However it is the software that the handset is running that is actually the solution to BlackBerry's success, or ultimate dying. The BlackBerry smartphone range will need a reboot for a while as the likes of iOS 6, Android Jelly Bean and Windows Phone 8 have outstripped the now extremely outdated BB OS7 platform. While other platforms currently have witnessed incremental upgrades, BlackBerry 10 is a brand-new offering - BlackBerry has scrapped the BB OS7 base and rebuilt from the ground up.
BB 10 perceives the implementation of a whole new graphical user interface, removing the familiar BlackBerry system we've used to in favour of something resembles companies Android and iOS, although with their own improvements. BlackBerry 10 has merged homescreens, widgets, app lists and a unified inbox into one slick interface, offering up an easy-to-navigate user experience. Lock screenOne thing you are greeted with on BlackBerry 10 will be the lock screen, which not merely shows the time and date, but also notifications, unread messages and upcoming calendar events. There's a button to launch the camera right out the lock screen to grab a simple snap, just hold down on the icon for a couple of seconds. In order to unlock a touchscreen BB 10 handset you have to slide your finger on the screen.
While you do blackberry 10 review we found the homescreen will begin to appear, giving you a peek of what's underneath. Homescreen The main BlackBerry 10 homescreen is composed of 'Active Frames', technically mini-applications, that provide you an overview of information from a particular app and launch the complete version when tapped. BB10 displays up to eight of these active frames, showing your most recently used apps using the latest app appearing in the top-left position. Just four active frames can fit on the screen at one time, so you'll need to scroll right down to view the rest - which all seems a little pointless, since you can just as quickly swipe sideways to get into the app list and launch the app you need from that point.For those who are may be concerned these 'Active Frames' might be both data and battery-intensive, BlackBerry assures us this is not the case, with the QNX core of BlackBerry 10 providing efficient power management, and the frames only downloading the minimum amount of data required for them to update.
When you find yourself in an app there isn't any back button. Instead, with BB10 you use a gesture to exit applications by running your finger up from the bottom of the screen.Although this is easy to do, those people who are already familiar with other smartphones may find the action pretty unpleasant, and it requires a while to get used to the new method of doing things on BlackBerry 10. Interface Swiping from right to left will take you to the app list, with 16 apps on the screen at any one time.
If you have more than 16 apps, additional pages are added and can be accessed by swiping the same way again, which is familiar territory for iOS and Android users. At the bottom of both the homescreen and app list you'll notice a shortcut bar, with quick links to the phone, search and camera applications, enabling you to quickly jump to these regularly used features. There's a pleasant fading animation as you flick between pages, and you'll see the previous page of apps fade away to the side of the screen, to be replaced by the new page.
The whole BlackBerry 10 interface does appear to be very smooth with no sign of lag, which makes for a pleasing user experience - once you've worked out the various gestures required to get around, that is.
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