Is the BlackBerry that we love dead?
- You have to create the products for the people who want them. There is a large group of people (some very vocal on this site) who want the tool belt. There are a lot of 9900 users that I know that don't want to upgrade to the Q10 because they want it. You have to know your users and the market. Right now we only know that there will be the "Classic" that has the belt. It might be mocked by those who don't want it, but it will be greeted warmly by those who want it.
Posted via CB10Shadowyugi and WorkStation 0 like this.04-19-14 10:02 AMLike 2 -
- You have to create the products for the people who want them. There is a large group of people (some very vocal on this site) who want the tool belt. There are a lot of 9900 users that I know that don't want to upgrade to the Q10 because they want it. You have to know your users and the market. Right now we only know that there will be the "Classic" that has the belt. It might be mocked by those who don't want it, but it will be greeted warmly by those who want it.04-19-14 10:06 AMLike 0
- But we're talking about phones. What looks or feels better: The HTC One or the BlackBerry Z10? Chose those 2 because they have very similar designs but with completely different materials. I think it's the HTC One hands down and I'm sure most people would agree.Drew808 and MozThaGreat like this.04-19-14 10:07 AMLike 2
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S4 and loving the amazing candid shots I took of my gf without playing around or waiting for good weather
Posted via the Android CrackBerry App!04-19-14 10:08 AMLike 0 - kbz1960Doesn't MatterI didn't really want to get involved any further but here goes: these are good points but one I think is important to look at is that the Z3 (BlackBerry's absolute LOWEST end phone) needs 1.5 GB of RAM. Windows Phone and Android both run on 512MB. Not sure how smooth Android is but Windows Phone is very smooth. Not only that, but I'm friends with a developer and he has used a Z3 and says that it is laggy and he is disappointed.
About the Z30, I really can't see how people argue that the screen is good. Pixels are noticeable. When I went to check it out when I was in the store, EVEN MY GRANDFATHER didn't like the screen. His main complaint was that it was dark (on full brightness) but also said it didn't look as crisp. He obviously doesn't know the technical stuff, but it's the pixels. They are definitely noticeable. If you seriously can't see the difference between the Z30 screen and say the GSIV screen, then get your eyes checked.Bluenoser63 likes this.04-19-14 10:09 AMLike 1 - So you're saying BlackBerry should tell users that they shouldn't have decent performance on their lower end devices? That'll go over well.
As far as the PPI number, that's been highly debated. Research shows (from maybe 2 years ago, just before the launch of the iPhone 5 if I remember) that it should be like 450PPI because that's that the eye can't detect from 12" away. The 300 number, from some research and from my own personal experiences, is wrong.
You quote one researcher who is being used by tech heads. He was wrong and others have pointed that out. And if you are seeing pixels, you are either lying, holding it too close or are an eagle who can type.
Tech's New Most Meaningless Spec: PPI
Dr. Soneira’s claims are based upon a retinal calculation of .5 arcminutes which to my reading of the literature is too low. According to a relatively recent, but authoritative study of photoreceptor density in the human retina (Curcio, C.A., K.R. Sloan, R.E. Kalina and A.E. Hendrickson 1990 Human photoreceptor topography. J. Comp. Neurol. 292:497-523.), peak cone density in the human averages 199,000 cones/mm2 with a range of 100,000 to 324,000. Dr. Curcio et. al. calculated 77 cycles/degree or .78 arcminutes/cycle of *retinal* resolution. However, this does not take into account the optics of the system which degrade image quality somewhat giving a commonly accepted resolution of 1 arcminute/cycle. So, if a normal human eye can discriminate two points separated by 1 arcminute/cycle at a distance of a foot, we should be able to discriminate two points 89 micrometers apart which would work out to about 287 pixels per inch. Since the iPhone 4G display is comfortably higher than that measure at 326 pixels per inch, I’d find Apple’s claims stand up to what the human eye can perceive.04-19-14 10:10 AMLike 0 - If you're that picky about the hardware then you're going to have to give up the company love and go platform agnostic. That's the only way you are going to be able to find the shape and material combination that you want. Blackberry sure isn't going to be making any of these things any time soon.04-19-14 10:11 AMLike 0
- Or smart not to compete and going after those markets it can sell. You don't have to be massive to sell products and make money. That is all the Blackberry needs to do right now.04-19-14 10:12 AMLike 0
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- I think I just said that a 1GB BB10 device gives more than decent performance. So 1.5 and 2GB is more than enough. I am very pleased with the performance on the Z10, Q10 and Z30. No complaints here.
You quote one researcher who is being used by tech heads. He was wrong and others have pointed that out. And if you are seeing pixels, you are either lying, holding it too close or are an eagle who can type.
Tech's New Most Meaningless Spec: PPI
Photo a Day: C002B5A07, my amateur photography Channel04-19-14 10:19 AMLike 0 - It's still debated though. If you can't notice a difference, then fine. But I'm telling you that I can. But with the RAM thing I'm pointing out that BB10 isn't as efficient as other OS's. It needs more RAM. When you lower it to lower the cost, then you'll get a less than adequate low end device. I'm going with what my dev friend said when he used a Z3
Photo a Day: C002B5A07, my amateur photography Channel04-19-14 10:27 AMLike 0 - kbz1960Doesn't MatterI considered the Z30 after the other negatives, but the screen is what really did (or should I say "didn't") do it for me because I knew I would have to look at it every day.
Photo a Day: C002B5A07, my amateur photography Channel04-19-14 10:29 AMLike 0 -
Posted via CB1004-19-14 10:30 AMLike 0 - It is only debatable when you don't want to deal with the science involved. BB10 uses RAM differently than other OS's. Other OS's when switching apps moves that app into flash memory and takes out of RAM. And then does the reverse when going back to the app. The app isn't still running. BB10 apps do. It is a different process and is more efficient depending on what you want to do. If you take the time to understand the facts and issues, you won't make blanket statements.04-19-14 10:33 AMLike 0
- It was launched as a high end phone, even though the internals might not have fully suggested it.kevinnugent likes this.04-19-14 10:34 AMLike 1
- If you're that picky about the hardware then you're going to have to give up the company love and go platform agnostic. That's the only way you are going to be able to find the shape and material combination that you want. Blackberry sure isn't going to be making any of these things any time soon.
Posted via CB10Bluenoser63 likes this.04-19-14 10:35 AMLike 1 - You have to create the products for the people who want them. There is a large group of people (some very vocal on this site) who want the tool belt. There are a lot of 9900 users that I know that don't want to upgrade to the Q10 because they want it. You have to know your users and the market. Right now we only know that there will be the "Classic" that has the belt. It might be mocked by those who don't want it, but it will be greeted warmly by those who want it.
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