My rebuttal in bold, Q10 seems like a good phone, but lets not get carried away....



The voice of reason....

Why not get carried away? It's a great device!I enjoyed your "mid-range" camera comment, seeing as spec-wise, it's on par with the S3 and the iPhone 5. Further, I'm not sure I'd say much for the types of cameras on smartphones in general. They all suck, but all seem to do a decent job provided your expectations aren't high. It's a tiny lens with absolutely no real zoom. You're not going to get a pullitzer with a smartphone camera.As for the keyboard, not all of us use it out of "nostalgia." We use it because it's more productive and more precise than a virtual keyboard. The Z10 is as close as I've seen or experienced a virtual keyboard to being a viable replacement for the real thing, but we're not there yet. The single biggest thing I do on my phone is type. I want something that can keep up, and that's the physical keyboard. I'm not living in the past; in fact, I've been more caught up now with the Q10 than I've ever been with slab phones.Features don't have to be unique, there is only so much that can be done these days. We've kind of hit a plateau. The uniqueness in BB10 is in the delivery. Sure, other platforms have attempted the unified inbox, but none that I've seen have pulled it off in the same way that BlackBerry has. The Hub is a living app that is always there at the drop of a hat without having to wait for it to open. Further to that, while the gestures aren't necessarily for everyone, BlackBerry has successfully produced the first phone without a home button, and has pulled that off quite well. I am more productive and efficient with my phone now than I ever have been.On the whole, BB10 is a great package that tends to be overlooked by many because of the stigma surrounding BlackBerry. If this type of package had been developed by Apple, it would have sold like hotcakes. Give it time, the market will bounce back and realize that BlackBerry isn't the company that didn't move forward with everyone else.JBPosted from my brain to your screen via CBQ10