Price as well as the BlackBerry Z10 release date details have finally been confirmed for the US and AT&T has already put the phone up for pre-order for $199.99 (approx. Rs. 10,865) which will start shipping on March 20. It will be made available through the carrier’s retail channels from March 22 along with corporate discounts for relevant consumers.
It is the first device from the company, formerly known as RIM to run on the 4G LTE mobile network of the service provider in question. It is also the foremost smartphone to run on the ‘re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented’ 10 OS that claims to be the most advanced BB platform so far. This software can adapt itself based on users’ preferences and tags along an all-touch keyboard, BB Hub as well as BBM Video and Screen Share amongst others functions.
Its front side is graced by a high resolution TFT capacitive multi-touch display of 4.2 inches capable of rendering visuals in 1280 x 768p resolution with a pixel density of 356ppi. This screen is accommodated on the device’s form factor measuring 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 inches and tipping the scales at around 4.8 ounces. It houses a 2MP front-mounted webcam for making face-to-face video calls and recording HD 720p videos.
Apart from this, an 8MP snapper lays claim over the rear panel of the handset and tags along features like auto focus, LED flash, 5x digital zoom and more. The camera can even record high definition videos of 1080p resolution at the rate of 30 frames per second. The phone is pre-loaded with Story Maker to enable customers to stitch their pictures together to make a movie.
The flagship smartphone gains steam from a dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8960 processor which ticks away at 1.5GHz. And as it incorporates 2GB of RAM, potential buyers can multitask by launching more than a single application at the same time. The handset’s 16GB internal memory can be expanded by up to 32GB using a microSD card. Moreover, it draws power from a 1800mAh battery to cough up the juice for talk time of close to 10 hours at a stretch.
The BlackBerry Z10 is up for pre-sale through the official AT&T website.
Key specifications of the phone:
– Resolution: 1280 x 768p
– Pixel density: 356ppi
– 10 OS
– 8MP camera, 2MP webcam
– 1.5GHz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8960 processor
– 2GB of RAM
– 16GB onboard memory, expandable up to 32GB
– 1800mAh battery
– Dimensions: 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 inches
– Weight: 4.8 ounces
