BlackBerry Z10

5owners with an opinion

80%of verdicts positive

3/0positive/negative since 2024

3 yrslongest happy owner

1happy after 3+ years

Praised for software and design; criticized for sound.

What people wrote

Likes itOwned 3 years

Blackberry 10 was so nice. I bought a Z10 at launch, UX-wise the best phone i . Used it for I think 3 years and would go back instantly with a modern device and better app support. It had gesture control years before Android and iOS introduced them (it was copied from MeeGo though) and the unified inbox is still miles a way from everything else.

Likes it

The best touch keyboard on a phone for me was always on the Blackberry Z10 phone. The phone UI is also one of the best I used. Unfortunately, Blackberry went to shit.

Likes it

I had a Blackberry Z10 after the N9. Even though they were very different in their goals, it felt very much like a spiritual successor. BB OS10 dying as soon as it did really hits me to this date.

Likes it

Sometimes I really wish I didn't brick my OnePlus X, it was a good and simple device. Perfect for a spare fallback phone or a main one acting like a dumb-ish phone with QoL smart features (like camera, navigation, bank apps, music, totp...) (I bricked it because some bootloader flash part had a stupidly low write limit, and I burned them by updating the bootloader one time too many) Also loved my BB Z10, I wish it could have been community-maintained in some way (either BB liberating the OS or someone hacking Android onto it)

Doesn’t like it

i had a z10, shittiest speaker I ever had. almost killed my father when he had a heart attack, I couldn't understand the operator lady on my emergency call. thankfully they sent people over and he's still alive.

Likes it

Got a Z10 at launch, I did not expect it to be _that_ good, but it was! Especially with the latest updates which added a ton of new features and improvements. The software keyboard was incredibly reactive and tactile; I bet QNX played its part on that. Had to stop using it because of stupid (Android) bank apps deciding to check for root and refused to run.

Likes itDoesn’t say they own it

The Pre and WebOS were hands down the best non iPhone experience at the time. The mistake Palm made was going exclusive instead of pushing it everywhere. I don't think the Pre ever recovered from that in the USA. The BlackBerry Z10 was also a great device but by that point there was no way BlackBerry to deploy a competing ecosystem to iPhone and Android for it to matter.