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2 weeks with Classic... from iPhone 6
Hey everyone.
So regular followers of this forum will probably know I've had some trials and tests with coming back over to BlackBerry as I've noted in other threads. Originally I picked up a black Classic but after a day with it I got rid of it thinking I preferred the Q10 I'd had a couple of months before.
I ended up picking up a Q10 which just didn't do it for me anymore. It was too small, the screen wasn't great with the small size and AMOLED which didn't perform too well in all conditions.
I found myself missing the bigger keypad and size of the Classic which I regretted getting rid of.
Anyway I decided to try again with Classic, but this time I went with a white one as I liked the black, but felt that the white would be a nice change.
I got my white from Amazon delivered and there was no SD card tray in the phone straight out the brand new sealed box!
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Naturally I was not happy but Amazon's great customer service saw them send me a brand new one the very next day.
So I began setting up. I currently own an iPhone 6 and have been using that since February. I like the iPhone but I was craving the BlackBerry experience again. I use my phone for communication more than anything and mostly it is WhatsApp, texting, emails, BBM, and Facebook. I knew that the Classic could do the majority of these better than the iPhone, purely because of the keypad, but intended to keep both phones so if I needed the iPhone for anything, I could swap Sims and go.
So here I am nearly 2 weeks on with the Classic. Let's just say I am in love.
This phone is, for me, one of the best BlackBerry's that I have ever used.
I am so impressed with it.
The screen is just a wonderful size. On paper the screen size doesn't seem too much bigger than the Q10, but in reality it is night and day different. So much better and the LCD means that the display can be viewed in sunshine with hardly any difficulty.
I have changed the colour settings of my screen so there is more of a blueish tint but it is perfect. It is now a lovely crisp vibrant display and looks fantastic.
I have got all my apps up and running and side loaded Snap. I have had a couple of issues which have been annoying, like Facebook not giving me any notifications. I've managed to sort this though by deleting the app and starting again by redownloading it. Now I'm getting all notifications which is great.
I find communication on this to be fantastic. The keyboard! It is just heavenly. It's quite clicky but it provides the perfect amount of feedback and for me, it is the perfect size!
I haven't touched my iPhone for the 2 weeks and I don't feel like I need to. The only thing that I miss is Instagram and I'm crying out for them to make a BlackBerry version. It really would make the device perfect for me. The android version is ok but the screen shape isn't right to view all that you can on other devices.
But there are work around.
I don't find myself using the track pad too much tbh. The tool belt keys work nicely but the track pad hardly gets touched unless I am editing things or scrolling down a list of notifications to mark as read etc. But it's great that it's there.
I could go on and on, but I wanted to highlight that with a little time, the Classic has gone far beyond my expectations.
It's a wonderful device. And I'm so pleased I picked the white.
It just looks gorgeous and I have to say, the pictures online do not do it justice.
Photos on the Web can make it look a bit cheap, which is why I was slightly apprehensive. But nope. It's just as smart and sleak as the black in hand.
Check out some pics.
Thanks for reading!
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Sexy right? It's just much more fun than the black I think. But those using it as a professional device for work - go black! It's perfect for that smart, sophisticated look. But as I'm not a business man, I prefer the white ha.
Now I'm toying with selling the iPhone, as the Classic is really fulfilling all my needs and is just a joy to use!
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