Originally Posted by
William Strunk Jr One reason: BlackBerry just hasn't kept up in the specs department. (Incidentally, I think that's part of Windows Phone's problem too.) I was really looking forward to the Classic...and then it comes out identical in specs to the Q10, but with a worse screen. Instead of going head to head with iPhone and Android flagships, they decided to go up against their own three-year-old phone. What the ****?
I switched from BlackBerry to Android back in 2011, but never stopped using my Curve 8900 for writing. In fact, I just replaced it with a used Q10 a few weeks ago. My regular phone is an LG G3, but if the Classic had been competitive in specs (**** it didn't even need the QuadHD screen of the G3, but AT LEAST iPhone level) I would've gotten it instead. I've never been particularly happy with the G3.
So instead of having one powerful BlackBerry with the ability to do everything, I have to carry two phones. One for writing, one for doing...well, everything else.
(Edit: Compared to my old Nexus 5, the G3 is sluggish at best. But compared to the BlackBerry Q10--and since they have the same specs I can only assume it applies to the Classic as well--it's a frickin lightning bolt. I like BB 10, but, damn, they really should've paired it with a processor that would do it proud.)