At home for business or personal use, the black BlackBerry Q10 SQN100-1 16GB AT&T Branded Smartphone features a QWERTY keyboard as well as a 3.1" touchscreen interface. Running BlackBerry OS, the phone includes a suite of organizational and productivity apps including Intelligent Calendar, BlackBerry Maps, Voice Control, BlackBerry Balance to keep work and personal app data separated and secure, and document editors allowing you to edit Microsoft Office and other documents on the go.
The phone isn't all business though. It features an 8MP rear camera that can shoot 1080p HD video with image stabilization and has 5x digital zoom. For self-portraits and video conferencing there is also a 2 MP front-facing camera that shoots 720p HD video and has 3x digital zoom.
The smartphone is 4G LTE Capable, and is backwards compatible with 3.5G HSPA+ as well as and 2G GSM/EDGE. It comes unlocked and will require a contract as well as a micro SIM card to start using. Also note that different networks have different requirements within 3.5G and LTE that may impact compatibility. Be sure to double check your intended carrier's full requirements to ensure you receive full high speed data connectivity.
In addition to mobile networks, the phone can connect to the Internet and other devices via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, and NFC. Additionally, GPS is built-in so that maps and other location-aware applications can get a much more accurate fix on your location than mobile data alone can provide.
The phone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, which is dual-core and has a clock speed of up to 1.5 GHz. In addition, there is 2GB RAM as well as 16GB built-in flash memory for data storage. The internal memory can be augmented using a microSDHC card up to 32GB in size. A 2100mAh battery will power the phone for up to 13.5 hours while talking and up to 14.8 days on standby. Use of the touchscreen and other features may reduce battery life significantly. For charging and as a hard-wired interface to your computer, it features a micro USB port, and there is a micro HDMI port for connecting it to an HTDV, projector, or other display.
- Back-side illumination for better low-light performance
- 5-element, f/2.2 lens
- Dedicated ISP (image signal processor) with 64MB frame buffer
- Flash, continuous and touch to focus, image stabilization
- 4 DOF (Degrees of freedom) video stabilization
- Hybrid absorptive IR filter
- 5x digital zoom
- Microsoft Office interoperability allows you to edit documents such as Word and Excel files on the move, in their original format; your phone can even be synchronized to many cloud-based services to ensure you and your associates stay on the same page
- With the Intelligent Calender, when you create a new appointment, BlackBerry Calendar suggests associates to invite based on your existing events and those you invited previously
- BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) features free apps available for the iOS and Android platform, allowing you to stay connected with friends or business associates even if they don't use the BlackBerry OS. With BBM you can send instant messages, share photos, exchange documents, video conference, and more
- BlackBerry Remember organizes interests, ideas, and projects in a single, readily-accessible location
- BlackBerry Balance provides separation between your personal usage of the phone and your work usage for an additional layer of enterprise security. Apps and data that are sent by your organization to BlackBerry devices it manages, are restricted from being accessed by personal apps, and work information can't be copied and pasted into personal apps or email messages
- BlackBerry Protect is designed to help protect you from data theft by allowing you to remotely lock your phone, or even wipe the all of the data on it in the event it is ever lost or stolen
- Tap-to-Share with NFC: Simply pull up the photo, video clip, or even the app you want to share, and then tap your phone to another compatible NFC-enabled device - BlackBerry Tag will do the rest for you
- Magnify: Help users with partial vision by enlarging text and images
- Bluetooth 4.0 + LE, Wi-Fi and NFC allow wireless data communication and also connection of accessories such as Bluetooth headsets