New BlackBerry Z30 Flagship Goes Official

BlackBerry is still fighting. It has just announced a new flagship smartphone, the Z30. It is also the first BlackBerry smartphone to ship with the company's latest version of the BB 10 OS, which is the BB OS 10.2. The BlackBerry Z30 packs a 5" Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels (295 ppi). It measures 140.7 mm x 72 mm x 9.4 mm. It is powered by a dual-core 1.7GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset and 2GB of RAM. It also supports LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC. It is equipped with an 8-MP camera with an f/2.2 lens, also capable of 1080p Full HD video recording capabilities. There is also a 2-MP front-facing snapper, which records 720p HD videos.

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Some of the new features of the latest BlackBerry OS 10.2 include the BB Priority Hub, which learns who in your messaging history is important and collects priority messages from all accounts (e-mail, social networking and other sources). BBM Now and Message Preview will also give you a peek at new messages without having to leave the app and you can even respond to BBM messages. The Z30 boasts a 2,880 mAh battery pack and a new antenna design together with stereo speakers with Natural Sound technology. There's no information yet on its pricing and availability.


The BlackBerry Q10 and Z10 will also get the latest BB OS 10.2 update in mid-October.

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