Blackberry Z30 Hands On Review and Video Test

Friday, November 15, 2013

By: Unknown On: Friday, November 15, 2013

Blackberry Z30 Hands On Review and Video Test

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The Z30 isn't BlackBerry's first smartphone to entirely break up with the old ways and go after the multimedia powerhouses of the competition. In fact, a five-incher must've been on the cards ever since the 4.2" Z10 appeared early this year. This sure looks like a steep increase in screen size but Blackberry must've been aware of the fact that they needed to catch up and do it fast. It's a 720p Super AMOLED display too, a second for the company after the Q10, but the first full-scale touchscreen.

The Z30 is powered by an upgraded Qualcomm chipset with a more recent GPU and has better battery backup than the preceding Z10. The latest version, 10.2, of the BB OS brings lockscreen notifications, a new instant preview and reply feature, new Priority Hub, updated system apps, USB host and more.

Here is the BlackBerry Z30 complete feature list.

Key features

* Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, penta-band UMTS/HSPA, penta-band LTE
* 5.0" 16M-color 720p Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
* Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, 2GB RAM, Adreno 320
* 8 megapixel auto-focus camera with face detection and Time Shift; LED flash, 2MP front facing camera
* Full HD (1080p) video recording at 30fps; 720p recording with front-facing camera
* 16GB storage, microSD card slot; built-in Dropbox and Box integration
* Ability to side-load and run Jelly-Bean-compatible apps
* Dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot; Wi-Fi sync
* Bluetooth 4.0
* NFC
* Standard microUSB port, USB host, microHDMI
* 3.5mm audio jack
* GPS receiver with A-GPS and GLONASS
* BlackBerry 10.2 OS
* Office document editor
* BlackBerry Hub with extensive social networking connectivity
* BBM with video chat and screen sharing

Main disadvantages

* Below-par screen resolution, the competition has 1080p displays
* The UI poses a steep learning curve
* Thick and heavy, not quite up to the usual high standard of design and finish
BlackBerry Maps fall short of the competition
Camera offers little control over image quality
* Audio quality degrades with headphones plugged in (as opposed to an external amp)
Read The Full Review @ GSMArena.com

- Unknown Updated at: Friday, November 15, 2013

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Friday, November 15, 2013