Analysis BlackBerry physical QWERTY Q10 - IDG.es - Digital PCWorld

form factor BlackBerry Q10 model is nostalgic packaged. Although not as much as in the past, its design is still an icon of the golden age of these models, when BlackBerry marked the market trend. This will be enough for many devotees of the brand. After all, there are not many other options.

The screen of the Q10 is larger than its ancestor BlackBerry Bold and incredibly solid and sensitive , but still measures only 3.1 inches. It may not amount to much interest in having a new phone with physical keyboard, but others might have doubts.

Look for anything other than pure text is claustrophobic in the Q10 . The videos are tiny and web pages very visual site navigation harm. You can zoom in on text, but the narrow screen requires constant scrolling to see anything. Therefore, some websites can be tedious.

But one of the biggest complaints that can b e made of the new Q10 is that not has a dedicated home button . Like the Z10, you must go to the bottom of the screen to exit an application. However, the Z10 screen offers the user more space to move and browse applications without having to go near the trigger point. In the smaller screen of Q10 you constantly salts apps inadvertently interpreted system when I try to go down a long article or tweets, I actually go to the home screen.

It is also possible, configuring it properly, turn the phone into his pocket and opens the screen is as easy as swiping your finger up instead of having to press a button, so it often turns accidentally.

But the biggest problem Q10 model are the apps. If people complain that manufactures hardware for Android, compared with Q10 or the Z10 , the Android hardware seem monolithic.

While most phones have a ratio of 16:9 screen, the screen Q10 is almost square . This poses a problem for BlackBerry , and now developers have to create a completely different version of your application to work properly on square screen. It’s frustrating to download an application and see what is broken.

As for the integrated browser , it has improved from the review of the BlackBerry Z10 but still insufficient your score on the benchmark javascrit and HTML 5 made and Q10 is left behind most competitors.

In any case , Q10 raises questions, to the extent that it is practically the only smartphone with physical keyboard . However, it is a keyboard first, solidly built and very practical for professional use and to test the thumbs of many managers. With space between the keys and very quick activation prevents hand fatigue.