- It only has to outperform BB10 sales to make it 'the right move'. That's a pretty low bar.
If anything your data shows that Android buyers are much more likely to explore and try different devices with different form factors,.. so if a fraction decide to try the slider (because,-'why not?'), then that might be enough.
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Posted via Z3008-10-15 12:42 PMLike 0 -
- It only has to outperform BB10 sales to make it 'the right move'. That's a pretty low bar.
If anything your data shows that Android buyers are much more likely to explore and try different devices with different form factors,.. so if a fraction decide to try the slider (because,-'why not?'), then that might be enough.
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Verizon is about to do away with 2-Year Contracts and subsidies on phones... I expect that AT&T will be close behind. These OEM that can offer a flagship experience at a lower cost to users... might find more consumers willing to try that.
Not sure there is going to be a lot of room in the highend market for anyone but Samsung and Apple.lift likes this.08-10-15 02:20 PMLike 1 - Just when you say "it can't get no worse" is when it gets worse.
Verizon is about to do away with 2-Year Contracts and subsidies on phones... I expect that AT&T will be close behind. These OEM that can offer a flagship experience at a lower cost to users... might find more consumers willing to try that.
Not sure there is going to be a lot of room in the highend market for anyone but Samsung and Apple.08-10-15 03:59 PMLike 0 - It only has to outperform BB10 sales to make it 'the right move'. That's a pretty low bar.
If anything your data shows that Android buyers are much more likely to explore and try different devices with different form factors,.. so if a fraction decide to try the slider (because,-'why not?'), then that might be enough.
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Will the Slider pull in some existing Android people? I'd like to think that BlackBerry could sell some of them, and I definitely think it'll do better than the Passport, but I don�t think that this device leaves BlackBerry with a sustainable hardware approach.08-10-15 04:00 PMLike 2 - I am interested with the slider. How come that it is BB but is running Android? Well, the world is changing and so does our technologies. I don't care what OS it is running as long as I can use it with my daily activities and connect it to a vpn then I'm all good with it.MO3iusONE likes this.08-10-15 08:13 PMLike 1
- Interesting Samsung commercial I saw today that started out by showing different individual phone brands including the Passport demonstrating the different ringing/vibrating modes. Then they show the new side or edge screen visual ringing on the S6 I recall
It had a screen with curved edge on all sides where the entire side/perimeter that lights up when incoming call. I wonder if the slider will do the same since the edges appear to be part of the screen as well?
Posted via CB10Last edited by VictorRight; 08-10-15 at 10:59 PM.
08-10-15 10:45 PMLike 0 - Interesting Samsung commercial I saw today that started out by showing different individual phone brands including the Passport demonstrating the different ringing/vibrating modes. Then they show the new side or edge screen visual ringing on the S6 I recall. It had a screen with continuous curved edge on all sides where the entire side/perimeter that light up when incoming call. I'm sure it will have cool patterns. I wonder if the slider will do the same since the edges appear to be part of the screen as well?
Posted via CB1008-10-15 11:02 PMLike 0 -
- It only has to outperform BB10 sales to make it 'the right move'. That's a pretty low bar.
If anything your data shows that Android buyers are much more likely to explore and try different devices with different form factors,.. so if a fraction decide to try the slider (because,-'why not?'), then that might be enough.
Posted via CB1008-11-15 12:35 AMLike 0 - Interesting Samsung commercial I saw today that started out by showing different individual phone brands including the Passport demonstrating the different ringing/vibrating modes. Then they show the new side or edge screen visual ringing on the S6 I recall
It had a screen with curved edge on all sides where the entire side/perimeter that lights up when incoming call. I wonder if the slider will do the same since the edges appear to be part of the screen as well?
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You can only have 8 contacts (or even less) with the side screen notification thing, when BlackBerry can have literally countless color combinations with the notification light paired with a 3rd party app such as Hub++.
I should also mention that the BlackBerry notification light uses far less energy than Samsung's edge screen.
And the Samsung's edge notification is supposed to be a star feature of the edge phone. Hahahaha
Posted via CB10lift likes this.08-11-15 01:10 AMLike 1 - Lol, that is such a lame feature.
You can only have 8 contacts (or even less) with the side screen notification thing, when BlackBerry can have literally countless color combinations with the notification light paired with a 3rd party app such as Hub++.
I should also mention that the BlackBerry notification light uses far less energy than Samsung's edge screen.
And the Samsung's edge notification is supposed to be a star feature of the edge phone. Hahahaha
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Posted without the aid of AutoCorrect with my physical keyboard via CB10lift likes this.08-11-15 01:28 AMLike 1 - Lol, that is such a lame feature.
You can only have 8 contacts (or even less) with the side screen notification thing, when BlackBerry can have literally countless color combinations with the notification light paired with a 3rd party app such as Hub++.
I should also mention that the BlackBerry notification light uses far less energy than Samsung's edge screen.
And the Samsung's edge notification is supposed to be a star feature of the edge phone. Hahahaha
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If the blackberry slider has similar edge notifications like the s6 then great, not gonna knock a feature from a competitor because blackberry doesn't have it..
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk08-11-15 01:59 AMLike 0 - You do know Samsung phones also have a notification light as well right? Which you can also customize to whichever colors you want when you get a call, email, text, etc.
If the blackberry slider has similar edge notifications like the s6 then great, not gonna knock a feature from a competitor because blackberry doesn't have it..
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalklift likes this.08-11-15 02:09 AMLike 1 - Hey, Im not saying Samsung invented the notification light but for someone to bash those edge screen notifications then brag about the notification light on a blackberry just seems childish. People need to grow up.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using TapatalkDunt Dunt Dunt likes this.08-11-15 02:13 AMLike 1 - The real winner of BlackBerry's abandonment of BB10 for Android will be Apple, not Android. IMHO and given what I see on Crackberry, with BB10 off the table (if this is what happens), I bet most current BB10 people head to Apple because the slider will be about as pricey as a new iPhone, the iPhone will beat the Slider to market, and why go with some also-ran Android beta Slider that BlackBerry neither designed nor manufactured when you could have the new iPhone 6S or 6S+ for about the same money?
Will the Slider pull in some existing Android people? I'd like to think that BlackBerry could sell some of them, and I definitely think it'll do better than the Passport, but I don’t think that this device leaves BlackBerry with a sustainable hardware approach.
But joking aside, I have really liked the cheap Windows tablet I bought last year.
But then most of my Family all have Apple devices now, and Face time has become a big thing with the grandkids on my wife's phone or tablet.
So for me it's still all up in the air as to what I'll upgrade to...08-11-15 07:50 AMLike 3 - Every BB10 devices gets a ''no ,''looks crap''.When final release comes out and people see the device upfront and personally it all changes.
The only thing i care about is price and this android crap I dont want running on my phone. BB10 plus runtime & G-services is fine.I dont even use commercial apps.Give me my option to remove crap I dont need.Last edited by RECOOL; 08-11-15 at 09:14 AM.
08-11-15 08:52 AMLike 0 - You do know Samsung phones also have a notification light as well right? Which you can also customize to whichever colors you want when you get a call, email, text, etc.
If the blackberry slider has similar edge notifications like the s6 then great, not gonna knock a feature from a competitor because blackberry doesn't have it..
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My point is that you do not need an edge screen to have the visible notification.
Besides, I have an S3 as well with the notification light. And there is no way that it can match the customizability of BlackBerry notification light.
Posted via CB1008-11-15 09:12 AMLike 0 - You do know Samsung phones also have a notification light as well right? Which you can also customize to whichever colors you want when you get a call, email, text, etc.
If the blackberry slider has similar edge notifications like the s6 then great, not gonna knock a feature from a competitor because blackberry doesn't have it..
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I assume they choose blue for messages to not be confused with BlackBerry using red as the default color for all messages.
You need an app to change the Samsung notification LED colors.
Much like you needed one for BlackBerry for years until BBOS 7.1 build 600+ came along. And then again for BB10 until 10.3.1 finally re-indroduced the LED color customization.
Posted via CB1008-11-15 10:19 AMLike 0 - I don't know... I think if Microsoft puts out a real flagship device.... some may head there. Windows has SD Card, it has file manager, and it has poor apps support. Things that BlackBerry users have grown accustom too.
But joking aside, I have really liked the cheap Windows tablet I bought last year.
But then most of my Family all have Apple devices now, and Face time has become a big thing with the grandkids on my wife's phone or tablet.
So for me it's still all up in the air as to what I'll upgrade to...
At the end of the day, I think Windows Phone is going to follow BlackBerry smartphones to the grave in a few years time. The minor players in the smartphone game are all failing, and for good reason.08-11-15 11:01 AMLike 0 - I wonder how it will balance with that large a screen above the keyboard... what kind'a monster chin will it take to hold that puppy upright... do we get thumb exercise videos free with it? Does the stiff finger syndrome qualify as an occupational disability?
Posted via CB1008-11-15 11:08 AMLike 0 - I wonder how it will balance with that large a screen above the keyboard... what kind'a monster chin will it take to hold that puppy upright... do we get thumb exercise videos free with it? Does the stiff finger syndrome qualify as an occupational disability?
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And I imagine that much of the bottom is the battery where a lot of the weight would be....
And let's face it if people can use the Passport... this will be a breeze.08-11-15 11:58 AMLike 0 - Lol! I love that �poor app support� is a feature, not a bug! But yeah, I'd have to agree with you that there are more Windows Phone fans here on Crackberry than in the public at large, but not many more. That said, a WP flagship might grab an odd BB10 user or two, but with Apple rumored to be stepping up its camera game with the new iPhone, it�s one less differentiator WP has to offer, so it�s hard to imagine WP producing an iPhone killer before the iPhone 6S and 6S+ are announced in the next month or so.
At the end of the day, I think Windows Phone is going to follow BlackBerry smartphones to the grave in a few years time. The minor players in the smartphone game are all failing, and for good reason.08-11-15 12:34 PMLike 0
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