BlackBerry Z10

The BlackBerry Z10 is a touchscreen-based smartphone developed by RIM, now known as BlackBerry.^[1] The BlackBerry Z10 is the first of two new BlackBerry phones presented at the January 30th, 2013 BlackBerry 10 Event.^[2]

Hardware

The Z10 features the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus (SoC) which has a dual-core CPU running at 1.5GHz, and a Adreno 225 GPU for LTE-capable units.^[9] For markets where LTE is not supported, BlackBerry will release the Z10 with the Texas Instruments OMAP 4470 (SoC) which has a dual-core CPU running at 1.5 GHz and a PowerVR SGX 544 GPU

Software

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 ofdirect 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, Adobe Reader, Phone, Camera/Video Camera/Time Shift, Setup,Help, SIM Toolkit, Search.^[3]

The phone has a mobile hotspot functionality, which supports up to 8 devices, sharing its internet connection.^[4] It accesses theBlackBerry World, an online application distribution platform for the BlackBerry OS. The service allows users to browse and downloadapplications, games, music, videos from the BlackBerry World store.

The new touchscreen BlackBerry keyboard provides an effortless 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.^[5]

"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)"^[7]

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, search the phone just by speaking to the app.