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<h1 style="text-align: center;">REVIEW SUMMARY - blackberry z10</h1>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">BY Joshua Topolsky @ theVerge.com</h3>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">[WHAT]</h2>
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<li><strong>theVerge.com - </strong>a tech blog, takes a comprehensive look at the various features in the the operating system(O/S) and explains using them, with screenshots</li>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">[WHY - <span style="background-color: #00ff00;">PROS</span>]</h2>
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<li>] The Z10 is a good smartphone. Frankly, it's a better smartphone than I expected from RIM</li>
<li>] The Z10 is a fine device, well made, reasonably priced, backed by a company with a long track record.</li>
<li>] like the back, the feel,</li>
<li>] Clean and solid hardware design</li>
<li>] BlackBerry 10 is a promising new OS</li>
<li>] Keyboard is surprisingly good</li>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">[WHY NOT - <span style="background-color: #ffff00;">CONS</span>]</h2>
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<li>] Battery life is a serious concern ] battery life, some days 9am - 6pm</li>
<li>] doesnt like the home screen being the active tiles b/c if</li>
<li>] but no one could argue that there's a "killer app" here. Something that makes you want or need this phone because it can do what no other phone can do. That's not the case</li>
<li>] Third-party apps leave much to be desired</li>
<li>] New UI tricks don't always pay off</li>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;[WHERE]</h2>
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<li>] <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/30/3929760/blackberry-z10-review" target="_blank">FULL REVIEW</a> - <a href="/view/article?id=1069" target="_blank">blackberry z10</a> - @theverge.com</li>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">[WHEN]</h2>
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<li>] 2013-01-30</li>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">[EXAMPLE]</h2>
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<li>]&nbsp;</li>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">[HOW-TO]</h2>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">[REFERENCE]</h2>
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<li><strong>] back to our overview article</strong></li>
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<li>] <a href="/view/article?id=796#content" target="_blank">blackberry-10-operating-system-overview</a></li>
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<p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p>
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<li style="text-align: left;">]??&nbsp;design language similar to iphone</li>
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<li style="text-align: left;">]&nbsp;B/C its a rectangular slab? DIFFERENCES ] hdmi port VS no hdmi port, ] std micro usb port on side&nbsp;VS prop lightning connector&nbsp;] expandable memory with microSD storage slot, ] soft touch rubbery back &nbsp;] bevelled horiz edges ] NO BUTTONS ] gesture based OS ]&nbsp;</li>
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