New BB QNX Superphone Feautures... what are the minimum specs required???

[Buzz_Dengue]

With all the rumours and photoshopped pics of the new QNX "Colt(?)", what do we know for sure?...

In your opinion, from your viewpoint, what features and operating specifications are de minimus for the robust market viability and positive consumer acceptance of the new QNX superphone from RIM?

What items are on your wish-list to be included beyond bare bones?

[chiefbroski]

Minimum specs:
1Ghz dual-core cpu (like pb)
1GB memory (like pb)
Maintain the new BB7 screen ppi (250 is deece)
4" screen
Front-facing camera
better 5mp camera (camera quality and mp count are not the same)
720p video (who needs 1080p...like really...lol)
Equivalent 9900 build quality/feel

Wish list:
Flash-capable browser
Magnetometer
NFC
A really good autofocus camera
Android player
Smooth rotation of screen (its just pleasant to watch, lol)
Bigger battery (as long as the device is the same or thinner than the Storm)

[Buzz_Dengue]

How much value does the market assign to "slimness" or "thickness"? Is it more reflective of weight? My Storm could be thicker and heavier for my money, if it brought features and advantages along with it...

[Buzz_Dengue]

And the physical keyboard is histoire, touchscreen only, yes?

[kbz1960]

Originally Posted by Buzz_Dengue

And the physical keyboard is histoire, touchscreen only, yes?

For the first one.I think later on there will be ones with a physical keyboard, after all that is what made a bb a bb to start with and many will not go touch screen keyboard.

[biggulpseh]

I cannot stress how important it is that RIM includes a future-proof high resolution screen on the first QNX phone. Apple has the Retina display which is gorgeous and is one of the main selling points. Androids have started getting qHD screens because the screen size has been pushing the envelope in terms of size (>4"). The new Nexus Prime being developed is said to have a 720p display... on a mobile phone that would look gorgeous. I know Blackberry takes battery life very seriously, however 800x480 does not cut it anymore for a full touchscreen phone. Having an exceptional screen will make developers more likely to jump on the platform.

They're seriously going to get demolished in the press if their first QNX phone in 2012 does not have a high-resolution screen.

[Buzz_Dengue]

Originally Posted by biggulpseh

They're seriously going to get demolished in the press if their first QNX phone in 2012 does not have a high-resolution screen.

Is it even a possibility to hope for resident 16:9 format?

[biggulpseh]

Originally Posted by Buzz_Dengue

Is it even a possibility to hope for resident 16:9 format?

They should seriously just put a shrunken 1024x600 like the Playbook display in the next QNX phone. That would equal 300ppi on a 4" screen, would cause a lot less of a headache for developers of Playbook apps hoping to make their apps for a phone as well, and would put RIM in a great position moving forward in order to remain future-proof.

[kbz1960]

You all have much better eyes than I if you can tell such a big difference on such a small screen. Kind of like 720p and 1080p, do you really see that big of a difference unless you put your nose to the screen?

[biggulpseh]

Originally Posted by kbz1960

You all have much better eyes than I if you can tell such a big difference on such a small screen. Kind of like 720p and 1080p, do you really see that big of a difference unless you put your nose to the screen?

For people with good eyes, 300ppi is basically the max before it is impossible to resolve the pixels from one inch away. The difference between my 9700 and my brother's 9900 is literally night and day, and even someone with bad eyes can tell easily. Having a high-resolution screen also makes smaller-text more readable, so even if you have bad eyes, it will be a bonus for you. Making the resolution 1024x600 would be amazing on many levels.

[eKafara]

More on board memory. It's better to have and not need then need and not have.

Keep the dedicated memory for the graphics. Love that idea in the new OS 7 phones.

Close to max dpi screen the eye can recognize. Like you guys above said there is a point where it doesn't matter anymore. It would be great for the competitors to look at the screen and have to push their jaw up after it drops.

RIM must know that everyone is expecting a lot from this phone. They must include everything they can think of. I'm hoping they have some trick up their sleeve that we don't know about it.

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[visceralberry]

RIM needs to bring these things to the table, right from the word go:

1. Model range made-up of the QNX Bold, QNX Torch, and QNX Curve;

2. QNX Bold will be the ultimate messaging device, instead of replacing the Bold 9900/9930, it will be the successor of the Torch 9810, albeit with a horizontal slider-keyboard on par with that of the Bold 9900 series;

3. All QNX phone-ranges must have a minimum of Super Amoled/qHD touchscreens, Dual-core processors, 1GB+ RAM, and 16GB internal memory (capable of storing apps, emails, sms, contacts, memo's, media, etc.);

4. The QNX Torch series will then become the iPhone/Android beaters of RIM's portfolio, continuously pushing the envelope within the mobile phone space, and making FULL USE of the QNX platform and Blackberry functionalities [4.3"+ Super Amoled/qHD touchscreens, Quad-core processors, 2GB+ RAM, and 64GB internal memory];

5. Updated notifications system, leveraging the superb BBOS system to create a truly updated and class-leading solution, bringing-in iOS5, Android and WebOS style features (especially actionable pop-up notifications accross all apps in-use);

6. ALL phone-ranges will need to be thinner, lighter and far better designed than ever before. The OS7 devices are on the right track, but RIM needs to far exceed this to get the attention of the consumer market (Take a page from Samsung and HTC);

7. Launch globally. If not simultaneously, then The Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and MENA, should all have the devices within 2 weeks of the first market. Do not rely on established OECD markets with a heavy bias toward iOS and Android devices. Reviews may be made to simply throw your customers off the very idea of buying the new QNXmobiles; know your client, your market and where the true growth is. Follow the model of the brilliantly-worked OS7 roll-out;

8. Lastly, perfect the Android app-player for QNX mobiles, release the native SDK for the phones FAR BEFORE the release date of the first QNXmobile devices, and do EVERYTHING POSSIBLE to bring-in the very best app developers out there. At least the 5,000 top selling/downloaded apps from across the ecosystems (IE: iOS, Android, WebOS, Windows Phone, and Symbian/MeeGo), should be available for the first QNXmobiles, FROM LAUNCH;


Do all these with a re-focused management team, marketing that at least meets the standards of HTC, APPLE, and Samsung, and commit fully to the QNXmobile project (whilst keeping loyal consumer and business fans and clients fully on-board throughout), and RIM, you will have a seriously outperforming device lineup with sales exceeding anything the market watchers are giving you hope for.

Heres to hoping RIM, the Crackberry Nation, and all the new budding QNXmobile fans of the (very) near future, can bring a vision of this type to fruition.

Roll-on 2012......

[kbz1960]

DO NOT, DO NOT want any sort of popup notifications. Talk about annoying.

[visceralberry]

Originally Posted by kbz1960

DO NOT, DO NOT want any sort of popup notifications. Talk about annoying.

Wouldn't it be best to let the indivual user decide for themselves? Its clearly popular with users on other platforms, and the demand for it to reach QNX Blackberries will come soon enough.

Why not have the option present within the QNXmobile OS, so that users can switch it on/off, and adjust the operational settings depending on how they would prefer to utilise it?

[kbz1960]

Optional works for me, nothing more annoying then being in the middle of something and getting interrupted by a popup about something that can wait or I don't even care about.