News & Reviews:   BlackBerry Z10

The BlackBerry Z30 or A10 as it is codenamed has made several appearances on its own already, and now we get to see it side by side with the BlackBerry Z10 and the BlackBerry Q5. From just it's appearance alone, it is quite obvious that the Z30 will have a much larger screen but retain nearly the same look and feel as the Z10. In terms of tech specs the only major upgrade for this supposedly "most powerful BlackBerry" is the slightly higher clocked processor and larger 5-inch 720p screen. Recently the Z30 has also appeared in a new video complete with boxing.

While we've been wondering about the BlackBerry Aristo's name, apparently some new renders of the upcoming A10 or Z30 have appeared, along with renders of what could be the device in between the BlackBerry Z10 and the BlackBerry Z30. Apparently this new device will be called the BlackBerry Z15 and go for a touchscreen + QWERTY keyboard slider form factor. While we're still wondering why it would be called the Z15 and not the Z20, the renders do appear to be pretty high quality, so it could be an actual device this time around. No other tech specs, pricing or release dates were available but with BlackBerry's decline weighing in the horizon the two devices should make an launch appearance soon, probably within 2013.

Porsche Design has been known to design BlackBerry devices before but recently, some leaked images of a BlackBerry Z10 with Porsche Design elements have surfaced. The new and as yet unannounced smartphone may be named the BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9982. So far not many details are available for the upcoming smartphone device, just that it will likely be priced accordingly around $2000 (RM6515) or so. No news yet if it will arrive here in Malaysia but if you have the money to buy it, you'll likely have the money to afford getting it internationally.

For quite some time now we've been watching renders of "the most powerful BlackBerry device ever" and seen the numerous spec leaks of what we've all come to know as the BlackBerry Aristo A10. However, new rumours are about that it may not actually be called that in the end as so far BlackBerry only have two product lines under the names of 'Q' for the devices with physical QWERTY keyboards and 'Z' for those with touch screens. Rather than be called the A10, which designates it as a completely different product some industry watchers are expecting it to be called the BlackBerry Z30. For some, this makes more sense as the Aristo is a larger touch screen device in the same line as theBlackBerry Z10. However, this still doesn't explain why it would be Z30 and not Z20 as there is still no Z20 device just yet.

Supposedly the most powerful BlackBerry device ever, the BlackBerry A10 has recently made an appearance in several Live photos along with a video showing it off. While it is in essence as larger BlackBerry Z10, the tech specs of the BlackBerry A10 include:

• 1.7GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8960 processor
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB RAM
• 5-inch AMOLED display (720p)
• 8MP rear camera (LED flash) + 2MP front camera
• 2800 mAh battery
• 9.4mm thick
• BlackBerry OS 10.2

Celcom Malaysia is currently offering the BlackBerry Z10 on their 4G LTE network from a subsidized price of RM1308. The LTE enabled version of the BlackBerry Z10 is available with Celcom First postpaid plans in addition to the Mobile Internet plan of your choice (either 1GB or 3GB). For more details check out the table below:

BlackBerry's rumoured most powerful smartphone, the BlackBerry A10 recently made an appearance on a BlackBerry roadmap and is rumoured to be the most powerful BlackBerry ever. Codenamed the Aristo, an image of the smartphone has appeared along with possible tech specs like:

• 1.5GHz Quad-core Snapdragon processor
• 5-inch display (1280 x 720)
• 2GB RAM
• 8MP rear camera
• BlackBerry 10 OS

Ever wondered which smartphone would last the longest or have the longest battery life? Well, it isn't just you as some testers from UK have put the Samsung Galaxy S4, Sony Xperia Z, HTC One, Apple iPhone 5, Google Nexus 4, BlackBerry Z10 and Nokia Lumia 920 through a number of battery tests for call time, internet usage and charging time. The results may shock you but do check out the results:

The BlackBerry Z10 actually comes in LTE-enabled and non-LTE enabled versions. While other major postpaid telcos are offering the non-LTE BlackBerry Z10, DiGi is probably the first to offer the LTE-enabled BlackBerry Z10. For us, it's a bit strange considering DiGi don't yet have an LTE service of their own up just yet, but its not as if DiGi haven't released other LTE devices before either (this includes the Nokia Lumia 920, BlackBery Q10, Sony Xperia Z, HTC One, HTC Butterfly). For now, you can get the LTE-enabled BlackBeery Z10 at RM2288 on retail but with the various DiGi packages you can get the smartphone from as low as RM1039 on a 24-month contract. Check out the full details in the table below:

While the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 are getting reasonable response, many just won't buy them simply because they are too expensive. For that reason we've seen the lower end and probably more affordable BlackBerry Q5 come up. Taking a cue from the Q5 it looks like there may be a similar more affordable model for the BlackBerry Z10 called appropriately the BlackBerry Z5.