Yeah the z10 battery was well known for being far crappier than the q. I did have a couple of the random discharges though. Good times.
I have both phones, I personally think bb10 OS is best mobile one I've used, in terms of productivity it can't be beat, the 5s is easier to pickup and just use since it's button based, however bb10 actually has managed to do multitasking on mobile device , peek and hub isn't something you think about until you use your 5s and have yo leave an app to read the messages. Gesture based OS are more difficult to use but will be norm in future as it actually allows for multitasking, that being said I like my 5s as well, the app maturity is big difference.
It's a shame BB has had such bad press lately as it really did get bb10 right, and with app support, we'd have a healthy competition in mobile space.
I'm here to say, my story of switching from a Z10 to an iPhone 5s GOLD was short lived. It was actually only 5 days (1st Jan to 5th Jan). The iPhone and iOS is a great device, it is a pick up and go/use device, no question about it. But, I bought the unit without contract ($700+) and to be honest, I just couldn't justify the cost of it. It didn't wow me to keep it, so...
I'm back on my Z10, for now. I guess, like other BlackBerry users, I'll just wait for the Z30, if it in fact is ever released with AT&T. I will say this, with the release (albeit still leaked) 10.2.1 or higher OS, one can simply install apk files for certain apps that are not in the official BlackBerry World market.
I've noticed that this is my third or fourth attempt to get back into using just an iPhone as my primary smartphone, and again it has failed. I'm beginning to think I'm a BlackBerry user through, and through, in addition to me really liking the use of gestures on BB10. I certainly prefer it to using a 'home button'.
so you're saying it all comes down between a keyboard and a camera? It seems like a keyboard would be more important then.
My old storm 2 and iPad were a perfect combo. I know now why people jailbreak these iPhones, to get functionality that is built into a blackberry since before the first iPhone. That blinking notification light, I miss it.
The jury a still out for me on the iPhone, still in the getting to know you stage.
I have both phones, I personally think bb10 OS is best mobile one I've used, in terms of productivity it can't be beat, the 5s is easier to pickup and just use since it's button based, however bb10 actually has managed to do multitasking on mobile device , peek and hub isn't something you think about until you use your 5s and have yo leave an app to read the messages. Gesture based OS are more difficult to use but will be norm in future as it actually allows for multitasking, that being said I like my 5s as well, the app maturity is big difference.
It's a shame BB has had such bad press lately as it really did get bb10 right, and with app support, we'd have a healthy competition in mobile space.
Never said BB invented gestures based OS concept, no more than apple invented touch screen cell phones, or Palm for that matter.
I said simply put BB10 is the best mobile OS I've used thus far,in terms of navigation and productivity and integration of multitasking features. Peek and hub are certainly BB inventions though or rather evolutions of the fact that multitasking on a mobile device is difficult to do, do to the lack of real estate.
I have. Z10 is an ok phone and the BB10 was fine. It was the lack of apps that made me move the the iPhone 5S. And I didn't want to do any side loading of android apps either.
Oh my. The Storm was a terrible device.
I liked the s2, had for nearly 4 years. I'm easy on my phones but stuff happens and the s2 took a few falls. In the end, took 4 years I got tired of clicky keyboard. BES integration is light years ahead of active sync. I had some great free apps I used constantly. However the shortfalls, like lack of popular streaming apps were annoying, and the slow processor.
The iPhone 5s is fast, lot of functionality and does cool things, however if you are a power email user, the email integration, which is a blackberry strong hold is just passable on the iPhone.
Slow processor on which phone? I've found S4, 5s and Z10/30/q10 all have extremely fast and responsive hardware. Throw in HTC 1 as well , I wouldn't categorize any of these phones as slow?