[jaleelhamid]

So dies it a tally help preserve and save battery, since it will be in the next update

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[snapexp]

It's cool but it won't help improve the battery on z10.

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[Spawn12]

If your talking about the dark theme then it will only be available on the Q10 as it uses an OLED screen, which is one of the reasons why the Q10 along with a bigger battery will have epic battery life.
Dont think the dark theme will be available on the Z10 as it uses a different screen technology.

[cjcampbell]

If your talking about the dark theme then it will only be available on the Q10 as it uses an OLED screen, which is one of the reasons why the Q10 along with a bigger battery will have epic battery life.
Dont think the dark theme will be available on the Z10 as it uses a different screen technology.

How does screen technology make a difference in what colour scheme the OS uses?

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[Spawn12]

How does screen technology make a difference in what colour scheme the OS uses?

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I dont know the ins and outs of it but from what i have read, the Q10 uses AMOLED whereas the Z10 uses IPS.
Taken from Kevins article about why the Q10 will have a dark theme:

On AMOLED displays, because each pixel is its own backlight, using darker themes means the pixel doesn't need to glow as brightly, and thus consumes less power. Thus, the presence of a Dark theme on the Q10 isn't just a sexy style choice - it's yet another measure to help maximize the battery life of the Q10.

In addition to the difference in display size, the Q10 also uses a different display technology, opting for SuperAMOLED compared to the LCD display in the Z10. AMOLED is more efficient when it comes to energy consumption. AMOLED displays are also thinner compared to LCDs - another reason BlackBerry likely chose to go AMOLED on the Q10, so they could free up some extra space to work in a bigger battery while keeping the device thin.

AMOLED is built using organic compounds and is essentially printed, whereas LCDs are assembled individual pixels. The big difference comes down to the back lighting. Whereas LCD panels are back lit by LEDs, individual AMOLED pixels glow on their own, no back lighting needed. This is why AMOLED screens have better blacks than LCD. Instead of turning the pixels on to block as much back lighting as possible like an LCD, with an AMOLED screen the black pixels simply are not turned on and thus don't glow at all.

[cjcampbell]

I know what the difference is between the two screen types but that does not explain why you think that the Z10 wouldn't be able to utilize the dark theme.

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[Wbrian]

The X10 might be able to display a dark theme (I'm sure it is). But if won't benefit from it in saved battery life.

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[Wbrian]

Z10, not X10!

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[Xopher]

The Z10 can display the dark theme, but it won't help with battery life. The main issue is that the entire screen is back lit, no matter what color is displayed. On the Q10, the Amoled screen turns pixels on and off, so black pixels have no back light to them. Only the brighter areas will use power, so the dark theme will use less power than the light theme.