I love this product, and I would buy it again
Ok, here is my review of this phone, I hope it results useful for everybody.
This device has nothing to do with the previous generation, BlackBerry 7 devices. Not at all. And here is why:
1. Integration with Microsoft Exchange servers is like a breeze. Now you can expect your email messages to arrive right away, you don't have to wait up to 15 minutes to receive them (which means essencially everybody is a BES user now). All fields are syncronized wirelessly, which means you have your emails, contacts, tasks and notes in your phone with no need to wait, and with no need to use a client on your PC like BlackBerry Desktop Software.
2. The new upgrade to BlackBerry 10.2.1 gives you the chance to install your Android applications directly on your device. I haven't had the need to install too many apps, but those I had to install, work quite well.
3. BlackBerry browser has all the features you would expect form a premium browser for a Premium Smartphone: Integration with flash, and Full Desktop Mode. Needless to say you can even use the browser to watch whatever videos you want online.
4. Many people say this device doesn't have an FM Radio. Well... IT DOES. Not like an application by itself, but rather as a functionality inside the Native Music Application. Give a try and you'll see it on the lower bar.
5. This device is completely OEM, which means it has no logos, no firmware attached to any operator. But keep in mind that when you insert your SIM card, you will see your operator logo when turning your device ON or OFF (This somehow is something I haven't been able to deactivate).
6. The device includes Documents to Go Suite by default, so you shouldn't have problems to view / edit your Office Documents.
7. THE BLACKBERRY HUB. Imagine a single application that can condense ALL of your messages in one single place so you don't miss any of them, leaving unread messages unckecked, and marking others as read. It also shows you, all the time, when will you have your next meeting, from the confort of your block screen. In other OSs, you have to open individually each application and then check your new messages, and ocassionally you can forget to check the older ones. Well... All that is finished with the BlackBerry Hub. I think this is something that really makes this BlackBerry OS unique.
8. Batterly life is good, REALLY good. You don't have to worry about it during the day. In my case, I have reached up between 24 to 30 hours of use without charge.
9. This version of BlackBerry allows you to search between your attached files wihout you having to remember who sent them,
10. Great device to quicly answer any of your messages in no more than two gestures.
Now lets go to not so possitive things:
1. The Screen is beautiful, but I think they could have made it to support Full HD. But don't mistake this opinion, the screen looks good and does its work quite well, even under sunlight conditions.
2. Battery is non - removable. I know this can be a deal break for some of you, but trust me, this battery has a great autonomy as I said in the previous section.
3. Back cover is somehow difficult to remove, be careful or it will brake your nails.
4. The device comes with the application BlackBerry Maps wich doesn't work on some places, unlike other similar products. Not a big deal for me, but it's something to consider.
5. Hardware doesn't look too powerful, but keep in mind this is BlackBerry: it performs quite well with the series OS.Read full review
