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First Photos Of BlackBerry's Two New Smartphones, The Z10 And Q10

Kevin Smith

2013-01-30T17:48:00Z

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Today Blackberry unveiled its two latest smartphones, the Z10 and Q10.

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The devices are a huge leap forward for the struggling company.

The Z10 is a 4.2-inch touchscreen phone and the Q10 has a smaller touchscreen with a classic physical keyboard.

The Z10 will launch in the U.S. in mid-March and pricing will vary by carrier.

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We spent some time with both phones at BlackBerry's big launch event today. Hit the gallery below to take a look.

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Before the BlackBerry rep showed us the new phone he gave it a quick wipe down.

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To unlock the Z10 you simply swipe up, there are no buttons to press.

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The screen is really bright!

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The phone feels nice in your hands. The back is a rubbery material. The screen is slightly bigger than the iPhone 5, but overall the device is noticeably thicker.

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Volume buttons are on the right side of the device.

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And on the left is a micro-USB charging port and micro-HDMI out.

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Power button, headphone jack, and noise-canceling mic on the top of the device.

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Here's the phone app.

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This is the BlackBerry Hub. It's a notification center that stores new emails, calendar appointments, Facebook messages, etc.

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Multi-tasking felt right. It was ridiculously simple to switch between apps.

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The demo phones were pre-loaded with Alicia Keys' latest album. Alicia Keys now works for BlackBerry as the Global Creative Director.

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The Story Maker app lets you stitch together photos and videos to make short presentations.

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BBM sports a redesigned look and feel.

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The predictive text was pretty amazing and was able to guess exactly what we were trying to type. It was very easy to type with one hand.

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BlackBerry had a few options for accessories, including snap-on cases, covers, and the ever-popular belt clip.

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The Q10 is the new BlackBerry phone that has a keyboard. It Didn't feel big at all despite being larger than previous versions.

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The back of the device is made from a glass weave material, which we were told is stronger than carbon fiber.

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Here's a view of it from the left side.

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And the volume and power buttons on the right side.

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Next we headed over to see the Q10. Sorry for the dark photo, but this is how the new Q10 (left) compares to the older Blackberry Bold 9000 (right).

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The Q10's keyboard is bigger than previous Blackberry's and it provides a better grip.

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The screen is 3.1 inches and has a 720 x 720 resolution.

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The camera looked pretty good.

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We really like the built-in image editor, which allows users to choose the best portion of a photo.

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