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BlackBerry Z10 Specs

7.0

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BlackBerry Z10 Review

9.0

User Score (42 reviews)

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Released

Jan 31, 2013

Display

4.2-inch
1280 x 768 px

Camera

8 MP Main
2 MP Selfie

Battery

1800 mAh

Storage

16GB

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus
2GB RAM

OS

BlackBerry 10.3

Description

The Z10 is a fully touchscreen BB10 device sporting modern specs, with cool patterned soft-touch material on the back. The screen is 4.2" LCD with 1280 x 768 pixels, making for a pixel density of 356 pixels per inch. A 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and 2 GB of RAM are the power under the hood, and there are 16 GB of internal storage, as well as the all-important microSD card slot. You will need all the RAM, because BB10 is a true multitasking system, like Android, so everything remains how you left it, or moves on under the hood, but is available at all times.

This device is also known as BlackBerry Surfboard, BlackBerry London, BlackBerry STL100-4

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I have it 55 users

I had it 68 users

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Display Benchmarks
Size:	4.2-inch
Resolution:	1280 x 768 px, 356 PPI
Technology:	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body:	58.63 %
Colors:	16 777 216
Features:	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware
System chip:	Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960
Processor:	Dual-core, 1500 MHz, Krait
GPU:	Adreno 225
RAM:	2GB (LPDDR2)
Internal storage:	16GB
Storage expansion:	microSDXC up to 64 GB
OS:	BlackBerry (10.3, 10.2, 10) Screenshots
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity:	1800 mAh
Type:	User replaceable

Camera
Rear:	Single camera Camera samples
Main camera:	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Specifications:	Aperture size: F2.2
Flash:	LED
Video recording:	1920x1080 (Full HD)
Features:	EIS
Front:	2 MP
Video capture:	1280x720 (HD)

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 inches (130 x 65.6 x 9 mm)
Weight:	4.85 oz (137.5 g)
Features:	Notification light
Keys:	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors:	Black, White

Cellular
4G (FDD):	Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 17(700 b)
3G:	Bands 6(800), 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed:	LTE, HSPA, UMTS
SIM type:	Micro SIM

Multimedia Benchmarks
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features:	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring:	TV-out

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	4.0
Wi-Fi:	802.11 a, b, g, n, dual-band Hotspot
USB:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	Mass storage device, Charging
HDMI:	Micro HDMI (Type D)
Location:	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other:	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features
Notifications:	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features:	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval
Measured SAR:
Body:	0.99 W/kg

Availability
Officially announced:	Jan 30, 2013

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Alternative variants

BlackBerry Z10 STL100-4

For Verizon Wireless

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD):	Bands 13(700 c)
3G:	Bands 8(900), 1(2100)
Measured SAR:
Head:	1.42 W/kg
Body:	1.20 W/kg

Carrier Availability

Discontinued

Verizon
AT&T
T-Mobile

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Overall User Rating

(42 reviews)

Build quality

Camera quality

8.5

Performance

9.2

Display

9.1

Battery life and charging

Will34

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Posted: Dec 29, 2021, 6:41 PM

Phone owned for less than a month

It's very good! But there's some things I don't like about this phone: GPS is unstable, hardly getting out of full screen, and can't find a mobile network. Multimedia is great stuff that it has youtube and I want to use it each day for some more

Andronikos

Arena Apprentice

Good Blackberry Phone

Posted: Feb 27, 2016, 10:24 AM

Phone owned for more than a year

I use this phone since 2014, I feel comfortable with Blackberry Build Quality and really love this phone.

I use this phone mainly for chatting (BBM+WA) and checking emails.

I had problem also with the OS where my Z10 rarely show 100% charged when being charged (the LED rarely show green light).

Also when receiving phone call, i can't hear my caller sounds clearly and it's also happened to my friend that using Z10.

Also, the battery life and capacity sometimes not enough for a full day use.

And, the Blackberry Hub is a good feature for me because I can control everything from 1 panel

Build quality

Camera quality

Performance

Display

Battery life and charging

What I like

Good build quality
Good UX (Blackberry Hub)
Comfortable to use for chatting

What I don't like

Somewhat weak battery
Below average call quality

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lenis

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Surprisingly bad

Posted: Nov 26, 2015, 11:50 PM

Phone owned for more than a year

As a former Blackberry fan, I would always look for the next BB device that will give Android and Apple a run for their money. I thought this one almost did it. The Hardware and Software was really bad, the phone was super lag. Lack of app support was the deal breaker for this device in my opinion