The PlayBook is a bid by RIM to snag a part of the growing tablet market at the same time that
BlackBerry phones face increasing competition and slower sales growth as the iPhone and Android - based phones eat up more market share.
Not exact matches
BlackBerry announced a couple of new products on Wednesday (the upcoming Z30
phone and BBM Messenger for Apple and Android devices) but neither really mattered in the
face of the big news of the day, which is that the company is cutting 40 % of its workforce, according to The Wall Street Journal.
But one thing's for sure — current
BlackBerry phones don't even sport a front
facing camera, so it's unlikely they will be getting it at launch.
The
BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone is a top of the line mobile
phone that flips open and cradles the
face naturally and comfortably during
phone calls.
Microsoft hopes that Windows
Phone 7 will reverse its declining market share in smartphones, where it
faces intense rivalry from not only Google Android, but also the Apple iPhone and Research In Motion's
BlackBerry franchise.
The site has noted the codenamed
BlackBerry «London» is said to be headed for a June 2012 release, where the
phone allegedly is equipped with a TI OMAP dual - core CPU clocked to 1.5 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB of onboard storage, an 8 - megapixel rear camera, and a 2 - megapixel front -
facing shooter.
The Q10, which is designed to look more like iconic pre-touchscreen
BlackBerry phones, includes 3.5 - inch display, a 1.5 GHz dual - core processor, an 8 - megapixel rear -
facing camera, a 2 - megapixel front -
facing camera, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB of internal storage and a 2,100 mAh battery.
The Q10, which is designed to look more like iconic pre-touchscreen
BlackBerry phones, includes 3.5 - inch display, a 1.5 GHz dual - core processor, an 8 - megapixel rear -
facing camera, a 2 - megapixel front -
facing camera, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage and a 2,100 mAh battery.
The Q10, which is designed to look more like iconic pre-touch screen
BlackBerry phones, includes 3.5 - inch touch display, a 1.5 GHz dual - core processor, an 8 - megapixel rear -
facing camera, a 2 - megapixel front -
facing camera, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage and a 2,100 mAh battery.
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PHONE The
BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone is a top of the line mobile
phone that flips open and cradles the face naturally and comfortably during phone c
phone that flips open and cradles the
face naturally and comfortably during
phone c
phone calls.
As the study notes, the hand - me - down effect suggests
BlackBerry will retain its position as the third most popular
phone brand, but it still
faces some challenges from others in the area, most notably Samsung.
Now, I love my
Blackberry Bold 9700 and don't plan on trading it in for an iPhone, but I hate to agree with Jobs in that this is a problem that all
phone manufacturers
face under certain conditions.
Wireless carriers are seldom publicly critical of their handset partners, and the sobering comments offer a rare glimpse into the troubles
BlackBerry faces with the Priv, which is the first of its
phones to run on Google's Android software.
RIM
faced an ignominious milestone on Monday after a stock crash following its
BlackBerry 10
phone delay.
I cant stand the
face that
BlackBerry phones freeze up and has such anemic storage capacity.
Given it lacks a lot of features other competing
phones have (no auto - focus camera, no front -
facing camera lens,
BlackBerry's lackluster App store, single - core processor), T - Mobile really should have capped the initial price with a new contract at $ 149.99.
BlackBerry Z10 comes with new
BlackBerry 10 OS, sporting a 4.2 - inch display with 1280 X 768 pixels of resolution, powered by a 1.5 GHz dual - core processor, 2 GB of RAM, equipped with an 8 megapixel camera with LED flash on the back, 1080p HD video recording capability, a front -
facing 2 megapixel shooter for forwarding video chats, 16 GB of internal storage, microSD card slot for memory expansion up to 32 GB, micro USB 2.0, micro HDMI port, NFC, 4G LTE connectivity, Bluetooth version 4.0, 802.11 Wi - Fi a / b / g / n, a whole host of the
BlackBerry OS services, access to
BlackBerry World, 1,800 mAh battery, and all the regular features of a
BlackBerry phone.
Keeping in mind the price tag of the
BlackBerry KEYone, the
phone faces stiff competition in the segment where it has just landed.