BlackBerry Q10


The BlackBerry Q10 is a touchscreen-based QWERTY smartphone developed by BlackBerry, previously known as RIM. Succeeding the BlackBerry Bold family, the Q10 is one of the two BlackBerry smartphones unveiled on January 30, 2013, the other being the BlackBerry Z10.

History and release

BlackBerry positioned the Q10 as a keyboard-equipped counterpart to the Z10, targeting users who preferred traditional BlackBerry hardware keyboards while moving to the new BlackBerry 10 operating system.
In the United Kingdom, pre-orders began in April 2013, with shipments expected by the end of the month. It was released by 3, O2 and Vodafone. In the United States, BlackBerry and carriers began wider rollout in June 2013, with availability in Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint.

Hardware

The device has the company's distinctive QWERTY keyboard similar to that found on the BlackBerry Bold series and a 3.1-inch square Super-AMOLED capacitive multi-touch display. The screen displays at 720x720 px resolution at 328 ppi. This is the first device based on new BlackBerry 10 OS to have physical keyboard; another first is a HDMI port to connect a TV or monitor to the cellphone. It is powered by a dual-core Snapdragon S4 Plus processor, with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage, and supports microSD expansion.

Software

The Q10 shipped with BlackBerry 10 and later received updates within the BlackBerry 10 software line. BlackBerry announced BlackBerry 10.3.3 availability for BlackBerry 10 devices via its developer communications, with rollout depending on carrier approvals.

End of support

BlackBerry ended support for legacy services for BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10 devices effective 4 January 2022, warning that services and functionality would no longer reliably operate after decommissioning of the supporting infrastructure.

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