BlackBerry Z10
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Manufacturer | BlackBerry |
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Slogan | "Keep moving." |
Compatible networks | GSM |
Availability by country | January 31, 2013 (UK) February 5, 2013 (Canada) February 10, 2013 (UAE) February 22, 2013 (South Africa) February 25, 2013 (India) March 22, 2013 (US) |
Related |
BlackBerry Q10 BlackBerry Z30 |
Type | Smartphone |
Form factor | Slate |
Dimensions | 130 mm (5.1 in) H 65.6 mm (2.58 in) W 9 mm (0.35 in) D |
Weight | 135.4 g (4.78 oz) |
Operating system |
Blackberry 10.2.1 |
CPU |
ARM 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus (MSM8960) (STL100-2 & STL100-3 & STL100-4) Texas Instruments OMAP 4470 (STL-100-1) |
Memory | 2 GB RAM |
Storage | 16 GB flash memory |
Removable storage | Up to 128 GB microSDXC |
Battery | 1800 mAH removable battery |
Data inputs | Multi-touch touchscreen, on-screen keyboard |
Display | 1,280 x 768 px (0.98 megapixels) 4.2-inch (built on 71µm pixel) at 356 ppi, 15:9 aspect ratio |
Rear camera | 8 megapixels, 1080p video capture |
Front camera | 2 megapixels, 720p video capture |
Connectivity | IEEE 802.11n-2009, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, Micro HDMI, Micro-USB |
Website | blackberry |
Made in | Mexico/Canada |
Blackberry 10.2.1
Released January 28, 2014
The BlackBerry Z10 is a high-end 4G touchscreen-based smartphone developed by BlackBerry, previously known as RIM. The BlackBerry Z10 is the first of two new BlackBerry phones presented at the BlackBerry 10 event on January 30, 2013. The BlackBerry Z10 was followed by the Z30.
BlackBerry's chief operating officer Kristian Tear and chief marketing officer Frank Boulben fought against co-founder and former co-CEO Mike Lazaridis to have the touchscreen Z10 prioritized over the Q10 which has a physical keyboard.
Boublen was then responsible for and received "criticism for the marketing campaign that supported the Z10 launch, including a confusing Super Bowl advertisement which some board members hated".
Both Tear and Boublen were ousted on November 25, 2013 by new CEO John S. Chen, whom weeks earlier had replaced Thorsten Heins.
The BlackBerry Z10 uses the new BlackBerry 10(Currently running on 10.3.2) mobile operating system based on QNX. The user interface of BB 10 is based on the concept of direct manipulation, using multi-touch gestures. Interaction with the OS includes a range of multi-touch gestures, 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 a variety of default BlackBerry applications.