Android Vs BlackBerry OS (RIM): Which Is Better?

The longtime battle between Android and BlackBerry OS RIM does not seem to slow down. Both mobile phone operating system giants keep introducing new features and applications every now and then, making it trickier than ever for an average user to decide if he/she should go with Android or BlackBerry. Both operating systems have their own pros and cons that you need to evaluate in line with your needs, ensuring you find the right OS that fits your needs and is worth every penny you spent on it.

To help you make a better decision, here are given some advantages and disadvantages of Android and BlackBerry RIM OS:

Plus points of Android

• Being open source gives Android operating system a competitive edge in the marketplace. Open Source means programmers and developers can create their own versions of Android, i.e. custom tailored Android operating system to cater to specific needs.

• In Android Market, you will find truckloads of useful applications that are focused on enhancing your experience as a user. You can find an application for nearly any situation.

• Android OS is easily compatible with most smartphones and has minimum hardware requirements. It has a unique Swap-space management feature that lets you open multiple applications simultaneously.

• The process of synchronizing contacts, email or other personal information is also a breeze as you just need to pair your device to the desktop computer by following an easy procedure. The synchronization process is quite tricky in BlackBerry OS as you have to install some software and server.

Negative points of Android

• Poor battery life is one of the key points that may dampen your spirits to choose Android.

• Android does not have any mechanism to tell poorly designed apps apart from good ones, so you may have to go through many useless applications before finding the decent one that fits your criteria.

Blackberry RIM Os

Geared towards business professionals, BlackBerry mobile phones have recently adapted many new strategies like its close rival Android, to enhance the user experience. They have come with Push Email technology that enables you to send and receive messages instantly. The elegant keyboard provides accuracy and faster typing that is rarely found in most of its competitors. Additionally, BlackBerry phones are rugged yet stylish, and come with a data compression option, making them the number one choice of corporate users. Compared to competitors, BlackBerry has longer battery life, ensuring optimal power consumption with single full-charge.

Negative Points

BlackBerry has its own App World which is though not so popular due to poor interface and less number of applications. Its web browser is very slow, leading to sluggish response time while browsing through the web. Despite data compression feature, the browser fails to keep pace when loading web resources such as wallpapers and pictures. Being strictly business-oriented, BlackBerry overlooks the needs of average users, which makes it a not-so-good choice for the everyday person.

Which OS to choose?

Both OSs are solid and convenient, providing similar functionality. Android has more appeal though, whereas BlackBerry is preferred by business professionals and corporate users. Personal sentiments and brand loyalty may play a role in your selection of operating system.

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The BlackBerry Z10 gets its official launch in Hong Kong

The BlackBerry Z10 gets its official launch in Hong Kong | CrackBerry.com Skip to main content Android BlackBerry iPhone / iPad Windows Phone webOS SIGN UP|LOG IN Topics The New CrackBlackBerry 10BlackBerry Z10BlackBerry Q10BB10 AppsBB10 GamesZ10 AccessoriesGet your Fix!Phones & TabletsCases & AccessoriesAppsGamesBlackBerry ThemesFree RingtonesFree WallpapersOur CommunityThe CrackBerry ForumsLatest Forum PostsPopular this WeekContests - Win free stuff!CrackBerry AppsJoin CrackBerry Today!Can Help YouGetting Started GuidesBlackBerry 10 How-TosPlayBook How-TosBlackBerry OS How-TosProduct & App ReviewsBlackBerry Support ForumsW/ Your AddictionPlayBookZ10Bold 9930Bold 9900Torch 9810Torch 9800More Phones...Popular Destinations & TopicsBlackBerry 10 ForumsPlayBook ForumsCrackBerry UnlockingWallpaper MakerDownload CB10 AppRumored DevicesBlackBerry 7Latest OS UpdatesBlackBerry MessengerSideloading Android AppsFacebookTwitterInstagram for BlackBerryRogersAT&TVerizonSprintBBRY News & Stock TalkThorsten HeinsQNX Forums Store Popular:Latest Forum PostsZ10Buy Z10 AccessoriesQ10BB10 HelpBold 9900PlayBookUnlock your BlackBerryGoto top Recent News Article | 6 min ago AT&T OS 10.0.10.822 (10.0.10.116) for the BlackBerry Z10 now available Article | 52 min ago Customize your BlackBerry 10 UI with Theme from S4BB Article | 3 hours ago Deal of the Day: Save 37% on the iGrip PerfektFit Traveler Kit for Bold 9930 and 9900 Article | 1 hour ago The BlackBerry Z10 gets its official launch in Hong Kong Article | 2 hours ago How to 'Mark Prior Read' on BlackBerry 10 Related Stories Article | 6 min ago AT&T OS 10.0.10.822 (10.0.10.116) for the BlackBerry Z10 now available Article | 1 day ago Amazon drops BlackBerry Z10 price to $99 Article | 1 day ago A happy ending to this Made in Manhattan BlackBerry Z10 story Article | 1 day ago Will BBM Video and BBM Voice get unlocked in the UAE? Article | 2 days ago Movistar does the Harlem Shake with the BlackBerry Z10 Article | 2 days ago Verizon shows off BBM Video in latest commercial Article | 2 days ago Opportunity squandered and saved - Another BlackBerry 10 story made in Manhattan New In the Forums BlackBerry Z10 In several cases, Z10 returns now exceeding sales 36 Replies | Last Reply 43 sec ago General BlackBerry Discussion iMessage is down AGAIN 113 Replies | Last Reply 44 sec ago BlackBerry PlayBook Where do the stock wallpapers live? 4 Replies | Last Reply 1 min ago BlackBerry Z10 Z10 hub is the pitts and is driving me mad!!!!!! 38 Replies | Last Reply 1 min ago BlackBerry 10 Dev Devices LATAM LE and Dev Alpha C thread 2 Replies | Last Reply 1 min ago New Accessories BlackBerry N-X1 2100mAh Standard Battery for Q10 $29.95 TYLT Y-CHARGE 4.2A Dual USB Car Charger $29.95 TYLT POWERPLANT Portable Battery Pack Micro-USB $64.95 Jabra BT2045 Bluetooth Headset $22.95 BRAVEN 570 Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speakers $109.95 In The Store Covers and Skins OEM and Extended Batteries BlackBerry Z10 Cases Z10 Batteries Bluetooth Headsets Screen Protectors See All Accessories Essential Reading Article | 6 days ago BlackBerry Q10 OS 10.1 features get detailed Article | 2 months ago Best BlackBerry 10 Apps and Games Topic | 1 month ago BlackBerry Z10 Accessories Article | 3 days ago Monday Brief: Facebook Home, iOS 7, and a major webOS contest Article | 3 days ago Says Joe Kernen "You know what we didn't count on? Those nuts. The CrackBerry Freaks." Article | 2 days ago BlackBerry Q10 to begin shipping from TELUS on April 29th Article | 2 days ago Verizon shows off BBM Video in latest commercial Article | 1 day ago Amazon drops BlackBerry Z10 price to $99 You are hereCB » Devices » The BlackBerry Z10 gets its official launch in Hong Kong How to 'Mark Prior Read' on BlackBerry 10 Previous Customize your BlackBerry 10 UI with Theme from S4BBNext 20 Comments The BlackBerry Z10 gets its official launch in Hong Kong By James Richardson on 11 Apr 2013 11:44 am 1 1 35

Another day, another BlackBerry 10 launch. Hong Kong this time where the BlackBerry Z10 has been unveiled. The device is now available from 1O1O, 3 Hong Kong, China Mobile Hong Kong, one2free, PCCW mobile, SmarTone and authorized retailers. Available in two colors, Black and White, the suggested retail price of BlackBerry Z10 is HK$5,988.

Frank Boulben, Chief Marketing Officer, BlackBerry officiated the BlackBerry Z10 celebration launch event and expressed that Hong Kong is an important market for BlackBerry where they have enjoyed a fantastic and growing relationship with partners, distributors, developers and the media since bringing BlackBerry here in 2002.

We've also heard today that the Z10 has launched over in Slovenia where it is available from Telekom Slovenije's website for 24 x €22 on a two-year contract or €669 outright.

Press Release

Hong Kong, 11 April 2013 – BlackBerry® (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB) today launched the new BlackBerry® Z10 smartphone in Hong Kong. The BlackBerry Z10 (all touch) is the first BlackBerry smartphone to launch with the re-designed, re-engineered, and re-invented BlackBerry 10 platform, which offers customers a faster, smarter and smoother experience than any other BlackBerry smartphone they have used before. The BlackBerry Z10 is now available from 1O1O, 3 Hong Kong, China Mobile Hong Kong, one2free, PCCW mobile, SmarTone and authorized retailers.

In Hong Kong for the launch, Frank Boulben, Chief Marketing Officer, BlackBerry said, “Hong Kong is an important market for BlackBerry and we have enjoyed a fantastic and growing relationship with our partners, distributors, developers and the media since bringing BlackBerry here in 2002. With BlackBerry 10, we have re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry to create a new and unique mobile computing experience, and we are uniquely positioned to change the way in which our customers use mobile technology. The BlackBerry Z10 with BlackBerry 10 is designed to help customers achieve success, however they define it. Every feature, every gesture, and every detail is designed to keep you moving, whether at work or at play.”

Available in two colours, Black and White, and with Chinese UI and handwriting support, the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone is elegant and distinctive, and the fastest, most advanced BlackBerry smartphone yet. It features a 1.5 GHz dual core processor with 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, and an expandable memory card slot that supports up to 32GB cards. The smartphone also includes the latest enhancements in high density pixel and screen technology to display clear, sharp, and incredibly vivid images. It features a micro HDMI out port for presentations on an HD TV or monitor, and advanced sensors such NFC (near field communications) to support mobile payments and the exchange of information with a tap of the smartphone.

Highlights of BlackBerry 10

BlackBerry 10 is a robust and reliable platform that is smooth and responsive. It has a modern design and a gesture-based interface that is highly discoverable. It is designed to support, learn, and adapt to the way you work and share with features like:

The ever present BlackBerry® Hub, which  brings all your conversations together in one easy to manage place that you can access at any time from any app with a simple “peek”, so you’re always only one swipe away from what matters to you.BlackBerry® Flow, where the BlackBerry 10 experience excels by enabling features and apps to flow seamlessly together, helping you complete the task at hand effortlessly and efficiently. For example, you can tap on an attendee listed for a meeting to see their latest tweet or LinkedIn profile. Or tap the thumbnail of a picture you just took to launch the Picture editor and quickly apply a transformation or filter, then instantly share it with your contacts.A keyboard that understands and adapts to you, that learns what words you use and how you use them, then offers them up to you so you can type faster and more accurately.BBM (BlackBerry® Messenger), which lets you harness the power of collaboration and exchange ideas in an instant. BBM in BlackBerry 10 includes voice calling and video chat, and lets you share your screen with another BlackBerry 10 contact.BlackBerry® Balance™ technology, which elegantly separates and secures work applications and data from personal content and lets you instantly switch between your personal and professional profile for easy access to work apps and data.Time Shift, an astonishing camera feature that lets you capture a group shot where everyone is smiling with their eyes wide open. Story Maker, which lets you bring a collection of photos and videos together, along with music and effects, to produce an HD movie that you can instantly share.   The new BlackBerry 10 browser, which sets the industry benchmark for HTML5 support on smartphones, is incredibly fast. Scrolling or zooming is fluid and responsive. The browser includes many advanced features, supports multiple tabs, lets you browse sites privately, includes a reader mode, and integrates with the platform for easily sharing content.BlackBerry® Remember, which helps you tackle tasks quickly with a new way to collect, organize and action all the information sitting in different places across your smartphone. If your BlackBerry 10 smartphone is set up with a work account, your Microsoft® Outlook® Tasks will automatically be wirelessly synced with BlackBerry Remember. If you have configured an Evernote account with your smartphone, BlackBerry Remember will sync Evernote workbooks as well.BlackBerry® Safeguard technology that helps protect what is important to you, and the business you work for.Built-in support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync® so your BlackBerry Z10 smartphone can be simply connected and managed as other ActiveSync devices in a company, or enabled with BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10 to gain secure access to work email, “behind the firewall” applications and data, and benefit from other security and enterprise mobility management features.The BlackBerry® World™ storefront, which now includes more than 100,000 BlackBerry 10 apps. In addition, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Foursquare apps for BlackBerry 10 are preinstalled, and BlackBerry 10 customers will have access to leading applications from across the globe. BlackBerry has also been working with local partners and developers to bring various applications to the new platform, including 24Reader, Apple Daily, Coach’s Clipboard, Hong Kong Movie, Mahjong World, OpenRice, and WeChat.

For more information on the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, please visit hk.blackberry.com/BlackBerryZ10.

 

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How to 'Mark Prior Read' on BlackBerry 10 Previous Customize your BlackBerry 10 UI with Theme from S4BBNext James Richardson 490 (articles) 90 (forum posts) 20 comments Sign in to comment fb tw gp wn MC_A_DOT 1 hour ago

BOOM!

Good good ...spread the BB love

Reply RJ_Motivation 1 hour ago

First!... hate me now :)

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Reply feldmen01 1 hour ago

You should hate yourself for looking like such an arse.

Reply RJ_Motivation 1 hour ago

Relax yourself buddy :-)

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Reply Jimmy Choo1 1 hour ago

Hometown baby!

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Reply RJ_Motivation 1 hour ago

First to first, but touché on the boom OP.

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Reply buylocal_getaBB 1 hour ago

you have a lot of time on your hands

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Reply Dave Bourque 1 hour ago

Why does the press release say wechat because its not out yet foe BB10.

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Reply RJ_Motivation 1 hour ago

As far as the topic is concerned, I'm excited to see how receptive Hong Kong will be towards BB10 since trending over there leans most towards large sized devices.

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Reply James Richardson 1 hour ago

Coming soon.

Reply sparkaction 1 hour ago

Is there Chinese character support on the z10?

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Reply jetstreamblue 1 hour ago

Yes. There is handwriting input function too.

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Reply ooladipo4jesus 1 hour ago

This is the fastest info machine on earth

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Reply ooladipo4jesus 1 hour ago

Na waaaa for technology o!

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Reply EricAdams 56 min ago

Lets correct the record, BB10 and Z10 in fact launched a week ago in Hong Kong on 28 March 2013, it is on official Blackberry Facebook.
Besides, it is not well received, people keep posting on Facebook saying that the HK people (where BB over 90% are for business use) need Q10 only and complaint about bad battery life and reboot...etc (but the Blackberry admin keep deleting those "factual" comment on the official Facebook)

Reply KidCaboose 43 min ago

Let's correct EricAdams. People posting discontent on a social media don't necessarily represent the whole accurately, and often skew that representation to one extreme. "Factual" and what appears on Facebook have very little in common.

Take the type of person who wants to post on Facebook, mix it with the kind of person who would only post when unhappy, drizzle a little hate mongering over the top, slice it with a little black and white absolutism, bake it in a bit of exaggeration, and then super size it with some band-wagonning, and you're an idiot if you swallow it.

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Reply GeniusJ 33 min ago

Welcome to the Z10 wave Hong Kong! BlackBerry 10 is worldwide baby! Pin:24F0E1AB

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Reply hcpastor 28 min ago

Go BB, go!

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Reply Dave Bourque 23 min ago

Never mind. Lol

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Reply sicz24 18 min ago

I just wanted to see the girls :)

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SayIt for BlackBerry 10 updated to version 2.0

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The popular Built for BlackBerry 10 voice assistant SayIt has been updated to version 2.0 and with it brings a fine selection of new features. If you missed our earlier video of SayIt you can check it out here and if you own a BlackBerry 10 device I would highly recommend it.

Although BlackBerry 10 does have a built in voice assistant it is rather limited in what it can do compared with SayIt. I know for sure which I use more often and it isn't the native one.

Updated features in SayIt 2.0 include:

UK English Voice Recognition  supportedOption to turn On/Off output voiceOption to turn On/Off trigger voiceUS Male, US Female, UK Male, UK Female voice outputUI improvementsResolve map issuesBuilt in Real time Translator, 65 languages are supportedVoice Search (17 languages supported): Perform Google search, Wikipedia search, YouTube search, Amazon search, Ebay search, Wolfram Alpha search, IMDB search, SoundCloud search, Vimeo search, Yelp search and Flickr search

The app update is currently rolling out as I write this so it may take a short while for v2.0 to show up - but be patient. It will be worth it.

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Wow.. you guys are up posting early!!!...I have it and it's a great app. Downloading the update now

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Reply jasonvan9 1 min ago

Thanks for the heads up, this is a fantastic app! Just updated in southern Ontario

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