Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Blackberry Z3 Review
Blackberry Z3
Blackberry Z3
Theres no denying the fact that BlackBerry (the company formerly known as Research In Motion) has serious problems. Five years ago, everyone from students to housewives to businessmen was willing to pay a lot of money to own a BlackBerry. Three years ago, Android and the iPhone began to make QWERTY phones feel seriously clunky and old-fashioned. Two years ago, we were hoping that the new BlackBerry 10 platform and devices based on it would reinvigorate the company, but ridiculous pricing and questionable decisions at every level destroyed any chance of that happening.Ever since the launch of the Z10 a year and a half ago, weve been waiting for lower-priced models that might offer better value for money and wouldnt be completely overshadowed by Android. As it stands, there are very few BlackBerry loyalists left, and the majority of those who have moved on to Android or iOS are not going to give the company another chance without a lot of very good reasons. Lets find out if the new BlackBerry Z3 delivers.
Our Reviews
BlackBerry really does know how to build beautiful phones. The Z3 is ridiculously good looking and its construction quality is impeccable. As of now, its only available in black but we wouldnt be surprised to see a white edition in the future. The front is all smooth glass, and there really isnt much bezel space around the screen itself. The rear is made of a texturised soft-touch plastic with the classic BB logo in the centre. For better or worse, the battery is non-removable. Theres good news and bad news - while the Z3 is brand new and undoubtedly good-looking, its built with mostly utilitarian components. The processor is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 with integrated Adreno 305 graphics, but theres a generous 1.5GB of RAM to keep things humming along. The screen is a bit of a letdown at 540x960 pixels despite its large size. Theres Wi-Fi b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0 along with A-GPS, FM radio, an accelerometer and a proximity sensor. Theres only 8GB of internal storage space, but microSD cards of up to 32GB are supported (and 64GB cards might work unofficially). The Z3 is a budget phone and it shouldnt be surprising that its camera isnt anything to get excited about. Still, shots are decent enough when the lighting is good, and you can post them to social networks without any problem. At full size, its obvious that the camera struggles with details and that theres a lot of compression going on. We noticed that the camera had trouble focusing in low light, but the flash is surprisingly powerful. Video is again not spectacular, and the front camera is entirely forgettable. Day-to-day usage was marked by occasional jitters, and there were sometimes momentary pauses on black screens while transitioning from one task to another. Despite looking and feeling like a high-end phone, the Z3 definitely does not deliver a premium experience.
Specifications
Network Technology- GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Launch-Announced 2014, February
Status- Available. Released 2014, May
Body-Dimensions- 140 x 72.8 x 9.3 mm (5.51 x 2.87 x 0.37 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz)
SIM- Micro-SIM
Display Type- Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size- 540 x 960 pixels, 5.0 inches (~220 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch- Yes
Platform-OS- BlackBerry 10.2.1 OS
Chipset- Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon 400
CPU- Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait 200
GPU- Adreno 305
Memory-Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Camera-Primary 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features- Geo-tagging
Video- 1080p
Secondary- 1.1 MP, 720p
Sound-Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker- Yes
3.5mm jack- Yes
Comms-WLAN- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth- v4.0, A2DP, LE
GPS- Yes, with A-GPS
Radio- FM radio
USB- microUSB v2.0
Features-Sensors- Accelerometer, proximity
Messaging- SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM 6
Browser- HTML5
Java- Yes, MIDP 2.1
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- BlackBerry maps
- Organizer
- Document viewer
- Photo viewer/editor
- Video editor
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC/WMA player
- MP4/H.264/WMV player
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input
Battery-Non-removable Li-Ion 2500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 384 h
Talk time Up to 15 h 30 min
Music play Up to 84 h
Misc-Colors Black
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