BlackBerry Z10 review: Swipe clean

15 February 2013
The BlackBerry Z10 heralds the rebirth of a fallen leader in the smartphone market. It’s a clean break from the past with a big touchscreen and novel OS, but the same business mentality that made it the favorite of office dwellers around the world...

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  • Raul Gonzalvez
  • 3sE
  • 17 Feb 2013

This phone is gonna rock the markets for sure but bb os 10 as its new os it must advertise well enough for the sale proceedings and must try to make most of its phone as like the sgs3 did over its advertising.

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    • Anonymous
    • qb0
    • 17 Feb 2013

    Anonymous, 15 Feb 2013the "usual nine-to-five" the usual is the SG3.. ... moreIt has private browsing, isn't that the same thing as private mode?

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      • Oncom
      • Kig
      • 17 Feb 2013

      Still no FM Radio and Exchange Server.

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        • Anonymous
        • M7Y
        • 16 Feb 2013

        I've tried diffrent brands and diffrent models of phones for the past 10years. Changing phones every 1 to 3 months at least, and yet I always end up going back to getting a Blackberry phone. For some reason, it always felt like home with my Blackberry units, even after trying Iphones, androids, and nokia phones. There will always be haters around the corner (that goes the same with other brands), but I guess it's true, 'Once you go Blackberry, you can't go back!'. I'll be waiting for the Q10 to be released and i am seriously going to get one! ^_^

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          • MisterCats
          • j8L
          • 16 Feb 2013

          lolinator, 16 Feb 2013well youre a hipster if you buy phones for the "coolne... moreThere is nothing immediately wrong about being a hipster. Stop using that.

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            • Anonymous
            • Ybj
            • 16 Feb 2013

            I've heard these new BB devices will support full flash. Does anyone know if it will continue support past the Sept2013 date when flash for mobile/non-x86 loses all official development?

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              • Anonymous
              • spX
              • 16 Feb 2013

              Levy, 16 Feb 2013The Z10 is way superior to any of the flagships from Anrdio... moreYou forgot the /s apparently...

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                • Anonymous
                • nGJ
                • 16 Feb 2013

                Blackberry carry some sort of prestige, like Apple. I've heard friends boast about BBM and such, and they used to love the email functionality. Now every mobile has caught up with this.

                As for SGS3 being a business alternative to the Blackberry...don't make me laugh. I've been in contact with a lot of companies this last year and not ONE of them use the SGS3, they all use iPhones.

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                  • AnonD-113582
                  • 6$2
                  • 16 Feb 2013

                  BB is very popular in my country. I have tried BBZ10. Yes, the new OS is faster. Like an iPhone that can BBM. But I am not happy with photo quality and battery life. The reviewer should provide comparison on battery life.

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                    • Dave_75
                    • LgN
                    • 16 Feb 2013

                    "Another issue is
                    that quick toggles are only
                    accessible on the
                    homescreen, so you have
                    to get out of the current
                    app if you want to switch
                    Wi-Fi on, for example."

                    Hum, why not use two fingers swipes down for toggles controls and one finger swipe down for app options for example? This would solve the problem while still being easy and nice... It only took me few seconds to find that so why not BB engineers?

                    There is always something wrong no matter the brand/mobile OS you look at...
                    At that rate, I will never decide for what OS to go to replace my old Sonyericsson K800 :)...

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                      • 1sickbastard
                      • tDB
                      • 16 Feb 2013

                      I sense a BB phablet coming soon.
                      I wish for something small and simple actually. Like the BB pearl of old. But it seems the OS would be wasted pn such a device :(

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                        • burningBit
                        • UGn
                        • 16 Feb 2013

                        Nice! This is what I call the light at the end of the tunnel. As long as the company is dedicated and persevere, the results will definitely show for it. Though it's still a bit immature, but I believe things would only get better. Meego, on the other hand, could have been "The One", but Nokia had to screw that up so badly that they're now at the mercy of Microsoft.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • MDV
                          • 16 Feb 2013

                          It is really old the krait on Android but still the single core can run jellybean and quad cores are used for super phones because of full hd and super features of android and especially high enders, and and it is excellent that we get super batteries with quad cores and full hd at the same or less prices lol

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                            • Anonymous
                            • PTd
                            • 16 Feb 2013

                            Only 1 alarm? There's an annoyance right there. No good for separate weekend alarms. Surely not?

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                              • Levy
                              • 4XV
                              • 16 Feb 2013

                              The Z10 is way superior to any of the flagships from Anrdiod, iPhone and Windows simply because it's integral to any business. It can maximize the synergy that exists between different business entities and, as such, promote growth. none of the other platforms offer that opportunity.

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                                • Herzallah
                                • 3Ya
                                • 16 Feb 2013

                                "Blackberry maps are even worst than Apple maps"
                                LOL.

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                                  • AnonD-82940
                                  • vaQ
                                  • 16 Feb 2013

                                  i was impressed by the review!!! its worth a wait unbiased and neutral.. it was able to give credits to blackberry`s advantage keep it up GsmArena you are doing a marvelous job! im still using my old blackberry 9900 as a 2nd phone and my xperia p as primary phone i thing my Bold is now gearing for his worthy replacement Z10 this review helps me a lot! :)

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                                    • lolinator
                                    • v0q
                                    • 16 Feb 2013

                                    Anonymous, 15 Feb 2013the "usual nine-to-five" the usual is the SG3.. ... morewell youre a hipster if you buy phones for the "coolness" factor. I buy s3 for the functionality that no other mobile os can provide.

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                                      • AnonD-36854
                                      • Xu1
                                      • 16 Feb 2013

                                      Yeah, i agree that iphone and galaxy s3 designs r getting old

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                                        • AnonD-84946
                                        • GQc
                                        • 16 Feb 2013

                                        Sorry, Lumia 920 is out there with best display,touch,pureview camera, OIS, Puremotion HD+ , scratch resistant unibody , amazing colors, IE10, n lots more...Z10 is no where near the 920...920 is the best smartphone out there....wake up BB, the World is changing