A few thoughts after 5 hours on new Passport
Got the Passport today. I've had all previous bb10 devices before, and i also have the iPhone 6 at the moment.
I had numerous problems with the Z10. Reboot problems, Skype totally made the phone crash and burn. Q10 had heating and reboot issues but otherwise worked alright. The Z30 was a really good upgrade from those, smooth working with good battery and no issues whatsoever, solid device.
Did order the passport from expansys this weekend, got it today. So extremely quick shipping from the UK to Sweden.
I really didn't know what to expect.
Opened the damn box and wow, this thing is huge, sqaure to say at least.
Build quality is top notch, and it looks... hmm different?
It's hard to get used to this shape and the small keyboard and touch enabled rows of keys. At the moment I type much faster on any other device. Do I hate it? Not really. Do I love it? Maybe.
Time will tell if it grows on me.
I do notice some things though I instantly appreciate. It's super quick. No lag. No glitches yet. The few apps I have installed looks good and run super smooth. Booth native and from the amazon appstore.
Battery life seems to be as good as back in the days. Remember how my old powerhouse 9700 rocked on. And I guess this thing will do just that.
All in all. The device is rock solid. A lot of good things going on.
But I think the keys are a little bit cramped, the spacebar is placed quite odd. And the paradox with that is, you need quite big hands to operate with this thing, but small neat fingers to use the keys.
So don't know how that will work out.
I hope it will grow on me and that I will not miss my old 9700 anymore.
I don't dislike it. I may and want to learn to love it. I want to bend my iPhone and only use this thing. Time will tell if it let's me do just that.
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