The IT Nerd

So, it’s the end of this review and I have a few loose ends to tie up:

• When it comes to using this smartphone as a phone, the quality of the audio is quite good at both ends of the conversation. One thing I will note is that unlike a lot of smartphones it doesn’t matter where the speaker is placed on your ear. You get clear audio. 
• Battery life is not a strong point of this smartphone. I used it as my daily phone during this test and after 8 to 10 hours of usage I had 40% to 50% battery power left. While that’s in line with the iPhone 5, some of the Windows 8 Phones that I’ve tested did much better in this regard.
• There’s a decent amount of apps on this smartphone. Besides the Rogers supplied apps and the usual BlackBerry apps, it also comes with Docs To Go, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Foursquare, YouTube, BlackBerry Connect for Dropbox, Print To Go, and Adobe Reader. That’s a pretty good software lineup.

So, what do I think of this phone? I was prepared to be underwhelmed, but I am impressed for the most part. This is a great smartphone that can complete with anything that Apple, Microsoft, and Google has in their line up. If BlackBerry does fail to make a comeback, it won’t be because of the product. It will because either the Z10 came too late to save the company or the well documented lack of native apps like Instagram and Neflix will be responsible for putting the final nails in the coffin. Still, at least you can get Angry Birds for the Z10.

This should be a no brainer upgrade for any existing BlackBerry user. Although I suspect that the Q10 with a physical keyboard will attract attention from said BlackBerry users… Whenever that model ships. If you’ve got an older Android or iOS phone, you should seriously take a look at the Z10. If you have a current iOS or Android phone, you might be feeling a twinge of jealousy if you see one of these in action. That’s because the Blackberry z10 is a smartphone that once you’ll try it, you’ll consider putting your cash down for one.

Now let us see if BlackBerry can use the Z10 to turn their fortunes around.

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