One Word... (Blackberry 6)

CB.Mike-D · Thread Author #1 04-27-2010, 11:23 AM

Wow!!!

Official BlackBerry 6 Preview Video From WES 2010!! | CrackBerry.com

original00 · #2 04-27-2010, 11:31 AM

Looks good.Definitely a much needed improvement. Now if only they had some cool handsets to run it. Sorry but the clamshell and slider do absolutely nothing for me. Where is the Storm 3? Thats what they should be showing off.

kb5zht · #3 04-27-2010, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by original00

Looks good.Definitely a much needed improvement. Now if only they had some cool handsets to run it. Sorry but the clamshell and slider do absolutely nothing for me. Where is the Storm 3? Thats what they should be showing off.

Funny I said the same thing in another thread and I got a some bb apologists rushing to their defense.

I believe a lot of people were hoping for a S3 announcement. Since they didn't even say one was "in the works", you can pretty much discount it for 2010 all together. RIM is going to get hammered in the touchscreen market now.

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mal6771 · #4 05-02-2010, 08:49 PM

I have a Storm 1 and I wouldn't trade it in for the Storm 2. The S2 in my opinion lacks any improvements over the S1. I feel it is more sluggish than the original and they skimped on parts for thew S2. It just doesn't measure up in my eyes. So I don't expect the S3 to be any better.

CB.Mike-D · Thread Author #5 05-02-2010, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mal6771

I have a Storm 1 and I wouldn't trade it in for the Storm 2. The S2 in my opinion lacks any improvements over the S1. I feel it is more sluggish than the original and they skimped on parts for thew S2. It just doesn't measure up in my eyes. So I don't expect the S3 to be any better.

I just want this on my 9530!!!

Rosebudster · #6 05-03-2010, 08:50 AM

The info from BB was so vague ... Is the OS 6 something we will be able to download to our Storms or is this something that will be on a new model?

ginosylum · #7 05-04-2010, 03:35 PM

WOW... Really? I had a Storm 1 for over a year and got the Storm 2 a couple months back. I gave the Storm 1 to my girlfriend. I have to say its NIGHT AND DAY better. There is nothing on the S1 that is better then the S2. Its everything the 1 was supposed to be, but was rushed out. I go back and use the S1 that i gave the my GF and can't believe how much different it is.

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Originally Posted by mal6771

I have a Storm 1 and I wouldn't trade it in for the Storm 2. The S2 in my opinion lacks any improvements over the S1. I feel it is more sluggish than the original and they skimped on parts for thew S2. It just doesn't measure up in my eyes. So I don't expect the S3 to be any better.

DrewCSchultz · #8 05-05-2010, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by kb5zht

Funny I said the same thing in another thread and I got a some bb apologists rushing to their defense.

I believe a lot of people were hoping for a S3 announcement. Since they didn't even say one was "in the works", you can pretty much discount it for 2010 all together. RIM is going to get hammered in the touchscreen market now.

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I wouldn't discount it all.

howarmat · #9 05-05-2010, 01:51 AM

thats 2 words....

DrewCSchultz · #10 05-05-2010, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by howarmat

thats 2 words....

LOL. But I think the word was "wow!!!".

GlitchZero · #11 05-05-2010, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by mal6771

I have a Storm 1 and I wouldn't trade it in for the Storm 2. The S2 in my opinion lacks any improvements over the S1. I feel it is more sluggish than the original and they skimped on parts for thew S2. It just doesn't measure up in my eyes. So I don't expect the S3 to be any better.

This is definitely because you don't own one. If you used an S2 for an hour, you'd see how terrible the 9530 is in comparison. Also, the parts are better and more polished on the S2. You're nuts.

scalemaster34 · #12 05-05-2010, 01:32 PM

From what I've heard OS 6 will be for newer devices... that have at least 256MB of memory, so I don't see the S1 being able to run it. Plus why would they invest any additional time developing an OS for an out of production model.

As for the S3 not being announced. BIG mistake if they don't have an updated touchscreen ready by the time the S1 users come to the end of their original 2 year contracts. They will be looking for an upgrade and the S2 is already way behind the competition, if RIM doesn't have an answer to the DROIDs and possible the iPhone and maybe the Windows7 Phones....

howarmat · #13 05-05-2010, 01:47 PM

after having my incredible for a week now i must say that BB always will do some things better. and have loyal users. until a phone becomes FULLY push compatible, a bb will still be king. Iphones are the closest to this right now, android still has some learning to do

scalemaster34 · #14 05-07-2010, 05:40 PM

BB is not King of the smartphones, they might be in the US but in Global sales Nokia is King.

While BB sales figures have increased over last years... their market share has slightly decreased while Apple, HTC and Motorola have all increased their market share of smartphone sales.

I agree that BB does somethings right... But you have to admit that these other guys do some thing right too. And some of the things a BB did best they are catching up too. How much faster is BB PUSH email than Active Sync?? There are times I have done some test and it took as long as 12 minutes for an email to show up in my BIS account. But my BIS account does not wirelessly sync contacts, sent emails, calendar or tasks... As I understand it Active Sync that Android and other use will allow the syncing of all your outlook items wirelessly.
Sure if you have your own BB Enterprise Server and pay for the upgraded account for each BB you can have BES... but how much more does that cost??