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blackberry Z30 smartphone

[WHAT]

  1. [z30] smartphone model from Blackberry.
    1. ] This Z30 is the second in a line of 'full touch screen' devices introduced by the company in 2013. The Z30 is a larger and more powerful (flagship) model compared to its predecessor the Z10 .Both of these phones will be running the all new(2013-01) Blackberry 10.x Operating System.
  2. [SPECIFICATIONS-HARDWARE-SUMMARY]
    1. ] DISPLAY 5.0", 1280x720 @295ppi, Super Amoled HD resolution , PROCESSOR:dual-core, 1.7 ghz, MEMORY: 2GB ram, 16GB flash, STORAGE: hot swappable micro SD, BATTERY: 2880mah, NETWORKING: quad band LTE, quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, quad band UTMS/HSPA+, -WIFI:a/b/g/n, 4g hotspot, -bluetooth:4.0, other: NFC, DLNA, CAMERA-front: 8mp HD(1080), rear: 2mp HD(720p), PORTS: micro usb, micro hdmi, OTHER:  

[WHY] do i want this? - PRO's

  1. [DISPLAY] 5” Super AMOLED Display – The BlackBerry Z30 smartphone features the latest in display technology with a 5” Super AMOLED display that makes whatever you’re running larger, clearer and more vivid. The smartphone also houses many top of the line components, including a 1.7 GHz processor with quadcore graphics that makes browsing web pages faster and games more detailed. 
  2. [BATTERY] Longer Battery Life – The BlackBerry Z30 smartphone includes a 2880 mAh battery, the largest battery ever built into a BlackBerry smartphone. Combined with the battery enhancements in BlackBerry 10 OS version 10.2, you can get up to 25 hours of mixed use* to keep you moving from dawn ‘til dawn.
  3. [AUDIO] Stereo Audio and BlackBerry Natural Sound – The BlackBerry Z30 smartphone comes with stereo speakers that immerse you in your music, videos, apps and games, and makes conversations sound like you’re face-to-face. BlackBerry Natural Sound is new technology exclusive to BlackBerry and part of BlackBerry 10 OS version 10.2 that makes BBM Voice and BBM Video chats sound more natural and realistic. BlackBerry Natural Sound lets you hear nuances and variations in tone, making conversations sound like you’re in the same room. 
  4. [PERFORMANCE] New Antenna Technology – The BlackBerry Z30 smartphone features BlackBerry’s new generation antenna technology that dynamically tunes reception to give you better connectivity in low signal areas. BlackBerry Paratek Antenna is designed to give you faster data transfers and fewer dropped calls in low signal areas, keeping you connected in more places. 
  5. [OPERATING-SYSTEM] blackberry's debut of the new mobile (os) platform, blackberry-10 which is a qnx based real time os, that offers best in class mult tasking, security and several unique features that are NOT currently available on the other major os platforms. The Z30 will ship with the latest release of the OS version 10.2 
    1. ] bb10 operating system - overview article listing the features of this operating system, with a brief description of each feature and highlighting many of the unique and differentiating features of the blackberry os platform. 
  6. [SERVICES]
    1. ] blackberry world is the "app store" for RIM. RIM has stated that it estimates to have about 70,000 apps in the store at launch. More importantly they have said that they should have approx 90% of the top 600 apps in each of the major market
    2. ] bis -
    3. ] bes - 
  7. [UNIQUE]
    1. ] 

[ WHY NOT ] CONs

  1. [] hardware specifications
    1. ] still a step behind the leading edge android device manufacturers
  2. [APPS-THIRD-PARTY] apps
    1. ]
  3. ]

[WHERE]

  1. CANADA
    1. ] Bell -
    2. ] Rogers -
    3. ] Telus -
    4. ] Blackberry.com - purchase direct, unlocked
  2. USA
    1. ] AT&T exclusive -
    2. *] REPORTS that an AT&T z30 will work on Verizon network
    3. ] Blackberry.com - purchase direct, unlocked

[WHEN]

  1. ] 2013-09-25 The BlackBerry Z30 smartphone will roll out from select carriers and retailers around the world beginning next week (2013-09-25) in the UK and Middle East, and all other regions going into the holiday season. 

[EXAMPLE] - see it in action

[REVIEWS]

  1. REVIEW-SUMMARY - @ Crackberry.com BY Simon Sage
    1. ] PROs = killer battery life, a whooping 25 hours, high-quality sound, 10.2 OS update brings an array of new features
    2. ] CONs = less than a 1080p display and a 2.26 quad-core processor, comes at a critical time for Blackberry
  2. REVIEW-SUMMARY - @ thenextweb.com BY Ben Woods
    1. ] PROs = the best BlackBerry 10 device on the market, hardware support is solid on the Z30 and I’m always a sucker for handsets with a micro HDMI output and support for a micro SD card to give a bit more storage room
    2. ] CONs = display is only 720p which is a bit of a disappointment and leaves it falling a little short of its rival equivalents. The problem for the Z30 isn’t with the hardware or the software, it just lacks something special to help it stand out from the crowd.
  3. REVIEW-SUMMARY - @ technobuffalo.com BY
    1. ] PROs = 
    2. ] CONs = 

 [ANALYSIS]

  1. [06:00] VIDEO by Michael Fisher @ pocketnow 
    1. ] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc1b74qwnMw&feature=player_embedded - a look at the pros and the cons of the blackberry z30
  2. smartphone showdown at CES by __ @ wired.com 
    1. ] thunderphone challenge - 4 different phones, 4 different mobile os's, 4 different reporters all heading to THE one giant Consumer Electronics Show with an assignment to cover the show with their mobile phones ONLY.

[HOW-TO]

  1. ] BlackBerry-Z30: Complete List of How-tos and Tutorials from Bell -

[REFERENCE]

  1. ] Blackberry's Official Specifications
  2. ] Compare Specifications - our side by side specs comparison page, compare this phone to any of the other models in our database
  3. ] BlackBerry announces new BlackBerry Z30 — the best BlackBerry yet «Inside BlackBerry - The Official BlackBerry Blog  
  4. ] ++
  5. ] http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2013/09/26/first-impressions-review-of-the-blackberry-z30/
  6. ] g+ post on pocket now poll - choosing a smartphone for next 2 years, z30 leading with 37.5% of 10K votes
    1. ] http://pocketnow.com/2014/07/08/which-phone-would-you-buy-poll
  7. ] z30 vNext
    1. ] - quad core snapdragon 801, adreno 330 gpu 
    2. ] high res display , sapphire
    3. ] removable battery 
    4. ] SRC = n4 ?? , manitoba or ??

 

 


COMMENT re: z30 - http://crackberry.com/users/troy-tiscareno

the Z30 is so out of the mainstream that the only people who  have it are the ones who specifically want it before they even walk in the store and ask for it by name. Hell, some probably have to talk the store into selling it to them, or have to order it and wait for it. That's a BIG filter that removes anyone who wasn't totally committed to BB.

If you walk in ANY carrier store and say the word "iPhone", you'll be sold one in a couple of minutes and you'll be on your way, and unlike Z30s, many people buying them are non-technical people, with some never even having owned a smartphone before. Virtually every Z30 owner not only has owned a smartphone before, most of them have owned Z10s (or maybe a Q10) before.

 

 

COMMENT re: z30

If you know anything about taking surveys with scientifically-valid samples, you'll understand why this is  different, and why the review results are going to be skewed.

Again, I'm not trying to take anything away from the phone itself; it's the best BB10 phone to date, without a doubt, but comparing a phone that's sold MAYBE 100K units in the US to hard-core fans of the platform to a phone that's sold 5+M  units to both fans AND non-techie/non-fanboy folks just can't be compared directly.

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