The BlackBerry Z10 has finally arrived at all Three UK retail channels as well as at the carrier’s online stores and those who wish to lay their hands on it will have to sign a two-year customer agreement and sign up for a qualifying monthly data plan with an upfront price of £69 (approx. Rs. 5,800). Its unlocked version has entered the country and is slated to start shipping from March 1.
Three will start dispatching the Z10 to prospective customers to be delivered by February 19. It was already available through multiple carriers via retailers like Phones 4u and Carphone Warehouse in the said nation. Also, the device is gearing up for its US launch for this March and will be introduced in India at an event to be held on February 25. Its counterpart, the Q10 will be arriving in April this year.
It is the very first device to employ the latest generation platform, the 10 OS which claims to bring all the traditional features along with some new ones. The software boasts of a user-friendly interface as well as an intuitive and adaptive on-screen keyboard which is efficient enough to predict words while users type. It is loaded with an improved version of Messenger along with attributes such as BBM Video as well as Screen Share. Additionally, there’s something called as Hub which enables viewing notifications and messages by simply swiping across the screen once from any application.
Graced by a 4.2-inch multi-touch screen, the device measuring 130 x 65.6 x 9 millimeters weighs approximately 136 grams. It tags along an 8MP camera fitted on the rear panel and a 2MP front-facing webcam. The phone’s 16GB internal memory can be expanded by up to 32GB using a microSD card. It is powered by a 1.5GHz dual core processor and a 1850mAh battery is responsible for keeping it charged up for talk time of close to 600 minutes.
The BlackBerry Z10 requires either an Ultimate Internet 500 plan or The One Plan with monthly rentals of £34 (approx. Rs. 2,855) or £36 (approx. Rs. 3,025), respectively.
Key specifications of the phone at a glance:
– BB 10 OS
– 1.5GHz dual core processor
– 2GB of RAM
– 16GB onboard memory, expandable up to 32GB
– 2MP front camera
– 8MP rear-facing snapper
– 1850mAh battery
– Talk time: 600 minutes
– Dimensions: 130 x 65.6 x 9 millimeters
– Weight: 136 grams
