn’t want to buy a SIM card just for the sake of it. Friends of Khabra, if anyone has any information about this, please write in a personal message or in a comment, so that we can find out and add information to the post.

hidden hostility

Very good design and functionality. The operating system is not worthy: it needs improvements. BlackBerry needs to update its statement about graphical interfaces even more in order for it to work effectively. And no less, the phone has deprived the enemy of hostility, as a great leap in anticipation of the future. I think (even if not on the Russian market) BlackBerry will all come out and in 3-4 years OS 10 will become very popular, but not before this term...

Underworld #2 (for BlackBerry lovers)

Of course, people who are interested in BlackBerry devices, who have already called BIS and BES, who value BBM, who deserve corporate attention, who want to know the BlackBerry OS from top to bottom... they deserve the Z10, so bre additional additions old BlackBerry. I didn’t feel anything like RIM, so I can’t share the capture with these people, but, as it seems to me, I have a lot to agree with.

P.S. The BlackBerry Z10 prototype, codenamed London, in my opinion, is even nicer than the pouch product.

For those who are “in the know,” it’s no secret that Blackberry (until recently RIM) had a couple of bad luck. Sales fell from quarter to quarter, and profits also fell, causing the company to start operating in the red. And all because the trend has changed, manufacturers have set a course for the creation of smart phones, and all the advantages of Blackberry smartphones: email, push, multitasking, etc., have ceased to be advantages. Unfortunately, the BB operating system has turned out to be outdated, so customers now need large displays and touch controls.

Until now, Canadians have relied on the corporate segment, which has been the stronghold of BB smartphones for almost ten years, but this is where changes have occurred. In many large companies, the corporate phone is increasingly the iPhone, or even an Android device. The Russian company RIM has an urgent need to re-invent itself. It was decided not to rework the existing operating system, but to create a new one from scratch. At the beginning of 2013, we were shown Blackberry10 - a completely new operating system, based on QNX and not at all similar to iOS or Android. At the same time, two devices were announced: the qwerty all-in-one Blackberry Q10 and the Blackberry Z10, with the addition of a keyboard, it will become the hero of today’s review.

The company did not stock the bicycle and created a box “like everyone else.” A cute black-colored box curves uphill. Under the cover on the pedestal lies a smartphone in a swimsuit. Under it, near two cardboard cases, you can find a food adapter, a USB-to-microUSB synchronization cable, a battery, a blank headset and a pack of brochures. Boring.

External look

The smartphone is great - 130 * 66 * 9mm, but remarkably light - 138g. The dimensions of the BBZ10 are equal to those of the Samsung Galaxy S3, although the latter has a 0.6-inch larger display. The body is entirely made of plastic with a soft-touch coating, the screen is protected by Gorilla Glass. There are no buttons on the front panel. On the right side surface there is a thickness adjustment wheel and a voice control activation button. At the top end there is a locking button, a socket for connecting a headset and another microphone. On the left side surface there are microUSB and microHDMI connectors. Below is the gap of the external speaker.

The back cover is noticeable, even thin, and when you notice it, you feel like the axle is breaking. Under the cover there is a recess for installing a battery, a slot for a microSIM card and a slot for microSD memory cards with a capacity of up to 64GB (officially up to 32GB).

The design of the Blackberry Z10 accurately corresponds to how the device is positioned; such a smartphone will definitely be out of the skinny briefcase of any representative of white businesses. In my opinion, BBZ10 has a garniy, but not a boring, modern look. Moreover, the Z10 is not similar to the iPhone or Korean smartphones, and it certainly has nothing in common with the representatives of the Xperia line.

With ergonomics it’s not a bad idea to finish everything. The device lies well in your hand, the soft-touch cover does not lick from your hands. It seems to me that the display is symmetrically positioned in the middle, even handy when typing in landscape mode, it’s surprising that other printers don’t have their displays arranged in the same way. The mechanical buttons are manual and have a clear movement, but I also noticed that I often inadvertently press the button for changing the tension, as I understand, this is due to the fact that the buttons for adjusting the tension protrude strongly from the body and are soft i. All the same.

display

The Blackberry Z10 has a 4.2-inch diagonal display with 1280 * 720 pixels (355 pixels per inch), based on IPS technology. The brightness of the display can reach 700 cd/m2, the contrast is ~ 1000: 1, even worse displays, but compared to the same Meizu MX2, the BBZ10 display does not look so hostile. When I look around, it’s maximum, but the contrast still drops slightly from different angles.

The smartphone has auto-brightness control, which cannot be turned on, but only if you move the knob to the far right, we cannot turn off excess brightness. Ale varto go out onto the street on a sleepy day and let the nobility know about the merits of the display. Under direct changes of the sun, information becomes unreadable, the color loses its saturation, and is insignificant. We give the BBZ10 display a solid five!

Zalizo

On sale you can find two versions of the Z10 with different SoCs: TI OMAP 4470 and Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus (MSM8960). The version with “Snap” in the middle supports LTE, the frequencies of which, no pun intended, are not supported by Russian telephone operators. In retrospect, the fate of the LTE version will be taken. The Z10 has two gigabytes of RAM, 16GB of internal memory, of which 10.8GB is available.

The processor is dual-core and operates at a frequency of 1.5 GHz - not a productive solution at the time the device was released. Regardless, the Z10 can play games like Asphalt 7 and NOVA3 without any problems. The graphical interface works smoothly and without lag - at the end of the day, not Android.

Camera

The Blackberry Z10 has two cameras installed: a front camera of 2 megapixels and a main one of 8 megapixels and equipped with an LED backlight. Vikonan matrix behind gate illumination technology (BSI); The optical system consists of five lenses, f/2.2 aperture. In addition, for processing photographs, a video signal processor (ISP) is used, equipped with a 64MB buffer. Behind the scenes, the aspect ratio is 16:9 and 3264 * 1836 (6 megapixels), or you can set the frame format to 4: 3 and 3264 * 2448 (8 megapixels).

The companies Apple and Samsung have set a high standard for mobile cameras, which they and Canadians could not even achieve. Regardless, the camera in the Z10 is extremely difficult to take photos. To improve the performance of cameras in the Blackberry Z10 and Apple iPhone 5, I took a few photos in the same mind, which you can get to know below! zliva Blackberry Z10, right-handed - Apple iPhone 5:

In the case of individual lightening, Z10 is most often incorrect with white balance, and colors, as in other cases, are embellished. In total, two officials bring the axis to such a clickable result! zliva Blackberry Z10, right-handed - Apple iPhone 5:

And the axis in the minds of insufficient natural lightening Z10 is completely adequately clickable! zliva Blackberry Z10, right-handed - Apple iPhone 5:

The video device is recorded with FullHD resolution 1920 * 1080 pixels @ 30 frames per second, sound recording is carried out in mono mode 192 kbps (48 kHz). The maximum bitrate becomes 16,000 kbit/s. When configured, the video resolution is set to 1280 * 720 pixels. The brightness of the picture is more pleasant - no jamming was noted. Example video below:

sound

The loudspeaker is booming, really loud. It's time to finish it cleanly. The sound in the headphones couldn’t be said to be disgusting, I just didn’t feel anything special. Subjectively, it does not increase the thickness reserve. Regardless of all that has been said, a basic MP3 player can completely replace a smartphone.

Battery and hour of work

The Blackberry Z10 has a 1800 mAg lithium-ion battery. The official specifications say: 10 years of operation in 3G measurements and 13 days of operation in cleanup mode. In fact, if you use your phone only for calling, writing SMS, and 2-3 years of web-safety, the battery charge runs out until the end of the working day. I’ll be honest, I saw more in the business machine. In my subjective opinion, the Z10 behaves the same way as most Android devices.

Operating system Blackberry 10

The operating system is the main feature of the smartphone compared to other flagships. She convinced thousands of geeks all over the world (including me) to buy the Z10 just to simply wonder “what new thing can RIM Blackberry introduce to us?” The company, in order to be different from others and bring interaction with a smartphone to a new level of comfort, has developed an interface based on gesture control. There are no buttons on the front of the phone, just a touch panel on top of the display. In total, 6 main gestures have been transferred:

1. swipe from the bottom of the display to the center: unlocks the smartphone, opens the current app, turns to the main screen (the screen of running apps or the first screen with icons) - this will enable the same functions as the HOME button in other smartphones ah.

2. Swipe from the top of the display to the center: lowers the adjustment curtain, clicks the context menu in some native add-ons, clicks the context menu panel in add-ons, porting from Android.

3. Swipe from the right edge of the display to the center: clicks the context menu in some add-ons, most add-ons are not activated.

4. Swipe from the left edge of the display to the center: this is the new function of the “back” button in the hub and some add-ons, most of the add-ons are not affected.

5. Swipe from the bottom of the display to the center, and then to the right: from any place it goes to the blackberry hub.

6. Swipe from the center of the display to the bottom border: alternates between “work” and “private” modes in smartphones with the Blackberry Balance function active.

In addition to the main gestures, there is another non-obvious and non-manual gesture: swipe from the right side of the lower edge of the display diagonally to the left at about 30 degrees (!) - this changes the role of the “back” button in applications ported from Android .

In the Blackberry 10 operating system, there are four types of screens: a screen with shortcuts to applications, a screen with running applications, a blackberry hub screen, and an active idle screen.

After launching, the add-on disappears on the launched screen. In memory you can store up to 8 simultaneously launched add-ons; when you try to launch the ninth one, the system itself revives the add-on that was launched earlier for others. The BB10 has a lot of problems, I was happy if, after I closed the browser, a video was running on YouTube, and the sound continued to play from the speaker. Add-ons can be purchased from the Blackberry World store, but the main functions are implemented by native programs. The fist is the main thing.

Addendum Phone.

The dialer has three main screens: Wikliki, Contacts and Dial Panel. On the first screen you can see a list of all clicks. On the other side there is a list of all contacts, and after all, contacts are drawn from all accounts entered into the phone. With a one-time tap on a contact, it does not go to the on-screen contact, like in other axes, and the drop-down menu selects all the numbers that can be called. To enter directly into the card, you need to select the appropriate item from the context menu, which, in turn, opens by tapping on the button with three dots. On the "Dial Panel" screen, we have a numeric keypad and a click button.

Addendum Text information.

The SMS message in BB10 is exactly the same as in Android. The dialogue list screen and the flow dialogue screen. Having been honored with a set of emoticons. You can write a message either by launching the add-on or from the blackberry hub.

Electronic mail supplement.

E-mail was the killer feature of Blackberry smartphones. The functionality is absolutely the same as in similar applications in Android and iOS. Again, you can revise the sheets and write new ones either with the addendum or with the blackberry hub.

Addendum Calendar.

The calendar does not shine with originality. It has three options for providing information: day, week, month. You can find ideas, you can add new ones.

Addendum Godinniki.

I was honored to look like a one-year-old man. This add-on has four screens: alarm clock, light hour, timer and stopwatch. Close, but in the current version of the OS you can set only one alarm.

Addendum Calculator.

A calculator that becomes an engineer in landscape orientation. It’s not obvious, but if you open the top swipe in the calculator, then three mode switching buttons will appear. In addition to the main mode, the following are available: the converter mode and the tip feed mode.

Addendum Compass.

The compass is also very nice, it has a unique manifestation.

Notatki.

What makes this note even better is that the new version has integrated account support for the Evernote service. In addition, after connecting your account, you will have free access to a free subscription for offline saving of notes on your phone.

Add-on Browser.

BB10 has a web browser installed on Web-kit. Virobnik stated that at the time of its release, the BB10 browser was the best among mobile browsers. There may be a difference between top-end Android devices, but it’s not noticeable. And the Safari axis in the iPhone 5, the BB10 browser, subjectively, is faster in attracting and creating pages. It’s great that the browser supports Flash (it’s support is turned on). The Menu function is equipped with the “Read” mode, if you activate it, the browser will change the current page with different fonts of normal size, under which all images and articles will be available.

Addendum Weather.

Wait a minute for BB10 resource accuweather.com. I use the supplement without complaining.

DocsToGo add-on.

The Z10 comes out of the box with the ability to create and edit MS Office documents with the additional DocsToGo add-on. I won’t say that it’s easy to edit signs on such a small display, but the possibility itself makes me happy - sometimes you even need to send some kind of file “on your knees”.

Facebook and Twitter add-ons.

Add-on Photo Manager.

The operating system allows access to data stored both on external and internal disks. You can download files from your smartphone through a special add-on.

Audio and video player, gallery.

Three add-ons, two players and a gallery - equipped with basic functionality and supporting a large list of formats and codecs.

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

Although there are no third-party add-ons, there aren’t that many of them. All third-party add-ons are divided into two types: those written specifically for BB10 and ports from Android. Transferred additions, as a rule, do not affect the smoothness of operation and do not support soft buttons.

dosvid vikoristannya

In an hour of testing the Blackberry Z10 on my main phone, I didn't find any faults. The firmware is stable, but once the smartphone still froze, and completely, no matter how hard you tried to get it to work: pressing the physical buttons, trying to turn off the phone, and trying to lock the lock button in the morning - it didn’t lead to anything. I just crawled under the cover to remove the battery, as the Z10 itself was about to reboot. Most basic functions: calls, SMS, mail, browsing, etc. - the phone copes poorly. I didn’t get two very important speeches:

1. The Z10 does not have any maps, and there are no maps at all: neither offline nor online maps. As a police officer, you can access Yandex.Maps (or Google.maps) through a browser;

What is it all about, everything seems to be wonderful, the problem with casual games is that they are practically non-existent (birds are not taken to respect), and the axis of 3D blockbusters is presented here in the assortment, namely SixGuns. In general, the situation is much worse on an order of magnitude, but not on competitive axes.

I liked the swipe control system, it quickly rings, and it doesn’t stop when you pick up the iPhone. Even though the device matches the modern look, first of all, there is a sense of completion in it (which, for example, is absent in the HTC One), in other words, the Z10 is not similar to any other flagship on the market, the design is new, but not boring. I liked the concept of the blackberry hub and, especially, the ability to use it at any time and from any screen. It’s not surprising that I, armed with an iPhone, was blessed with the richness of photographs taken with the main camera.

Having said that, the system of gestures has been slightly expanded. It’s amazing that in a smartphone with a dual-core processor, it takes up to 2 seconds to launch the main add-ons, such as a dialer or SMS, and now before launching these add-ons, I’m thrown to the screen with a lot of tasks?! I’m surprised that in order to mix up our input it is necessary to create complex manipulations, I think the creators of Symbian, MeGo and Android worked, well, what kind of courier in blackberry doesn’t get involved in other people’s messes?! The keyboard also does not remember your input in various add-ons and modes. The problem in the operating system is due to incompleteness and incompleteness. And since Android forgave all sorts of mistakes in its early versions, Blackberry cannot be insured at all. And I don’t believe in those mistakes and shortcomings that can be quickly corrected, the system has been disintegrated for a long time, and since the specialists didn’t have enough time to drink two rocks, then it’s unlikely that they can be corrected in a foolish way. However, with a great company, it’s trivial not to waste resources. I felt similar emotions after the release of Nokia n9. It turned out that the promising Mego was simply strangled by Microsoft's ambitions. In case of BB10, everything should be done voluntarily, with your own hands.

Buy a Blackberry Z10? If for you a smartphone is not a working tool, and you are not actively exploring additional functions and add-ons, if you want to try something new, buy this smartphone, and at the end of the day, the main functions are not enough pratsyuyut. In addition, many people are tired of iPhones and other revisions of galaxies - such people simply demand the Z10 - even stylish, tighter, and “not like everyone else.”

Otherwise, I wouldn’t recommend the Z10 before purchasing; for the same money you can get an HTC One or a Sony Xperia Z, or any other Android smartphone. Most of the newness in the Z10 will wear off in just a couple of days, and some will be lost. The Blackberry10 operating system itself is promising, and so to speak: “sure and verifiable”, and the Z10 axis, as in the Russian order about milk, with breasts.

Now about the price: the Blackberry Z10 is officially not for sale in Russia. You can find it from other sellers at a price of 20,000 rubles. In about an hour, the world has overstocked warehouses of foreign retailers, the price, I think, will fall another five or six thousand, and for 15 thousand rubles BBZ10 - the purchase is doubtful.

A couple of years ago, one notable device appeared on the market of mobile devices, which immediately caught the attention of the store police. The gadget did an excellent job of practically handling all tasks in the new office, and all control was based on gestures.

Well, the subject of today’s review is the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone: characteristics, descriptions, advantages and shortcomings of the model, as well as the thoughts of the experts in a row with the opinions of ordinary gadget owners.

What kind of fruit?

Z10 is, in essence, that very charming stroll that allowed Canadians to turn with great style into the market of mobile devices and take their rightful place there. Previously, Blackberry and its products were destroyed by the aphids of “Chinese”, “Korean” and “apple” gadgets. But after the release of the new BlackBerry Z10 STL100 with a unique operating system, the competition flared up. Even this new device has attracted a lot of potential clients, who have warmed them up to the new creation of Blackberry from the already collected iPhones, Androids and Windows.

The smartphone is seriously upgrading from the leading lines released by the venerable brand. Even a lot of people who use various mobile devices took a fresh look at the company’s products. Let’s try to be more careful about how we can get the upcoming Z10 gadget from Blackberry.

Design

The external appearance of a brand new device can truly be called beautiful. With its pictures, it almost reminds you of the fifth version of the iPhone, and even more importantly, you won’t see the “DoHome” button here.

The Wikonian gadget is made of matte and glossy plastic, and even brighter. This is not only visible visually, but also visible on the dot. Lying in the valley of the Z10, you feel that in your hands you have a monolithic device without any problems or shortcomings.

There is no such kind of rice on the candy bar itself. The model can be called correct from an ergonomic point of view. The device lies comfortably in your hand, and there is absolutely no discomfort during the hour of operation. A corrugated texture is applied to the back of the gadget, so the smartphone does not slip out of your hands. With all its modern appearance, the device was intended to talk about those that are intended for a business audience: elegant, classically beautiful and strict, without any frills or other “cheerful” surroundings.

interfaces

On the right side of the BlackBerry (OS 10), the button to start voice search and the volume goader were manually removed. Before speech, in numerical speeches, no one can lick the storm of a joke that is not fully thought out. It’s not Google Voice or Siri, which will make you laugh. The model is even more sensitive to intonation and behavior in general, so the vocal sound is clearly not the same as the BlackBerry Z10. The characteristics of the goydalka are very pleasing: the pressure is turned off in a variety of trousers or jeans, and during the hour of work it is completely pliable.

On the left side of the device you can install two connectors - micro-HDMI (for connecting to a monitor) and micro-USB (for intermittent charging and synchronization with a personal computer). The interfaces need a lot of space, so using docking stations is not easy or comfortable on the BlackBerry Z10. The characteristics of previous models made it possible to calmly work with the periphery using the structure of special contacts on the body, and in the Z10, unfortunately, such a moment is not transferred.

At the top end, clearly in the center, there was a button to wake up the gadget to wake up the smartphone from sleep mode. Just to the left there is a 3.5 mm port for use with a headset and headphones.

On the back there is a metal logo, and in the upper right corner there is an 8 MP camera. Let's talk about this ability a little bit below. There is nothing on the bottom end of the gadget except a small groove for removing the cover.

It is also important to note that the model uses an external battery for smartphones, which is of a small type, which means it can be easily replaced in any emergency situation with a spare one. Under the cover there are slots for micro-SD cards, with the possibility of “hot” replacement, as well as a place for micro-SIM cards.

The gadget does not have any special or noticeable buttons. Everything is approximately the same as with other similar components. However, the BlackBerry Z10's body features its own unique features, which are not immediately visible. Everything on the right is made up of small magnets built into the structure of the smartphone. The smell indicates that the device has entered sleep mode. For everything to be suitable, you need a proprietary BlackBerry Z10 case. The process is simple: you put the device in the case - the screen goes off, you pull it out - it lights up. The rulers in their speeches more than once gave this originality a high rating. It can immediately be noted for the owners of “Apple” products that the Smart Cover for iPad is not a perfect example of such a feature, since Blackberry became the pioneers of this principle.

frame

The material of the body and the structure itself as a whole need to be taken care of - everything is put together very well, and without any complaints. Despite the obvious fact that the back cover is loose (you can connect an external battery for smartphones), the gadget does not creak, does not play, and does not crunch.

The device is sold in two colors - classic black and white. If you apply the zusilla, you can find a model with an interspersed lot of red color, but this is very rare. While the price of the BlackBerry Z10 (price is approximately 14,000 rubles), the balance of price and benefit is, in principle, a matter of balance.

screen

The wake-up gadget screen is on a TFT matrix with a separate section of 1280 x 768 pixels with a diagonal of 4.2 \u200b\u200b inches. The characteristics are, of course, simple, but the picture is bright and clear. It’s good to know about the automatic brightness control, because here it’s extremely effective: in a poorly lit screen you can’t blind your eyes, and on a sleepy day all the details are clearly visible. The only drawback that Vlasniks complain about in their vogues is that auto-adjustment is not turned on, although this moment cannot be called critical.

Also, the screen of the BlackBerry Z10 looks like a nasty piece of paper, but doesn’t care about the TFT layout. There are no problems when looking at the animal or from the side: the colors are not inverted, the contrast “does not dance.” Zvidihi, the display of Mig Boti I is more painful, for this strategic \ u200b \ u200bi Sereyozo Model, Yak Z10, Ale, invisible on the tse, the photo of the node is navigated in the compan of one and a single-dummy without special problems.

Camera

The BlackBerry Z10 gadget (firmware 10.3.1.2243) is equipped with an 8 MP camera that can capture video in high resolution Full HD format. There are also bright light-colored bedrooms for more correct sleep. By the way, the whole set is like in any other business-class smartphone, on the same “iPhone” of the fifth series.

There are no special buttons for activating the camera, so all basic actions (capturing and focusing) are required through additional manipulation on the touch screen. I’m sorry that there is no adjustment either. The company promises to update this moment with the latest firmware, so it will be possible to take photos without individual adjustments for the past century, and such a photo will be suitable at least for Instagram, but for now it’s okay.

In principle, the camera in the BlackBerry Z10 LTE is not needed for anything, especially in a device designed for the business segment. In any case, you can knock a proper girl on the street without any problems, but, unfortunately, you won’t be able to get a high-quality photo.

productivity

BlackBerry (OS 10) is equipped with TI OMAP 4470 processors, which support dual-core platforms at a clock frequency of 1.5 GHz. There is also 2 GB of RAM on board, which can be used for almost everything.

The gadget can be used smoothly, the process does not freeze, it’s not a freeze, and no serious problems were noted, which is good news. The only benchmark that mostly works correctly with this platform is Geekbench. The result of the results is even worse - 1430 points. The performance can be compared with the same “iPhone” fifth series, “Samsung” “Galaxy” 3 and HTS One S.

Autonomous robot

The model is equipped with a 1800 mAg lithium-ion battery. Such a capacity for a heavy processor and a large screen is clearly not enough. A larger battery option for such characteristics is 2400 or 2200 mAg. It’s not entirely clear what the company’s engineers were doing when they assembled the gadget.

However, despite such a modest battery capacity, the device can run for about 1-2 days on a full charge, and in active mode. The virus specialist promises the ruler 17 days of work in the cleanup mode. No matter how bad it is, the only thing we have on smartphones is that they don’t vikorize anyone. In principle, the problem of autonomy of the device easily depends on the need for an external battery, which the same NTS and iPhone do not have, so this moment can be called critical with great stretch.

Z10's closest competitors

Since the Z10 is the rightful flagship of Blackberry, we will elevate the gadget to the top devices of other venerable brands. It may be that it has been updated and the song has been removed, since the very philosophy of these devices is different, but in any world it will help buyers to make a purchase and put the caps on "i".

iPhone 5

It all comes down to the popularity of the platform for retailers. Naturally, Apple resources have more all kinds of add-ons for the iPhone than Blackberry. As long as there is a shortage of technical warehouses, gadgets are on the rise.

The Z10 is not much worse than the same iPhone: a well-designed camera, an ergonomic body, a very nice look, and, most importantly, a smart and intuitively sensible interface. The price of the most modest configuration of the iPhone fifth series is equal to the price of the Z10, which is why there is a relish and “worship” of any particular brand.

Samsung Galaxy S IV

"Galaxy" S series is rightfully respected by the leader of "Android" -Brother. For his technical data, he easily steps over the heels of the iPhone and our Z10. Ale, not less than a number of fresh foods are still in the area.

One of these moments - even though the screen is already hypertrophied, through which the Galaxy not only looks significantly larger than the Z10, but also suffers from extremely unbalanced ergonomics - it is simply impossible to handle it with one hand. In addition, autonomous work was by no means a strong point of Android devices. Without being a culprit, the Galaxy literally eats up the battery in a matter of minutes.

In terms of all software, “Android” closely matches “Apple”, and is also noticeably ahead of the Z10. When there is a shortage of robots in a task-rich environment, Blackberry is surprisingly coming to the fore - the system works much better than Android and Apple at once. So for clear and problem-free rich tasks - please go to the counter with Z10.

Supply pouches

Judging by a number of experts in this field, Blackberry has managed to revive and embellish its product line with a new flagship. Thus, the gadget was equipped with a standard QWERTY keyboard, but then replaced the smart and large screen with a completely new operating system. The features of the new OS are similar to those of other competing platforms, but the features are radically different.

Generally and in general, working with the BlackBerry Z10 (price - about 14,000 rubles) - one is satisfied, both with the smartphone itself and with its operating system.

It may be that Blackberry’s ecosystem is not as well developed as that of Android or iOS, and finding the main add-on is not a problem. However, such a stagnation can be called temporary, since the OS is fresh, so you won’t have to wait for a wide variety of software. It seems that the country will be able to gradually enjoy it, as it was the case with the loss of the Windows mobile phone.

If we talk about the bitterness of the Viconn, then the Blackberry flagship does not compromise at all on the iPhone. The Z10 is already competing with models from other vendors, and the only thing that is facing the process of conquering the mobile market is a lot of software.

BlackBerry Z10 review

• Press center of the company Rozetked

Good afternoon, Khabra residents. Another gadget that has been in my hands for a whole week. This BlackBerry Z10 is a new milestone in the history of development of the Canadian company, which, to be honest, is more. Research in Motion is now powered by BlackBerry. (Perhaps the cult of the fruit company we know is making us think about rebranding...)

I can't say that BlackBerry 10 is the story of another Android or iOS. It appears that operating systems do not want to copy iOS and Android and are trying to eliminate similarities, twisting them to their fullest potential.

But for me, it would be better if they stole, because I want to develop logic in a combination with a device, and not a stiletto on two legs or, for example, on ten.

BlackBerry is precisely the fantasy of “masachist developers”, as the UI navigation in BlackBerry 10 is not clear to me and is not yet very accepted. This is what all mobile operating systems were based on (I think iOS 1.0, I guess). Let's talk about everything in order.

BlackBerry Z10 specifications

Dimensions: 130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
Measurements: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100
Display: TFT 4.2", separate 1280 x 768 pixels, 356 ppi
Camera: 8 MP, autofocus, Full HD video 30 fps, one bedroom.
Front camera: 2 MP
Memory: 16 GB storage, support for microSD memory cards (up to 64 GB),
RAM: 2 GB
Processor: 2-core Qualcomm S4 MSM8960, 1.5 GHz
Battery 1800 mAh
Hours of work in sleep mode - up to 11 years
Operating hour in cleanup mode - up to 408 years
Music hour: 60 years, video: 10 years

Design

The design is more suitable, the Z10 is covered with a crease on the front, and on the back it is covered with soft-touch plastic, which is what soft-touch suggests. The phone looks very laconic, fashionable and yet still “smells” like a business product.

I hold in my hands both the white and the black variants, I sing, the insults look good. The design itself is the strongest aspect of the new BlackBerry product. I’m constantly craving the iPhone 5 and I don’t really like how incredibly thin and light it is: everything about the Z10 is perfect in my opinion.

And I especially want to say “thank you” to the distributors, because the white option is being deprived of the black one in the first place. Still, with the admiration of the white iPhone 4, there are only pitiful rumors about how the light front frame contrasts with the black screen.

Note: Forward look at BlackBerry 10 on Habrahabr

In the region, BlackBerry 10 OS is a rookie and is far from perfect. For the first time, the 10th “added” version of BlackBerry OS 7, since the spirit of the system still hovers here in the dark: the same fonts are vikorized (additionally adjusted in the same way), the same graphics elements are vikorized. It's a shame that BlackBerry didn't create a completely new OS. The company was afraid to waste the few clients it had, but for nothing - sometimes you could win if you put everything on the line.

Although, without being surprised by all the “sincereness” of the project, we can happily say that BlackBerry 10 is a very stable system, as it was inspired by QNX.

It is necessary to take a closer look at OS 10; I see its pros and cons:

pros:
- Single BlackBerry ID, does not require BIS and BES connection (for BBM, for example)
- Screen sharing function to another BlackBerry 10 device via the Internet
- Ability to wake the alarm from the lock screen
- “Smart” keyboard
- Camera with Time Shift function
- Indestructible core \u200b\u200bQNX (in other words - stability)

cons:
- The number of add-ons in BlackBerry World is extremely small
- Number of visual information
- Ability to set only one alarm clock (in fact)
- Lack of smoothness of the interface (with Snapdragon S4 Plus processor!)

battery

The Z10 has a Li-ion 1800 mAg battery installed. You can use BlackBerry or any other current Android device or iPhone.
I took the BlackBerry off the charger at about 10 a.m. and until 7 p.m. last night. Familiar story.

NoMobile blog that Z10 supports Russian LTE measures. I didn’t get around to checking this because I don’t have 4G at home (more than once), but otherwise, I use Beeline, and Megafon and MTS offer expensive tariffs, and I didn’t want to buy a SIM card just for the sake of it. Friends of Khabra, if anyone has any information about this, please write in a personal message or in a comment, so that we can find out and add information to the post.

hidden hostility

Very good design and functionality. The operating system is not worthy: it needs improvements. BlackBerry needs to update its statement about graphical interfaces even more in order for it to work effectively. And no less, the phone has deprived the enemy of hostility, as a great leap in anticipation of the future. I think (even if not on the Russian market) BlackBerry will all come out and in 3-4 years OS 10 will become very popular, but not before this term...

Underworld #2 (for BlackBerry lovers)

Of course, people who are interested in BlackBerry devices, who have already called BIS and BES, who value BBM, who deserve corporate attention, who want to know the BlackBerry OS from top to bottom... they deserve the Z10, so bre additional additions old BlackBerry. I didn’t feel anything like RIM, so I can’t share the capture with these people, but, as it seems to me, I have a lot to agree with.

P.S. The BlackBerry Z10 prototype, codenamed London, in my opinion, is even nicer than the pouch product.