Originally Posted by
ominaxe There is a debate going on in wpcentral after I had mentioned some concerns with the future of windows phone. Basically, what I'm worried about with the platform is the loss of stability and a loss of the vision of aggregation and simplicity. WP has me questioning where MS's head is in trying to succeed in the market. Since I made the jump from W7 to W8 I've been disappointed with the performance of the OS. More restarting, bugs, and more hiccups than I would like on my phone.
What I look for in a phone is simplicity, seemlessness, connectedness, good build quality, good battery life, reasonable size, and a good camera.. Something I don't have to fiddle with too much. Now I'm curious about BB.
So I come to you, Crackberry, in hopes that you are completely unbiased and honest with me in my curiosity.
Questions about BlackBerry10:
Am I right in saying that BB has these previous qualities in spades? The hub looks great and looks like it aggregates all my applications� so does the stability, is this true? The hub in question, If I haven't opened an application, or it's not one of the 8 applications running, will I still get a message in the hub?
When I get a message from say, wechat, gchat, kakaotalk, or skype, if I open the notification and want to reply to it, is it one unified message screen, or does it open up the application? (On WP I love that Facebook chat and SMS are all integrated into one hub, one thread per person.. But I felt that they could have integrated more into it) if they are connected, is it possible to link contacts with all applications?
I think I've gone a record of 5 months with my HTC Trophy (WP7) without needing to restart it. Is BlackBerry 10 this reliable and stable? Can I expect a smooth, reliable, and consistent experience?
One thing I miss about my 9550 is the LED notification. Can I change colors of it depending on the contact or application? How many colors are there?
However, one thing I HATED about the 9550 was the lack of Chinese input. How's BB10's?
Do all the BB devices have the same radios? I plan on buying off contract, so I would prefer to get one without the ugly Verizon logos on it. Will this work on CDMA on Verizon and GSM when I'm abroad? Would it still have Qi charging?
Concerns about switching to BB:
I use WindowsRT and Windows8, I like the fact that they all work together pretty seemlessly. How's BB10 with this?
The main applications I use on my phone are: OneNote, Netflix, Office, Adobe Reader, Kakao talk, WeChat, Skype, ESPN Scorecenter, MLB At bat, A good translator, chase bank. Are these applications available and do they run well on BB10?
I don't need or like having a lot of applications. I liked not having to rely on a lot of them to do what I needed on WP (I liked the local scout to quickly search things around me, that worked seemlessly with my map and browser, I liked just searching a movie and having showtimes/reviews right there, Facebook status/integration with my contacts, etc.)
Because of the hub, I feel like things like this are already fairly well integrated .. But do you require opening apps to get information like this on BB10?
Devices in question:
Because I feel BB10 was designed around touchscreen first, If I decide to go BB10, my choice will be between the Z10 or Z30 (Unless you think Q devices are great). I like each for very different reasons and I'm not sure which one to go with:
I like the Z10 because of it's manageable size, its looks, and battery removal. But I also hear the battery life isn't that great, which is a huge issue for me.
I like the Z30 because of it's radio technology and build quality, its BATTERY LIFE, and I also heard the extra real estate helps with the BB10 experience. But I'm not sure if I'd like the size, my 928 was a bit unwieldy (though it was very boxlike). I also think it's kind of ugly.
I won't have a chance to play with this devices until I return Stateside this December, but I'd like all the information I can get now before I play with them.
Can anyone fill me in? Give me some suggestions? Think there is something else I should be weary about? Thanks!