- Many if not most of you will completely disagree with what I am going to say. You are going to say I was not the right customer etc. etc. That is fine and I really do want you all to enjoy your Passport.
I returned my Passport today because I didn't feel like it was a 600$ improvement over my Q10. Yes, it has a much larger screen and nicer screen and battery. That was about where the benefits for me ended.
The same apps from SNAP that crashed and loaded slowly on my Q10 did the same thing on my Passport even with 3gb of RAM and a quad core processor. The kicker is that my bank app from SNAP runs on my Q10 but did not on my Passport. So overall I didn't truly see any better app performance.
The hub is the same hub, the camera is better but not that great and I carry a camera with me, the keyboard honesty takes some getting used to but still isn't as good as the Q10 keyboard in my opinion.
Again, it just isn't a 600$ upgrade. I realize this isn't like going from the iPhone 5 to a 5s for 600$ that this is a much different form factor but most if not all of the same issues are still present from my Q10 plus a few more on the Passport.
I really appreciate this forum and all the topics. It has been real ya'll11-03-14 07:04 PMLike 6 - The passport is a very nice phone but also very expensive at this point and therefore I can't justify myself getting one while my Q5 does it all for now.
Do you feel that once blend is released for all phones some of the big screen desire will die off?
Posted via CB1011-03-14 07:29 PMLike 0 - Funny thing is when the Q10 first came out I bought a black one but returned it because the screen was just too small for the way I use a daily driver phone.
The Passport hit the sweet spot for me. Massage-oil-smooth physical keyboard with a giant beautiful screen that's a feast for the eyes. The touch sensitive keyboard is a sweet touch and the flicking of words reminds me of the virtual keyboard that I love so much on the Z10.
The 3 row keys is different but I'm already used to it and have learned to appreciate it for what it is: the concept of allowing your mind to think different and being open minded to change and new ways of doing things.
Of course being an early adopter on the Passport is gonna cost you. The Q10 was $600 a year and a half ago but I just picked up one for my collection today for $199. In a year when the Passport is half the intro price then maybe we will see u again.
Posted via CB1011-03-14 09:04 PMLike 4 - You are paying for a faster CPU, better screen, better battery, better camera.... The OS looks the same, but it is a better phone all round. Why upgrade from an iPhone 3g - the 6 is basically the same with just better hardware. Why upgrade anything that isn't broken?
The reason is you want better performance, or to be able to use modern features. I had a Z10. It would do basically all that my passport would do (yes, it didn't do FM radio, USB OTG and a few other things). It was slower, and had less screen real estate. Is it worth $600 to upgrade these? YES!
If you still prefer your Q10, then by all means use it. What is important for me might not be important for you. At least you tried the something new. Of course you can't complain when things stop working on the Q10 because it doesn't have enough grunt
I had a nokia 808 - brilliant phone. Awesome camera, great OS (yes, symbian was a great OS). It got old, and couldn't run modern things well enough. I upgraded. Do I miss some things, yes. Am I glad I upgraded to the Z10, yes. Am I glad I upgraded to the passport, yes.11-03-14 09:33 PMLike 8 - Many if not most of you will completely disagree with what I am going to say. You are going to say I was not the right customer etc. etc. That is fine and I really do want you all to enjoy your Passport.
I returned my Passport today because I didn't feel like it was a 600$ improvement over my Q10. Yes, it has a much larger screen and nicer screen and battery. That was about where the benefits for me ended.
The same apps from SNAP that crashed and loaded slowly on my Q10 did the same thing on my Passport even with 3gb of RAM and a quad core processor. The kicker is that my bank app from SNAP runs on my Q10 but did not on my Passport. So overall I didn't truly see any better app performance.
The hub is the same hub, the camera is better but not that great and I carry a camera with me, the keyboard honesty takes some getting used to but still isn't as good as the Q10 keyboard in my opinion.
Again, it just isn't a 600$ upgrade. I realize this isn't like going from the iPhone 5 to a 5s for 600$ that this is a much different form factor but most if not all of the same issues are still present from my Q10 plus a few more on the Passport.
I really appreciate this forum and all the topics. It has been real ya'llBbnivende likes this.11-03-14 09:33 PMLike 1 -
- 11-03-14 09:35 PMLike 4
- You are paying for a faster CPU, better screen, better battery, better camera.... The OS looks the same, but it is a better phone all round. Why upgrade from an iPhone 3g - the 6 is basically the same with just better hardware. Why upgrade anything that isn't broken?
The reason is you want better performance, or to be able to use modern features. I had a Z10. It would do basically all that my passport would do (yes, it didn't do FM radio, USB OTG and a few other things). It was slower, and had less screen real estate. Is it worth $600 to upgrade these? YES!
If you still prefer your Q10, then by all means use it. What is important for me might not be important for you. At least you tried the something new. Of course you can't complain when things stop working on the Q10 because it doesn't have enough grunt
I had a nokia 808 - brilliant phone. Awesome camera, great OS (yes, symbian was a great OS). It got old, and couldn't run modern things well enough. I upgraded. Do I miss some things, yes. Am I glad I upgraded to the Z10, yes. Am I glad I upgraded to the passport, yes.
If the apps I needed weren't faster or wouldn't even load on the passport but will on the Q10 what is the point in my 600$ being spent on the passport? I saw no benefit in the faster newer hardware because the OS was the choke point. I need apps.. I know everyone doesn't but I need apps and for some reason the Q10 could run the apps from SNAP i need much better than the Passport.
If I didn't need apps then yeah I am sure the Passport would be fine. I probably don't use my phone the way most people do.11-03-14 09:37 PMLike 0 -
God forbid someone buys something for 600$ and it isn't any good and they want to return it. I need 2 apps on a phone to be happy and they may not be the most important apps but the Passport couldn't even do that when my Q10 could.
It wasn't like I could even try it out or see it before I bought it.11-03-14 09:39 PMLike 2 - My Passport is soooo much faster than my Z10 it's not even close. I guess everyone has an opinion. You should have sold it as there are too many people waiting for one.
Posted with my 5 week old superb Passport!jojo beaconsfield and damien kupuku like this.11-03-14 09:39 PMLike 2 - 11-03-14 09:40 PMLike 0
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The banking app is Navy Federal Credit Union. Runs fine from SNAP on my Q10 and wouldn't load on the passport.11-03-14 09:41 PMLike 0 - God forbid someone buys something for 600$ and it isn't any good and they want to return it. I need 2 apps on a phone to be happy and they may not be the most important apps but the Passport couldn't even do that when my Q10 could.
It wasn't like I could even try it out or see it before I bought it.
BlackBerry Passport SQW100-1/10.3.0.141811-03-14 09:41 PMLike 0 -
- That is odd--I just tried NFCU from Snap and it would not load on my Passport but then I tried on Amazon and it loads perfectly. It is version 4.0.0 on Amazon Appstore. Seems fine!jojo beaconsfield and damien kupuku like this.11-03-14 09:47 PMLike 2
- I tried both and it will load to the point of login. Once you try to login it crashes. Had to restart the phone once it would hang so bad,11-03-14 09:48 PMLike 0
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- Ahh---I have no account so I could not check that! Sorry you had problems. I have 2 banks here in Canada and both my banking apps work great. You gotta do what you gotta do!11-03-14 09:56 PMLike 0
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Posted via CB10geekaren and Plazmic Flame like this.11-03-14 09:59 PMLike 2 - I am not returning it because I "do not like" it. I am returning it because it doesn't meet my needs. I do like it, and I really wish it met my needs but it doesn't. Amazon is fine returning it so I don't see an issue returning it and as much as this forum would like to make me feel bad for returning it. I won't.geekaren likes this.11-03-14 10:03 PMLike 1
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