BlackBerry Q10
BLACKBERRY Q10 REVIEW
The
BlackBerry Q10 is the Canadian manufacturer’s first QWERTY keyboard phone since
it launched the BB10 OS with the touchscreen only BlackBerry Z10. It’s
something of a hybrid, combining the old and the new of the BlackBerry formula
in an attempt to tackle the era of superphones while staying true to the
brand’s roots. With a 1.5GHz dual-core
processor, 3.1-inch touchscreen display and 8-megapixel rear-mounted camera,
the Q10 is far from a direct Samsung Galaxy S4 or HTC One rival, however. It
exists to delight business users with its messaging abilities, while offering
just enough of the modern smartphone versatility and power. In the era of full touchscreen smartphones, the
BlackBerry Q10 %displayPrice% @ %seller% stands as one of the few new devices
that includes a stationary physical keyboard. An obvious evolution of the Bold
and Curve devices of yesteryear, BlackBerry's latest entry embodies the very
form factor that, at one point, brought the company to undisputed greatness.
SPECIFICATION & FEATURES
DISPLAY & SCREEN
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Type:
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Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
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Display:
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Contrast
ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 2.856:1 (sunlight)
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Colors:
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16M colors
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Touchscreen:
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Multi-touch
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Size:
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3.1 inches
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Resolution:
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720 x 720 pixels
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Pixel
density:
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330 ppi
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Features:
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Light
sensor, Proximity sensor
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BODY & DESIGN
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Device
type:
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Smart phone
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Dimensions:
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(4.71 x
2.63 x 0.41 inches) / (119.6 x 66.8 x 10.35 mm )
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Weight:
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(139 g) /
(4.90 oz)
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Keyboard:
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Physical
BlackBerry® Keyboard, featuring contextual auto-correction, next-word
prediction, Instant Action typing shortcuts and a personalized learning
engine that gets to know the way you type
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Dedicated
keys:
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Volume
Up/Down, Mute, Lock (for Power On/Off)
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GENERAL TECHNOLOGY
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2G Network:
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GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz - all versions
CDMA 800, 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4
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3G
Network:
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HSDPA 850,
1900, 2100 - SQN100-1 MHz
HSDPA 850,
900, 1900, 2100 - SQN100-2, SQN100-3, SQN100-4
HSDPA 850,
1700, 1900, 2100 - SQN100-5
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4G
Network:
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LTE 700,
850, 1700, 1900 - SQN100-1, SQN100-5
LTE 700,
1700 - SQN100-2
LTE 800,
900, 1800, 2600 - SQN100-3
LTE 1900 -
SQN100-4
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Data:
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LTE, HSPA
(unspecified), UMTS, EDGE, GPRS
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Positioning:
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GPS, A-GPS
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Navigation:
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Yes,
QWERTY keypad and touch screen with intuitive gesture-based navigation
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SIM:
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Micro-SIM
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Announced:
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30 Jan 2013
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Released:
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30 Apr
2013,
Available
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HARDWARE & MEMORY
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Processor:
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Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ S4 processor with 1.5 GHz dual-core CPUs
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Graphics
processor:
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Adreno 225
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System
memory:
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2048 MB
RAM
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Built-in
storage:
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16 GB
storage
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Card slot:
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Removable
microSD memory card – slot under battery door (Up to 32 GB)
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MULTIMEDIA & SOUND
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Alert
types:
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Vibration, MP3 ringtones, On-screen or LED indicator (Notification
options are user configurable)
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Audio quality:
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Noise
-89.6dB / Crosstalk -82.7dB
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Loudspeaker:
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Yes (Voice
69dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB)
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Headphone:
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Yes
(Integrated hands-free speakerphone)
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3.5mm jack:
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Yes
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Image
formats:
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BMP, WBMP,
JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, SGI, TGA
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Audio
& Video formats:
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3GP, 3GP2,
M4A, M4V, MOV, MP4, MKV, MPEG-4, AVI, ASF, WMV, WMA, MP3, MKA, AAC, AMR, F4V,
WAV, MP2PS, MP2TS, AWB, OGG, FLAC
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Audio
& Video encoding / decoding
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H.264,
MPEG-4, H.263, AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC, MP3, PCM, Xvid, AMR-NB, WMA 9/10, WMA10
professional, WMA-LL, VC-1, VP6, SPARK, PCM, MPEG-2, MJPEG (mov), AC-3,
AMR-WB, QCELP, FLAC, VORBIS
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CAMERA
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Camera:
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Photo & Video
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Primary Camera quality:
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8
megapixels, 3264 x 2448 pixels
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Flash:
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LED flash
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Features:
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Auto
focus, Digital image stabilization, Digital zoom
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Video:
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1920x1080
(1080p HD) (30 fps)
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Features:
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Digital
image stabilization, Video calling
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Primary
camera:
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Yes (8
megapixels)
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Secondary
camera:
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Yes (2
megapixels)
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CONNECTIVITY
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WLAN:
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Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot)
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Bluetooth:
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Yes (v4.0
with A2DP)
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USB:
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Yes
(microUSB v2.0), USB 2.0 high speed port – allows charging and data
synchronization of the device with a USB cable
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Connector:
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microUSB
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Features:
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Mass
storage device, USB charging
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GPRS:
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Yes
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EDGE:
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Yes
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NFC:
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BlackBerry®
Tag with NFC technology enables communication between BlackBerry smartphones
and other NFC-enabled devices with a tap
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Network
Bands:
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HDMI:
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Micro HDMI for connection to your HDTV or projector (Type D)
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Other:
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NFC,
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync
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Apps
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Pre-loaded
apps:
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Music, Videos, Pictures, Camera, Picture Editor, BlackBerry®
Story Maker, BlackBerry® Hub, Universal Search, Email & Social
messaging, BlackBerry® Calendar, Contacts, BlackBerry®
Browser, Text Messaging, Messages, Clock, Calculator, Documents To Go™, Print
to Go, File Manager, Adobe® Reader, BlackBerry®
Remember (memos/tasks combo), Phone, BBM, BlackBerry® World™,
Facebook®1, Twitter®1, LinkedIn®1,
Foursquare®, Games, YouTube®, Weather, BlackBerry®
Maps, Smart Tags (NFC), Setup, Help, BBM™ Video
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Security:
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FEATURES
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OS:
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BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1
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Chipset:
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TI OMAP
4470
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CPU:
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Dual-core
1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
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GPU:
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Adreno 225
(LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
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Sensors:
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Accelerometer,
gyro, proximity, compass
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Messaging:
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SMS, MMS,
Email, Push Email, IM, BBM 6
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Browser:
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HTML5
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Phone Book:
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Yes
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Charging:
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Charger
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Call
Records:
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Yes
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SMS:
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Yes
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MMS:
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Yes
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E-Mail:
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Yes
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Instant
Messaging:
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Yes
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Predictive
text input:
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Yes, T9
input
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Voice
message:
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Yes
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Voice
dialing:
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Yes
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Voice
commands:
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Yes
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Voice
recording:
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Yes
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Radio:
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No
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GPS:
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Yes, with Assisted, Autonomous and
Simultaneous GPS, Preloaded with BlackBerry Maps application, GLONASS support
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Additional
microphone/s:
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M3, T4
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Java:
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Yes, MIDP
2.1
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Colors:
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Black,
White
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Notifications:
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Haptic
feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight
mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
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Others:
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BATTERY
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Battery
Type:
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Li-Ion
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Capacity:
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2100 mAh
battery
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Stand-by
time:
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Up to 367
hours (2G), 15.3 days / Up to 360 hours (3G), 14.8 days
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Talk time:
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Up to 10
hours (2G) / Up to 13.5 hours (3G)
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Battery
life:
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Endurance
rating 56 hours
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BLACKBERRY Q10 PRICE
Price
in USA $845
Price
in UK £550
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