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| Manufacturer | BlackBerry |
|---|---|
| Slogan | "Keep moving."[1] |
| Compatible networks | LTE |
| Availability by country | January 31, 2013 (UK) February 5, 2013 (Canada) February 10, 2013 (UAE) February 25, 2013 (India) March 22, 2013 (US) |
| Related | BlackBerry Q10 |
| Type | Smartphone |
| Form factor | Slate |
| Dimensions | 130 mm (5.1 in) H 65.6 mm (2.58 in) W 9 mm (0.35 in) D |
| Weight | 135.4 g (4.78 oz) |
| Operating system | Released 14 May 2013 |
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus 1.5 GHz dual-core (STL100-1 & STL100-2 & STL100-3 & STL100-4) |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM |
| Storage | 16 GB flash memory |
| Removable storage | Up to 64 GB microSDXC[2] |
| Battery | 1800mAH removable battery |
| Data inputs | Multi-touch touchscreen, on-screen keyboard |
| Display | 1,280 x 768 px (0.98 megapixels) 4.2-inch at 356 ppi, 15:9 aspect ratio |
| Rear camera | 8 megapixels, 1080p video capture |
| Front camera | 2 megapixels, 720p video capture |
| Connectivity | IEEE 802.11n-2009, Bluetooth4.0, NFC, Micro HDMI, Micro-USB |
| Website | blackberry.com/blackberryz10 |
| Made in | Mexico |
The BlackBerry Z10 is a touchscreen-based smartphone developed by BlackBerry, previously known as RIM.[3] The BlackBerry Z10 is the first of two new BlackBerry phones presented at the BlackBerry 10 event on January 30, 2013.[4]
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Software[edit]
Main article: BlackBerry 10
The BlackBerry Z10 uses the new BlackBerry 10 mobile operating system. The user interface of BB 10 is based on the concept of direct manipulation, using multi-touch gestures. Interaction with the OS includes gestures such as swipe, tap, pinch, and reverse pinch, all of which have specific definitions within the context of the BB10 operating system and its multi-touch interface.
The Z10 comes pre-loaded with: BlackBerry Hub, Contacts, BlackBerry Browser,BlackBerry Calendar, BBM, Text Messages, BlackBerry World, BlackBerry Remember,Docs To Go, Pictures, Music, Videos, Story Maker, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn,Foursquare, BlackBerry Maps, Games, YouTube, Voice Control, Weather, Clock,Calculator, Compass, File Manager, Box, BlackBerry Connect for Dropbox, Print To Go,Smart Tags, Settings, Android Runtime, Adobe Reader, Phone, Camera/Video Camera/Time Shift, Setup, Help, SIM Toolkit, Search.[5]
The phone has a mobile hotspot functionality, which supports up to 8 devices, sharing its internet connection.[6] It accesses the BlackBerry World, an online application distribution platform for the BlackBerry OS. The service allows users to browse and download applications, games, music, videos from the BlackBerry World store.
The touchscreen keyboard provides an advanced typing experience. It learns the user's writing style and suggests words to help the user type faster, more accurately and with the least amount of effort.[7]
"The BlackBerry Z10 has an 8 megapixel camera on the back with autofocus and LED flash capable of shooting 1080p video, while there's a 2 megapixel camera on the front that shoots video at 720p".[6] A unique feature in the Z10's camera app is TimeShift. "BlackBerry has been showing it off for a while, and it lets users dial back the time on certain pictures so that people aren't making less-than-ideal faces in it (like blinking mid-shot)."[6]
The Z10 has Voice Control, that allows the user to operate the phone by spoken commands. Voice Control recognizes natural speech patterns, so that the user can talk naturally and always be understood. It can be used to send messages, compose emails, dictate documents, and search the phone just by speaking to the app.[7]
Hardware[edit]
There are four SKUs for the Blackberry Z10, corresponding to the North American carrier band distribution and international versions. The LTE version of the Z10 features theQualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus (SoC) which has a dual-core CPU running at 1.5 GHz, and an Adreno 225 GPU for LTE-capable units.[8] For markets where LTE is not supported (international model), BlackBerry will release the Z10 with the Texas Instruments OMAP4470 (SoC) which has a dual-core CPU running at 1.5 GHz and a PowerVR SGX 544GPU.[9] It will use STE M5730 modem.
Availability[edit]
The device was first made available in the United Kingdom on the 31 January 2013 via carriers O2, Orange, T-Mobile UK, and Vodafone UK.[10]
In Canada, the BlackBerry Z10 is available at Bell Mobility (including Virgin Mobile Canada), Mobilicity, Rogers Wireless (including Fido),SaskTel, Telus Mobility (including Koodo Mobile), WIND Mobile, and Vidéotron Mobile. It went on sale February 5, 2013. MTS mobility started a presale for the Z10 with an unknown launch date for the phone. Mobilicity and Eastlink have also released the Z10.[11][12]
In South Africa the Z10 became available on 22 February 2013[13] on MTN. Vodacom had announced their intention to make the Z10 available, the day before on 21st Feb 2013.
In Nigeria, the Z10 became available on 1 March 2013 on carriers Etisalat, Glo, Airtel and MTN Nigeria.[14]
Claro República Dominicana announced pre-order date of March 7 on Facebook and sale on March 14 in the Dominican Republic. Orange Dominicana also announced pre-order of March 7 with a launch of March 14 on their Facebook page.
On February 10, 2013, prepaid carrier and T-Mobile-MVNO Solavei became the first in the US to offer the BlackBerry Z10.[15] In March 2013, T-Mobile USA announced that the Z10 would be available for business pre-order on March 11, with pick-up on March 13. The store wide launch was scheduled for March 27. On March 11, AT&T announced a March 22 release date for the device, with pre-orders beginning March 12. Verizon announced pre-ordered for March 14, with a release date of March 28.[16]
Mexican Telcel announced pre-orders for Z10 on March 21 on Facebook and finally released on April 2.
In Australia, major telcos Optus and Telstra announced their intention to stock on March 25 and March 26 respectively.[17]
In India, the Z10 was launched on 25 February 2013.[18]
In Taiwan, Taiwan Mobile announced that Blackberry Z10 is available on 15 April 2013.[19]
Model comparison[edit]
| Model | STL-100-1 (RFG81UW) | STL-100-2 (RFH121LW) | STL-100-3 (RFK121LW & RFF91LW) | STL-100-4 (RFA91LW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countries | Nigeria, South Africa, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Spain, Turkey, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates | Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Brazil | Canada, Mexico, United States | United States |
| Carriers/Providers | Vodafone Spain, Orange España,Yoigo, Turkcell, Avea, Vodafone Turkey, Celcom, DiGi, Maxis, U Mobile, Smart, Sun Cellular, MTNNigeria, Airtel Nigeria, EtisalatNigeria, Glo, Vodacom, MTNSouth Africa, Cell C, TelkomSouth Africa, STC, Mobily, ZainSaudi Arabia, Etisalat UAE, Du,Claro Colombia, MovistarColombia, Tigo, Movistar Chile,Entel, Digitel, Movistar Venezuela,Taiwan Mobile | Optus, Telstra, A1, 3 Hong Kong,PCCW Mobile, Smartone Hong Kong, Globe Philippines, M1,SingTel Singapore, StarHub, OrangeFrance, SFR, Bouygues, Vodafone,O2 Germany, Deutsche Telekom,O2 (Ireland), Vodafone Italia, TIM,WIND, KPN Netherlands, T-MobileNetherlands, Vodafone Netherlands,Orange Polska, Play, TMN,Vodafone Portugal, Optimus, EE,O2 UK, Vodafone UK, 3 UK, TIM Brasil, Claro Brasil, Oi, Vivo | Bell Canada, Rogers,TELUS, Telcel, AT&T, T-Mobile USA | Verizon |
| 2G | Quad band GSM/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) | |||
| 3G | Quad-Band HSPA+ 1, 2, 5/6, 8 (850/900/1900/2100 MHz) | Tri band HSPA+ 1, 5/6, 8 (2100/850/900 MHz) | RFK121LW: Quad band HSPA+ 1, 2, 4, 5/6 (850/1700/1900/2100 MHz) RFF91LW: Tri-band HSPA+ 1, 2, 5/6 (850/1900/2100 MHz) | Dual band CDMA Cell and PCS (800/1900 MHz) Dual band UMTS (900/2100 MHz) |
| 4G | N/A | Quad band LTE 3, 7, 8, 20 (1800/2600/900/800 MHz) | Quad band LTE 2, 5, 4, 17 (700/850/1700/1900 MHz) | LTE Band-13 (700 MHz) |
| Weight | 135.4 g | 136 g | 136.3 g | 137.5 g |
| SoC | Texas Instruments OMAP 4470 | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus | ||
| CPU | 1.5 GHz Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 + Two ARM Cortex-M3 | 1.5 GHz Dual-core Krait | ||
| GPU | PowerVR SGX544 + VivanteCGPU | Adreno 225 | ||
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