Does this device look familiar? If you've been following along with all the BlackBerry 10 fun the last few months it should -- It looks pretty damn close to the image we first leaked back in January of what was rumored to be the first BlackBerry 10 full touchscreen phone. This image here comes via Twitter from @TyC4all who says it's the "first image of the pre-commercial version".
We're not sure where it's from or when it was taken, but it looks awesome. You can just make out the BlackBerry branding on the bottom as well as the top speaker and front camera. It does resemble the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha a bit, but looks more refined. No saying if it's the final hardware but we'd be happy with it. It's definitely something we're looking forward too.
What do you think? Love it? Want it NOW?! Sound off in the comments!
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Being a blacknerry user (bold 9900) it never ceases to amaze me wjen i ask other BB users if they are they getting the BB10 when it comes out and they look at me with dumbfounded look and say whats that? Rim needs to let the public know that these devices are on the way.
Judging by the slightly blurry picture it looks to me like the pic was taken with a bold 9900.
I cannot wait. So tired of hearing about the stupid iphones!
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The two toned design reminds me of the iPhone 5, which isn't that bad, but not that great either.
It looks ok, but I don't kno. It looks thin& sleek but how's he battery life? Is there enough accessories, themes, & apps available? What's the difference between the new bb10 & the iphones, droids, samsung galaxy 3, etc... Can we watch movies & TV(Netflix), Android Apps?
wow! judging from the look of this phone and the look of the icons in other pictures...the wait was TOTALLY worth it. forget all those other loser companies, this phone is where it's at YO.
Looks awesome!!!!
Honestly, I don't care for how this device looks. I would have much preferred the Dev Alpha over this. But I'm sure that I won't care if the OS is all it looks to be.
Regardless of whatever the blackberry10 looks like i do hope that the front side of the screen that doesnt turn on is touch sensitive just like the bbpb. i found it to be a very neat feature. but i do agree with most of you that this looks similar to all touch screens out there but theres only so much you can do with a touch screen phone the only unique aspect it has is where the side buttons go, where the charger is plugged in, how the camera works. and where the speaker is the front panel kind of HAS to be a whole screen for a touch screen phone.
RIM sold its soul after saying this and that about the comp...it looks like every other phone except its not as good
Looks like a black Iphone.....
Looks small
Maybe I've just been spoiled with all the "Dreamberry" mockups on this site, but I think this design looks terrible.
Can't wait.
My contact at rim confirmed that this is the production phone.. The picture was taken by a 3rd party supplier employee
I was in a Starbucks in Ottawa about 2 days ago, and I swear I think I saw one. The guy was showing it to another person and I could tell that I had seen that device somewhere and could't recall where. it's only once I saw the calculator (it was definitely Blackberry) that I recognized it. Unfortunately, the guy saw me looking at it and turned it off and hid it. Not sure if it was the Alpha Dev or the a legit BB10 though.
I thought Thorsten said the new BB would be released with a color never seen before on a BB.
Perfect! Conservative and quality. As it should look for a blackberry. Glad they're not going to flashy.
Too little too late.
Gave up on BB when they announced the delay to the new year.
Company will be looking to the new windows phones, as well as MS Surface.
I can tell by the reflection in the glass the picture was taken with a Samsung Galaxy Note. Whatever. Also when I was saving the picture on my PlayBook I noticed that its named as the BlackBerry10London. Do you think this phone will be called the London or the person who took the picture decided to name it that?
Personally I doubt BlackBerry will call it the London :/
At the end of the day...what it DOes is ALL THAT's going to MATTER.
Uglyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!! Yaaakkkkkkkkk
I don't take it even free
Huh. Its an attractive phone, don't get me wrong. But it is pretty indistinguishable other slab phones. Its not something that will stand out from the pack on a display table at a cell phone store. Maybe--industrial design-wise--there is no way around it. I mean, as others have pointed out, there is only so much that can be done design-wise with a full touch screen since 90%+ of it is the screen. But still... I mean, the Galaxy SIII is also a slab, but it does some stuff with the little room available for design that make it look just different enough.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/samsung-galaxy-s-i...
A very 'safe' design.
Just for the record, I'm NOT suggesting that RIM should have made a phone that looks like the S3. Just pointing out that--even with a slab--their still does exist some room for elegant design touches.
I almost wish those mockups like the Blade and TK Discovery never came out! I think they spoiled me :( ...even though I realize that these designs are probably physically impossible to engineer with those form factors in 2012 (e.g.: screen right up to the edge on the Discovery, and super thin blade).
I'm still 100% rooting for RIM though.
I find it funny those who are complaining about the size of the bezel at the top and bottom of the screen. Have you looked at an iphone recently? There is a lot more 'wasted space' in those two areas on the iphone then on this one... Yet no one bitches about it like those that are whining their as$es off here. Interesting...
Anyway, I really like the look of it. I am a physical keyboard type of girl but the video on the keyboard the look of the dev alpha and now this... I am starting to become swayed and tempted to forgo the physical keyboard for this beauty!!!
Once it hits stores in my area I will be there to check it out and most likely walk out of the store with one in my hand!
I like that there is no silver to scratch off, I like the size of it and it does not look too thick either... I like it! If you don't like it don't buy it, it is as simple as that...
Yaaakkkkk design. I don't take it even free
lay off the pretzels pal...it looks fine.
Any body else notice that the only part of the word "BlackBerry" that shows up is the part showing the reflection of the hand taking the picture? Can someone explain how that could be? I'm guessing its printed under the glass but don't know why the whole word wouldn't show up...
Yes, I notice that but I see where the screen sets off from the black hardware. You can barely see where the screen ends from the users hand. Where it says BlackBerry is where the 4 buttons (call, bb menu, trackpad, back, and end buttons) would have been.
Maybe the "blackberry" lights up one word a time as you swipe it until the whole word "blackberry" lights up. Once fully lit the word "blackberry" flashes once to engage the phone and turns off and the screen then simultaneously turns on.
That would be an interesting way to log onto phone!
anything else in line? NEXT!!!!!!!!
It needs some silver in there (or some other color to bring the phone to life), maybe at the top. Something like the first looking Blackberry London except with rounded corners (OH! Noooo! Apple gonna sue).
http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/14/2561438/blackberry-london-qnx-picture...
In fact I prefer the earlier model with the chiseled corners. Also the screen should be edge to edge
All the hypes, delays, excuses will all come down to this!!! I hope its not the Final piece, seriously.
Guys, can we just be happy and proud that RIM is making both the OS and hardware at the same time. Look at Nokia they've given up on their Meego OS same as with Samsung for their Bada OS. What if time comes that Google will no longer let the Android OS run on other devices just like Windows OS? What will happen to Nokia, Samsung, HTC? At least RIM has BB10 that they can truly be proud of. Lets all wait for the final design of the hardware and see the true power of the BB10 OS. Stop complaining!
Since we all kinda know the hardware is ready and the software is ready (apparently RIM just wants to "polish" it up a bit) they should release these now. RIM just took another hit in market share, down to 9.5% from 11.6%.
Get those things out to stop the decline before the hole gets so big, they won't be able to crawl out of it!
So the other photo's were fakes?
The quotation marks around "real photo" in the title indicate that the crackberry team knows this is how it looks and is being very careful not to just say real photo without quotes so they don't break the NDA by confirming its authentic.
The quotation marks around "real photo" in the title indicate that the crackberry team knows this is how it looks and is being very careful not to just say real photo without quotes so they don't break the NDA by confirming its authentic.
So does this mean all the other photo's were fake?
Holy Crap!!!
Its an Rectangle with Rounded Corners!!!!
But +1 though.
I want to know what blackberry boffin has to say about this
IMO, not one of the current phones on the market today are visually appearing. The last time I said "wow that is a great looking phone" was when the BB 9700 was first released and I did the impossible to get it. Today, things have changed and the design element seems to be less of a deciding factor for consumers. The inside (OS) is what really matters and having a general idea of what BB10 will be makes me crave the phone more and more everyday. I personally also love the design so that's an added bonus, at least for me.
There couldn't have been a better example than the current S3. IMO that thing is plain hideous and dare I say feels cheap while holding it, but admittedly performs well. I'm quite confident that if the BB10 phones will have the same quality as the PB, then it will be miles ahead of the quality of that of Samsung.
I'm not saying an understated design (especially in the situation they're in) was the right way to go, but I certainly see where they're coming from.
RIM have GOT to get this right or it's tits-up time. They know this - we have ALL been saying this since RIM started sinking and BB10 was announced. My first impressions (if indeed this is the final design) are, shall we say, not that visually inspiring. It doesn't jump out at me and say buy me. I hope the RIM faithful doesn't settle for mediocre in the design stakes just to get their BB10 early.
I have no doubt the specs, S/W, H/W will be fantastic, however, a huge proportion of the phone buying sheep-like masses (unless you're a weak-minded fanboy of any particular brand )will initially only second glance at a phone if it visually jumps out at you. Then, if it does, then they start sniffing round the specs and ultimately decide to buy it or not.
Still, what ever the final design is, I fully expect those bully-boy toss-pots from Cupertino to fire up their legal team and sue the arse off RIM.
I think RIM should counter-sue Apple for being, well, just complete wankers!!
dev alpha unit still looks nicer than that for me. :) it showcase the trademark of RIM its like a small playbook.
Guys, this has an understated Matt Black exterior too but whats under the hood makes the difference....
http://www.caranddriver.com/news/lamborghini-news-lamborghini-sesto-elem...
Its all about what the OS does for me. I could happily have this on my desk at work. Only issue i have is do i go keyboard or touch. From what i have read of the touch device i am absolutely torn on whether i can give up my keyboard or not.
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Playbook and Bold 9900....what a team.
I'm disappointed, the Dev Alpha looks better. What would have really been good is a Dev Alpha front, with a bit more curved corners, and a Bold-like Back. This looks like it has Porsche Design all over it, which reminds me of the 'Reitmans - 1, Haute Couture - 0' commercial. Sometimes designers make total crap.
WANT IT NOW!!!!
I wonder what that Small Rectangle is below the Ear Piece....not the camera, led or ear piece... And the black caps on the top and bottom looks like a rubber case on a Dev Alpha... The end product might be different..
I love it. Looks sexy. Just get it out already. Can't wait can't wait........
The phone is fantastic for most of us blackberry users, but is it something that will WOW none blackberry users which is what RIM needs, If they wanna pull out of there current situation.
One of the best things about BlackBerry phones is the Trackpad. Without that, I will get frustrated quite quickly trying to do precise functions.
I'm liking the "not in your face" design and it seems that RIM are taking the design direction from the Playbook, which is understandable. If anyone saw pictures of the Playbook online using a "blurry camera" it literally looks like an ugly piece of black slab and that's certainly still the case with me even until today. However, when you put the Playbook in front of you with a clean shiny screen, grab it and feel it, you instantly fall in love. I'm sure this BB10 is no different.
Plus, we don't know how the sides/borders look like - I'm certain we won't be disappointed.
I think you make and interesting and very good point about the PlayBook not looking so great photographed by blurry cameras. In person it looks sleek and sharp.
Wicked observation. +1
This gets me so excited. I cannot believe what I'm seeing!! Of course the person deleted the photo, they didn't wanna be caught! Lol
Now as for the reflection of the capture device: It's an android, windows mobile 6.5.x/7.x, palm pre/pixi or windows phone. So difficult to tell, but that's one of my best guesses.
It is a Galaxy Note....
No doubt, I agree it is a Galaxy Note.
http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2012/04/samsung-galaxy-note-is-a-surprise-...
No matter what RIM puts out people will be critical. Quite frankly, I'm disturbed at how fickle everyone is being. Not to mention closed minded.
We all wanted a new direction from RIM. We learned the hard way that failing to change was killing BlackBerry. They changed to something that was refreshingly different... and we complain.
We all wanted something that still had a BlackBerry feel. We wanted something that was familiar with everything we love about BlackBerry. They gave us simple, smart, professional, black, sleek, clean...BlackBerry...and we complain.
We wanted something that was up to par or comparable with what the market was asking for and what competitors are offering. They are giving us a device that has killer specifications under the hood, a high resolution beautiful screen, is comfortable to use one handed and has great screen real estate... and we complain.
Not only is RIM giving us what we asked for, they did a damn great job at it. The new phone looks great and is headed in the exact direction it should be. Everyone who is stuck on the fact that it doesn't look BlackBerry enough can go sit in the corner with Jim & Mike because thinking like that is what got RIM in to the mess they are in. Everyone who thinks it looks too much like an Android, get over it. There is only so much you can do with a block slab. Does Michelin make square tires because Firestone makes round ones? No, that's insanity. In some situations there is one elegant solution and there is nothing wrong with that. If they had added a metal bezel you would be complaining it looks too much like iPhone 5. If they had made the device radically different, say all silver with the angular corners, you would be complaining it looks too risky or it is a desperate attempt at differentiation.
Realize that RIM is giving us what we asked for and what we asked for happens to be exactly what RIM needs right now. So stop being so critical and be thankful that RIM is listening and is being progressive at the same time.
In fairness, as many people have stated we don't even have confirmation that this is final hardware. Even if it is, most of us who are praising and complaining have never held or used the device. So be patient and give it a chance, won't you please?
Thanks for all your input and opinions everyone. Let's help RIM make the come-back it so deserves and ensure we all get the quality devices we all deserve.
BlackBerry because it's Better.
Let's Rock & Roll This!
thank you for an oasis of reason in a sea of whining thoughtless babble! (not everyone of course, just seems like alot of negativity)
+1. Nicely stated.
+1 Well stated and so very true.
I love the look of it and I look forward to a hands on appraisal.
Extremely well said among the crying shits. Interestingly enough was the comparisons to looking like a Android and PlayBook. All Android's (for the most part) are slabs. Those who said they wanted a SGS3 design - Samsung wasn't praised on that design when it was released. It was speculated something wow was to be, but Samsung played it extremely safe with the boring design and people came to love it...as the comments here indicate with the wanted look. The PlayBook in my opinion was the foundation of direction with its innovation that RIM was surely hinting at to be brought over to the phones. It only didn't do well due to integration and apps. Overall, the PlayBook is great so taking the look of the PlayBook/Dev Alpha was a smart move.
TeamCrackBerry - If there is any way, you folks need to move the comment from 'europolska00' all the way to the top as it hits all points!
Oh wow, thanks! And thanks to everyone else who supported me.
Very well said. +1
Everyone is entitled to their opinion but some of the mindless shit that spew from some ppl ... I know some of these tards are intentionally trolling.
I believe the beauty of this design will be exemplified by the sleek OS built in. If its gonna feel any at all like the playbook when held... This phone will make its mark. Solid, Slim, Precise, Understated... and powerful.
I completely agree. The OS will bring this hardware to life and there will be synergy between them! I am also hoping that the hardware feels sturdy and solid like the PlayBook does in the hand and looks just as sleek! Glad someone feels the same. I love how solid the PlayBook feels!
We are complaining hoping that someone from RIM is reading it and throwing the plans for this in the trash bin.
We are entitled to express our opinions here. This many negative comments means that this is not a good design. It means this device as it is will not sell because people, even Blackberry fans, do not like it. It's really that simple. You lecturing people from your high horse on how to post on forums will not change that fact. Sorry. If you don't want to face reality that others may disagree with you, and that their opinions are just as valid as yours, put your head back in the sand and don't read.
RIM has two choices: Listen to its customers, or be like you, get defensive, make excuses why their choice is right and the consumers don't know what they're talking about, and should be more grateful for what is available etc etc (wait, am I describing Apple here? oops).
Is this what RIM came up with? It looks like pics of the Phone5 but smaller. Me no like.
Awesome... Cant wait to lay my hands on the candybar touch BB... And for all those wondering what phone it was shot on, it was a Galaxy Note.... I can make it out from the camera as my wife owns one... Check the Second Pic...
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-not...
I'm still going to hold onto my 9850 as long as possible. I'm all about a touch screen device, but I'm gonna have a hard time parting from the trackpad. For clicking just the right spot on the screen, nothing is as precise as the trackpad, and it was such a recognizable feature of a BlackBerry for so long, I still think it was the "uniquely BlackBerry" feature they needed.
A slab is a slab is a slab..... They look the same. What really counts is how it works in real life!
Finally, someone with some sense. Besides the fact that I love it :P
I agree with you too. The top prority is it the phone has to work really well (no bugs, smooth, fast). And just for the look, I love it! Simple but useful!
BB rocks !
True, but if it looks good that's a nice bonus.
I have to say,....OMG where did the PB look go??? I like the edge to edge look of the PB!! Why not folloe that form factor and style? Why not hit the masses with a complete change?... or not? Suprise them by not changing nothing nothing at all but the size!! Turn the PB sidways and narrow it!!!! Here it is!! No "I pile" "No Droid" what ever shape,.. Just the PB in what we want, a SMARTPHONE BEYOND WHAT WE CONCEIVE!! Enough said,...
I like the Dev Alpha Look!! Playbook in miniature form! This looks like pasted on plastic top and bottom. We need a change to the original form factor!! Take the next step,.. imagine full screen seamless top to bottom, except for the full keyboard version. Only split in screen is the connect to the keyboard. I so wanted a PB looking phone device. PLEASE RIM!
Looks. Like the other phones!!!plain. BlackBerry needs to stand out:( what happen to the other bb photos , those phones were different and stood out? Not happy!!
Those were concept drawings and renderings. Not photos.
Am I the only one who thinks this looks just like an LG Optimus 3D? And no, I'm not saying it's fake and that's what it is, I'm saying it looks just like an LG Optimus 3D! Anyone else?
I like it. FTW!
+10000
I want to see what the keyboard version of a bb10 phone looks like before I commit to anything. This looks like ehh to me. Then again, the 9930 to me is damn near perfect.
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This new BB10 phone is getting worse reviews than Miley Cyrus' new hairdo. LOL!
if crackberry have seen a pre-release version of the phone then if this isn't the phone why report it?
unless they're just doing this for the hits/advertisements.
One thing people are forgetting, regardless of how they feel about the aesthetics, most if not all will be using some sort of exterior case to protect their "babies". So...complaining about its looks at this time is just wasting space.
Another is to say who here can confirm 100% this is the final look?
Looks are one thing performance is another. I'm looking forward to getting the phone in hand and getting to know the OS.
I think this was taken by Kevin on his deck. The wood looks the same, remember his last couple of video editorials. Plus there is a lot of space under the cracks in the deck, his deck in the editorials appears to be an upper deck. Lastly look at the hair in the reflection, kind of looks like his mop. Not sure what this all means? (plus I am probably wrong anyway)
LOl I'm laughing at this. "His mop". Lol
Now, if only my update wasn't due until the END of 2013. Can't wait to track BB10's progress and see what RIM can give us in early 2014! This is a great looking form factor. I hope they use the screen quality and processor of this phone and put it in a slider.
For some reason it posted twice so I edit...lol
I guess a blackberry without the pearly keys could never assuage a traditional blackberry lover...It just won't do for me..So I will get the keyboard version...Would hate to wait even a day longer and might indulge into getting full screen kind for even just two weeks...But once I have the pearly buttons on bb10...I am sure I will keep that and for touch screen stuff I always keep my playbook with me...Its the ultimate workhorse...
Not liking this particular design at all. They've (RIM) had enough time to come up with something better looking than this. It looks like a Motorola phone. Hopefully the OS will have the WOW factor.
Im sure this will be an AWESOME BlackBerry. But I dont want an AWSOME BlackBerry i want an AWESOME SuperPhone. (Read that line twice). But on another note, although I am an avid BlackBerry abUSER, I really hope this is not the final production model. Many BB fans like myself and many on this blog will line up to buy this phone when it comes out. But RIMM is in a dire situation. I have total faith that RIMM will not go under before the release of BB10. But if BB10 underachieves it could mean lights out for our beloved RIM/BB. I also have faith that BB10 OS will be something refreshing, new, and groundbreaking. But rocking a smoking new OS is not enough to catch the eyes of the casual smartphone user. Which brings me back to this hardware. IMO this looks like a BB10 phone that is liscened out to another hardware maker. Aside from the BB branding and the BB logo on the back this phone lacks BlackBerry styling we have all grown to love. To me BB phones are elegant, and sleek, like a well dressed executive. This hardware looks sadly as others said like any other android powered phone and not a flagship BB phone.(the following maybe a tough sell but...) If you take just the shell of the phone alone, the look and feel of a naked torch 9850/9860 surpasses the look and feel of practically all flagship all-touch devices. That elegance and sleek look, that is iconic BlackBerry. By no means do i want RIM to remain stagnant in thier design, but the similar look to 99% of all all-touch devices is more than slightly disappointing. At this time RIM needs to stand out above the rest, just blending in may make them overlooked in a sea of thin rectangle large smartphones. That design doesnt make a smartphone user say...wait a min. look at that BlackBerry they are selling, WOW thats nice, what can that phone do? (Now you can WOW consumers with the new AWESOME BB10 OS. sorry for the rant post crackberry community.
I really like this phone I would buy in a heartbeat.
Love it x infinity!!!!!!
I have to say that I really like the looks of this phone, but considering that members of the Crackberry team have seen, held, and played with the real thing, the skepticism is unfair. Just tell us if this is it or not, please.
nevada . . nevada . . nevada . . nevada . . .
People saying "This looks like an iPhone or Droid" need to stfu. So what? Until holograms are on the market quit whining.
I for one thinks its going to be great. I already try to use gestures on my Galaxy Note. I think all the Concept picture set the bar to High. If those kind of phone where even possible they would have been made already. What more could they do and not make a gimmickyish type phone. Im happy they didnt make it to thin or the screen to close to the edge. Thicker means they didnt sacrifice the battery and when the screen is on the edge people like me with big fat fingers activate the edge of the screen while holding it. And the extras above and under screen will make for some sweet gaming. So I give rim a 2 thumbs up. Its really gonna hurt me going from the Galaxy note to the smaller screen but thats what I got a Playbook for. :-)
true. I like that they've kept the thickness "bearable" and the battery is removable. I still don't get the whole move towards non-removable batteries when battery life is so important now.
the phone design is fine but its not WOW.
Its a generic touch phone. Guess the software is really going to make a difference. But I refuse to think that RIM couldn't design something better and/or slightly different. You just have to look at nokia. Without blatantly copying nokia I'd love to see them make something as gorgeous as their current wp's. Also if they're going to bring 'colours' out please don't let the alternative just be whitem Boring!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORING.
You gotta be kidding me.
LAME !!!!!
not impressive. sorry RIM
hopefully the UI is impressive
are you kidding me ..... I would have bought the Dev phone. This is a beauty. Those BlackBerry fans that don't like it....go somewhere else or better yet design and build your own phone that you will not pick apart and piss and maon about. Just ungrateful
I can't wait to get this. I dont know if I could hold off for there high end model. My contract ends in November and I will most likely(if I know nyself at all) pick up the first one to market. I cant wait
It's okay. Count me in the group that prefers the Dev Alpha.
I want it NOW!!! Like RIGHT NOW!
STAY OPEN TO POSSIBILITIES. BE BOLD.
Oh nose... Apple will be waiting for rim to release it and sue them. Its rectangular with rounded corners.
I'll be waiting for the N series. Cant live without the keyboard.
I couldn't care less actually. Looks just like every other full-touchscreen phone out there. I'll get excited when I see one with a full physical qwerty keyboard...
Doesn't look like anything remarkable, really... But then again, it's not what it looks like, it's all about how it performs (first and foremost as a mobile PHONE). What's, primarily on my mind is how this phone delivers in terms of call quality, sound quality, signal reception and battery life. The rest is complementary.
Regardless, still waiting on the kbd version. All-touch device doesn't really tickle my fancy. Kbd phone easier to control typing, etc.
I, for one, can't wait.
And all who is bashing it, will be the first ones in line to buy it.
Stop frontin. Your farts don't smell like roses. You can complain all you want. But you will get one when it comes out.
Some people here are worse than movie critics.
Now wheres the N-series?
I want it, need it, NOW imagine this in all white smh but ill hold judgment till I see it up and running but I still want it lol
Zodiac BB10
need more pics and vid before i can judge
leak pics of the keyboard version already!
So, I've strained my eyes beyond what's recommended by optometrists, and I just cannot find "proof-positive" that this "might/could be" or "is," in fact, ANY form (mock-up, tester, beta-10, or production mould-positive) of a BlackBerry.
HOW do we KNOW this is a real-world RIM device (v.s. a fan's dream/mockup), and more importantly, where in the development cycle (Beta-, Quadra-, Pre-Production-) was it taken?
But, for argument's sake, let's agree that "it is," and that it's not a Beta ...
Personally, I really don't care about appearance, because it's the device's final feel-in-hand AND usability (S/W) that make it appealing anyhow and, as I am personally ONLY interested in a SLIDER unit (as per my 9800 & 9810), this has little appeal "for me(!!!)."
It IS, however, crucial in setting the tone for a slider and as such, "I like." The ONE thing I'll lament is the loss of the various buttons I use as device shortcuts (on/off, phone, BB menu, etc.) which I've heard are being phased-out, tho' I don't understand the logic/reasoning for it ...
Either way, this is a sleek, black and sexxy box with a glass screen and rounded corners - AND it's sure to facilitate data input AND output as well as connect to the Internet ... so, better lawyer-up, RIM!
News coverage is sure to begin with: "Tune in at 6!"
"Lawsuits Galore: Apple, Samsung, and Google team up to prevent "black" 'Berries with glass touch screens and rounded corners powered by batteries from being sold in this universe."
Cool. But why is it no one knows how to take in focus photos of leaked devices. Geez.
i think either way a company goes on design people will hate it or love it.. if RIM put chrome or even matte silver people might love it.. but yet people might hate it.. i think the all black is sleek and professional.. the glass display will yield great resolution.. this is s a kind of phone i see the DARK KNIGHT using haha..
also i think it lines up for some new colours as well.. the all white would be sweet since the LED is under the glass and not the bezel so it won't have that huge GLOW affect with the LED light like on the 9900 and the 9700 white versions..
4.2 inches would be a good screen size.. still useable with one hand and still big enough for media and games..
Very disapointed with this phone, it looks like any other cheap Android.
I have been waiting for this BB10 for 2 years, so disapointed. Lets see if we have better luck with the Bold.
Any way crackberry guys you said last week that you already saw the new phone so what is the point here pretending that you don’t know how is going to look.
Cheap android phones dont have glass screens.
NDA
it does look like a Droid- ish style. Dec Alpha is a better design, mini playbook and fits perfectly on Blackberry Family. I hope this image is not a Final piece.
I hope it is. The dev alpha looks too bland.
Love it!! Would love to see the sides and back. With a removable battery door it will be nice to change up the colors/design on the back.
Underwhelmed.
But after I take a swig from Kevin's BB coolaid it looks fantastic! I can't wait!
Couldn't have said it any better myself! :)
I was thinking....
Maybe this isn't the FINAL design. RIM could be aware that with the all the UAT (user acceptance testing) going on with carriers and developers, the devices are bound to be leaked. With that into consideration, many of these leaks are just enhanced designed dev phones. RIM probably want to save the complete design for the official announcement.
I'm just speculating of course, but that could be the situation here.
I'm sure RIM understands that style matters. Though this design isn't completely eye catching, all it's missing is some chrome trimming similar to the Bold. Add a little of that on it - boom, bam, done.
could be, and hopefully the case. the groove between the upper piece and the bezel is almost begging for something to snap into place there (maybe an attractive trim piece or cover for the top).
I for one am waiting for the keyboard version so the look of this is neither here nor there, but
Great things come in the most unlikely of packages.
The blacker the berry the sweeter the use...
This looks sexy!! cant waitt
umm...that's okay. I already owned the Droid X for 10 months. Once again RIM will be late to the party, playing catch up.
Motorola is having a party? To celebrate what? Losing? Even if it did look like a Motorola (not ), this phone actually has a pair (and it's not called 'BlueBerry' is it? )
So a guy with an iPhone gets to see it first and snaps a picture....for shame!
That design looks sturdy, as it were made not to crack like a glass of wine when it's dropped.
You just can't win around here. Its a glass rectangle, its going to "look like" every other glass rectangle, especially when turned off. And since it causes more tears when the word "Blackberry" is on the front, if its not there, it will look EVEN MORE like every other phone.
What do you guys what? Colors? Hand grips? Do you want it to be oval? A complete square?
Whine about the OS, something gets done, everyone wets themselves(in a good way). Whine about the look, and say BB's going down because its not like the comp, so something is done, now they're done because it looks like the comp. 75% of people are gonna put a case on it regardless so why does it matter?
But maybe I'm just easily pleased.
LOL....
No, I'd say you're just realistic. Sometimes I think that mobile phone geeks have to be the whiniest bunch of snivelers on the planet - definitely a "glass is half empty" crowd. But then again, there are so many freakin Trolls on these sites it's getting hard to tell. Maybe we should add "whining sniveler" to the definition of a Troll. I know there are a lot of times I just want to tell them to STFU.
+1
My first reaction: meh
"It's like, how much more black could this be? and the answer is none. None more black.".............Nigel Tufnel ( Spinal Tap )
Love it. Love Spinal tap!
Let's just hope this phone doesn't get the same review as their album "Shark Sandwhich".
I think the phone looks awesome. Super stoked for BB10.
Now when I do finally get the phone, I'll be thinking of Spinal Tap.
Slightly OT, but I wonder if these leaks are being allowed because RIM is getting more confident as it looks as if Apple is going to tie up a lot of Android devices in patent wars. This could rebound on Apple too. I wonder how much of the preproduction development is just to make sure that the industrial and software design is sue-proof, thus making BB 10 a safe corporate option again, and getting back the geek crowd (like me) who have gone right off Apple for its behaviour, and yet won't buy Android because of the risk of features being disabled as a result of patent wars. (Windows Phone, of course, is doomed, I tell you, doomed.)
Definitely getting sued by Apple.
This phone/design is good enough for something presumed unfinished until released...it needs a more polished look, yes, but dat image quality is poor! Not much to a glass slab, is there? If this device was booted up we probably wouldn't fussy much what d outside looked like...d point: impressions will change once it's on n we know the functionalities/capabilities..
Can I see it at a side angle? would decide if I like it or not.
i wonder if this is the upgrade for the dev's. if it is, then im assuming that the consumer device might look a bit more different.
I want to see a keyboard!!!!!
you just did see the finished product...say hello to the first bb1o flagship superphone.
I really, really hope the BB10 devices are more proportionate. The iPhone 4 is top heavy, and with the new one growing in height, it will likely be even more top heavy. BlackBerry devices are known to feel good in the hands...NOT like the top is going to tumble over. I do like the what I'm seeing however, and can't wait.
Well. Eeeuuuuh..... Looks damn much like the TK discovery concept phone. Fcourse this is just the frontside...I'm sure,if this hits the market i'll be @ the shop as fast as i can !
And well , to some people! RIMPIRE STRIKES BACK ! :D
I thought I was the only one who caught that looks almost exactly like it...I want one now!!!!!
Zodiac BB10
Damn i love, i love. i cant wait to own it but i can't help to worry that it looks similar to the new unreleased iphone 5 don't want any lawsuits now RIM.
Trust me -apple does NOT want to sue RIM. iOS is entirely ripped off from QNX. This is well documented.
As for everything else, well, who was there in the beginning?
There isn't much RIM hadn't done long before Jobs even gave a thought to phones. It could be argued that he wouldn't have given a thought to phones if not for BlackBerry.
Who had rounded corners first? Who had the first metal bezel?
Take a a Bold, compress and lengthen it and take away the keyboard and what do you get? The first iphone.
You can go on and on with this...
Jobs vendetta was against Google, and it could be apples downfall.
BlackBerry ain't got nothin' to worry about there...still the sweetest fruit in the orchard.
It looks just like a Motorola phone Droid x2......moto phone's have great build quality ......there isn't much you can do with a black slab .........I'm excited to see the finished product...
Okay, first off, it's a poor pic, but I like it : understated, elegant.
It's hard to do much with an all-touchscreen device.
We're only seeing the front, not the sides and back.
It's turned off.
Given these factors, it will be just fine.
yay notification light!
Bold 9900 - Playbook 32GB - Lumia 800
I so hope this is a cheap fake
I so hope this is a cheap fake
It does look like the Moto android phones.
Meh....i guess i would prefer something that looked like the Dev Alpha device.
Wack!!!! Looks like a Droid. Not impressed. I tell ya...if it weren't for BBM and Global connectivity......
OMG, Its a rectangle with rounded edges...WE'RE GOING TO GET SUED!!!!
L O L ! ! !
Bring it BB, I want!
looks good!
OK where do I pay?
Whoa, me first.
Why can't people take proper pictures...stupid hype...damn it...ITS ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT...IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT FROM ME????????
It's BlackBerry....it's Beautiful.
I just wish one of these photographic geniuses would put something next to it for scale.
I mean, this thing could be as ridiculously large as a Galaxy SIII, or a Galaxy Note, or something equally stupid.
The screen size is known. I don't understand how someone might think its as large as a Note?
Ya, Ya, I know I exaggerate some what, but I would really like to get some sense of its size and I think you know that.
I hope when it is officially released Thosten Heins has another averaged height person holding the phone because that dude is a giant and his hands must be massive! I'm buying it for sure!
It looks ok. It's not as generally appealing as the competition.
I am in the minority when I say, I don't care as much about what it looks like so much as what it is capable of doing. If BB10 is as great as RIM says then I would be happy with it (the OS) on my current BB phone (impossible I know...just saying).
Unfortunately the majority (not necessarily the well informed) care more about what a phone looks like and the branding on it, than what it can actually do for them.
RIM better do something to make their new device 'sparkle', on the shelf next to Apple and Samsung, to attract the attention of the average buyer.
It looks more like a droid phone then a blackberry. the initial leaked photo from January wasn't great but it would be better then this. Looks aren't everything but for a brand new phone/os which is supposed to save a company, it had better look as well as work perfectly
I like it but what's the grey/white thing on the bottom right of the phone?
The phone looks GREAT!!! The only real issue will be if it supports full SKYPE....
...Has a camera that meets the expectations for the price it's being sold.
...And can open anything a DROID currently can - if those are a yes the public will say YES!
How does anyone get an iPhone lookalike out of this? It's clearly different. The droid x on the other hand is pretty much dead on unfortunately
I think they're referring to leaked pics of the iPhone 5. If they aren't, then I agree with you.
Maybe Bla1ze will chime in and tell us this isn't it. :)
The fact that no one has yet is a good enough hint..
I wouldn't care if this phone could grow legs and bring me a cold one from the fridge, I wouldn't buy it. IT"S UGLY....could have more screen real estate, could have made it at least partially stainless steel, white would have been a better choice but I think we all knew they were going for black. If RIM puts this phone out on the market after all of their promoting how awesome BB10 will be; they are done for sure.
Because everyone must think like you. I for one am happy to see no chrome.
As I read these posts, I cant help but think that you guys are in denial. I LOVE BB and fully understand why they would take this step but this phone is not the beauty I've come to love of Blackberry. Its too bland, not enough wow factor for a company trying to stay alive. I know the undercarriage will be where all the WOW will be seen. However, upon a first look, you must be able to draw people in. This design, sadly, does not do it for me. I'm really HOPING that this is a prototype to the final version. The Alpha device is a MUCH better design than that. Here's to hoping this is NOT the final product. #Teamblackberry @BBMarnel
I want it right now.
It looks just like 95% of all full-touch phones out, particulary similar to the iPhone. I won't even say "IMO" because it's a fact. So, if you think it's "hot" or "dope", "sexy" or "cute" then you are very easy to please and I am happy for you.
Really?
No, not really.
Here is my take...what makes my old iphone 4 look so awesome is the hardware itself and not the software. I believe what will make this phone so awesome is the opposite...the software. The hardware shouldn't ever be the focal point as you don't look at it most of the time. I never understood why Apple insists on putting so much focus on the hardware since people throw a huge Otterbox case on it anyways typically. Anyways, don't get too bent out of shape over this. :) I personally liked the one with the bezeled edges and the metal top/bottom myself.
Also, Thorsten said this design has been complete for a very long time now. The next renditions could look much different. They aren't going the Apple route with 1 phone to rule them all. You'll see 6 each year I bet.
The outer appearance isn't anything "oooo, ahhh" worthy. But, that's okay with me. I care about what the phone can do, functionality and capabilities. Gaining style points is really just a plus.
What we really can't tell is how thin it is. If it as impossibly thin as that original leak it'll be pretty hot, but I just can't see that.
Still I'm liking the lack of chrome. It would be nice if it had different colored backs to give it some extra personality.
Please RIM Please Please Keep the balckberry name off the front. The playbook would be so much better without it.
This can't be final.......its a Dev Alpha without the name on the front to me.
Whats there to make me think otherwise.
Do you even have a Dev Alpha?
If yes - Click the image on screen and hold up your Dev Alpha beside it.
If no - Find a picture of the Dev Alpha and compare the two.
Then you will think otherwise grasshopper!
Sometimes simple could prove well, but when you are in the shit hole I think RIM should have pulled out all the guns on the design aesthetics. The top and bottom should have been scaled down with the active viewing width expanded to edge-to-edge or near edge still leaving a smaller footprint for swiping geatures. This could also give the screen it's 4.3" real estate. The camera should be dead center as it looks off lingering to the right. I wish RIM paid more attention to the finer details of the TK Discovery. Adding some of those changes to the above picture would surely place RIM further up the leadership board.
Looks like a Droid X
I love it and can't wait to blow a wad on it and another $500 in accessories! Woohoo! And THEN I'm getting the qwerty version!!!!
ohhhh yes, i want one, not because i need it, not because i dont have a phone, i want one, because i want it.
not really digging the design, if that is in fact the final version. But honestly couldn't care if the OS is as slick as we're all hoping.
Might be nice in perl white, though
Not impressed at all!
Oh ya? Then tell me what you were expecting from a 4.2 inch touch screen phone? Or better yet what would impress you?
I'd love to see something like the Blade concept design that was out featuring the OS7 set up.. Just get rid of the buttons and track pad and there you have a sexy new phone..
Agreed that they Blade concept looked amazing and would have caught people's attention.
+1
+1 (Blade is amazing, but would prefer to wait for Blade + BB10 then get an early Blade + BB7).
Double post...
Looks bland to me. Not very inspiring. Hopefully it will look better in real life, turned on with an OS .
It looks like a piece of crap, should look more like the galaxy s3 just a bit smaller to easily fit in your hand. This is BB10, you are supposed to we wowed, this is more like a sigh.
What are you a bloody troll? If it looked like an S3 it wouldn't be BlackBerry and then what follows next...a RIM and Sumsung design patent war. Eff'n trolls!
NOBODY knows design like digitalhomeboy.(gotta say,though, if RIM were litigious like some, the S3 has the shape of a great many 'Berry's! )
Oh G-Bone, thanks, but don't get me wrong while that may be true I would prefer RIM to think on their own two feet. Having a RIM vs Samsung war would only delay better Berry's to come.
I'm with you there...just sayin '...
"Should look more like the galaxy s3 just a bit smaller to easily fit in your hand"
You must be the biggest dunce or the stupidest troll...
After a comment like that ..in the same breath your saying its not like RIM?
Not feeling it-doesn't have that Blackberry appeal that pops when you see a Blackberry...
Sorry Guys.. Jst see d source of this post.. Itz Team Crackberry.. I think this sud b d one as d Team had already taken a sneak of BB 10 few weeks back.. .
Looks cheap, hopefully they will come out with something a little more refined like the 9930 looks, or maybe 9900 in white..full touch screen of course but you get the idea....
Stop the INSANITY! Five plus months of leaks, sneak peeks, and speculation is going to be UNBEARABLE. I have a PB so I'm likely waiting for the keyboard version so double the amount of CRAZINESS! I may just have to buy both!
/Device agnosticism or bust!
Doesn't blow my socks off or curl my toes but It's nice and what's under the hood is what will rock! I want the blade slider in BB10 format....
I cannot wait :D :D :D I'm so excited about BB10 :D
BlackBerry By Choice!
For some reason I don't think this will be the final design...
a leak like this comes out when a product is near its launching. Are we getting this baby earlier than promised? I HOPE SO!! IM SO EFFIN EXCITED!!
In my opinion, what screams BlackBerry about this device is that it's severely understated. When I look at other phones whether is be the RAZR's, GS3, iPhone, they all attempt to be flashy to some extent... "pebble blue," "all-glass front and back," "angular corners and ultra thin"... what I like about this pone is that it looks professional and clean, not gimmicky or toy-ish.
If RIM had chosen to put the Bold's metal band around it, they would have been called for copying Apple. I think the best thing they can do is come out with this in a nice gun-metal colour and offer people a few different options either at launch or quickly afterwards so people can pick what's bet for them.
+1
This looks like RIM. Its clean, its understated, it looks professional. Very Playbook-esque. I like the conservative look of the L-series. Let the N-series, the Bold, have a Bold look, much like the 9900.
I agree about the "understated" idea. I can't believe anyone would make a statement like 'the S3 looks better'?! Because it's so radically different?!?
No it can't be.. last rumor said it (BB 10) looks nothing like d Dev Alpha... so I'm more than sure d Real thing would be much more Stunning & Sexy than what U guys see here.. it ought to be.. It ought to be Extra ordinary :) :).. Finger Crossed :) :)
I like the look of the phone, being a pre sales unit means theres still possible improvments that could happen, I will 100% be buying one as soon as i can.
Im guessing theres a reason behind the whole design they have here and perhaps the "full glass" front is a very glossy screen protector on device to keep it safe from media staff who have been using it, im not sure but it sounds like a good reason
BlackBerry By Choice
I'm ready I'm ready, (In my Spongebob voice)!
I want to see more!!.. Its very sexy...i can see this phone on my night table.
I'm buying it :D
Hardcore BB user here, gotta be honest not super excited. Nothing makes it stand out, it's ok but it will not draw in new users. Probably not even bring back old users. It's a shame.
Now software wise, this is what makes a smartphone imho, holding off until I see the software before I make a decision.
Twitter user that posted this is now gone FYI.
Rim loosing identity - its another Apple inspired design!!!
Am i the only wants who wants to see the keyboard version more than the touch screen one?I mean it's a touch screen phone there is not an amazing design it's just a big screen..
Looks like a DROID
There is too much bezel, expecially on the top of the device. That should all be screen space!
I'm not sure how I feel about it overall.
If this is anywhere near the final commercial release. I say thank you but no thanks. Will be looking forward to the n series. As for my full touch screen phones I will stick with samsungs line of androids. Now thats a company that makes sleek exciting phones accounting for their high sales. Even the nokia looks better then this. All Iam seeing is iphone5 clone if its leaks are real to final product. Looks like Rim is leaving its iconic design roots behind and creating cheap looking chinese designed crap phones out their. So freaking bland and uninspiring for me as a consumer and I am afriad the average joe non bb enthusist customer is going to pass on thiss as well in a heartbeat. Not hating or trolling, crackberry team asked us what we thought. I out right hate the look, even the storms had some charm and design to them then this turd. Really really hoping this is a joke by crackberry so we can really be wowed when the full touch really gets shown.
completely agree. I was looking forward to something "innovative" not "me too, but please don't look at me."
I love your dont look at me statment. Sweet short and to the point. And so true in discribing this phone.
From what I can remember, this design was leaked loooonnnggg before those Iphone 5 LEAKS....Why is it okay for the Iphone 5 to have this design, (note that IMORE fans think it's pretty cool over there) which might have been "Cloned" from Blackberry's original leak?...But it's not okay for a Blackberry to have a design which they may have originally created...SMH ...
EXACTLY!!!!
Excuse me did you even read my entire post. I wasnt saying or impliying if its ok or not to copy. I was stating the fact that it looks generic and uninspired. No orginality. Looks like a very cheap chinese kirf iphone knock off, and imore fans have a right to rave about the iphone as it looks way better then this drap piece of plastic and glass. If Rim thinks this will sell to the average joe consumer they have learned nothing. This has the potential to be another playbook flop piasco thats all. Regardless of how good os will be people like style and this phone has none. My personal opinion. Again not preaching the validity of copying others design. So please stop accusing me of something i am not doing. This is an opinion blog post, asking for opinions, and that was my opinion. But once again I guess because I dont like another stupid mistake by Rim I am a Rim hater and troll, how predictable and old. Maybe if We had more opinion posts like this and Rim actualy listened to their consumers they would not be in this position in the first place.
Just another slab... I'll wait for the full qwerty, the way a BB is supposed to be!
What part of this is "distinctly blackberry" like the earlier hands-on post said? This looks like every other phone out there. I'm extremely disappointed. Was looking for something new and innovative. Aren't those the rounded corners Samsung just got sued for? Ha.
It's a big assumption saying this is exactly what team CB saw of actual BB10! The image quality is poor here to start with...
Yea, I'm really really hoping this is some early prototype or a fake and not the one they were describing...
From 10 feet away, it looks like any other full touch phone. Even up close, if you are not familiar with other phones, you might think it's an Iphone or a samsung.
It would have been better if they kept the angular corners like in the earlier leaked prototype photoes and with a choice of colors for the top and bottom edges. Need something to screen blackberry.
What I do like with this design is the glass goes closer to the edge (both top and bottom). It gives the illusion of a bigger screen even with the bezel.
From a design standpoint, it's hard to see how a full-touch handset can be made to look especially distinctive, unfortunately.
Personally, I liked the London concept with its P'9981-esque beveled stainless steel caps at either end, but the general opinion on that one seemed to be universally negative.
Looks pretty good to me, I can't wait to see the final bb10 os running. I'll take two please, ASAP! Oh, and I agree color variations would be awesome.
there is too much space from where the screen ends to the bottom of the phone. is that for gestures like with the playbook? dont like it because of this. it does look better than the leaked iphone 5 though.
WANT IT!!!
Hope this isn't it. Looks like every other android device.
I suppose
what is with the gap between the glass and top/bottom bezel? looks a bit unpolished.....
on the other hand, the dev alpha has an homogenous glass screen that covers the whole surface....
i guess this is the BB london.
The non-glass space above and below could be for antennas, so the back material could be very high end then.
Looks good, but I think it would be even hotter if they lost the top and bottom "non-glass" bits. Then it would actually stand out from the rest. Just a perfect rectangle with the full front glass. A little PlayBook-esque, but still. I'll keep wishing I guess.
I totally agree!
I agree BUT it looks real nice for gaming!!!
I think it was on purpose so that you can set it down face down without the screen touching the surface you're laying it down on... so as to not scratch it?
Maybe... But I think a super thin perimeter frame that's slightly raised would have done the job much better than what they have pictured.
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