No rethinking, no behind front.In September 2020 BlackBerry had said to sign the closing date of his operating system and the date is around the corner.From January 4, 2022, all smartphones that run with any version of BlackBerry Os will stop working.That is: they will turn on, it will still take photos (from the dubious quality) but they will not be able to make or receive calls, send or read new SMS, surf the internet.In a nutshell, it is the end of the mobile telephony icon as we had learned to know it.
Yes, because over time BB tried to renew itself, under the guidance of TCL who had acquired its licenses, embracing Android and greater versatility.But it has not succeeded and not just because of his fault.At the turn of 2016 and 2018, the competition of Apple, Samsung and Huawei was such as to leave no escape to the old giant, however already in difficulty following a couple of important falls, which had marked its economic health.
Anyone who has a BlackBerry with Android in his hands will be able to continue going on but also their end is close: my Key2, for example, is stopped at Android 8 while the rest of the world, like Samsung and Google, is already on version 12.
What will we stay with Blackberry?To us 40 -year -olds today, certainly the thrill of being able to write on an extended Qwert keyboard and to benefit from a series of services designed for commercial consultants of Wall Street as well as for any free European professional.The goodness of a system perfectly integrated in all its parts, with a series of protected applications and defended by the then possible attacks by third parties and a messaging system, BBM, impeccable.Everything has been overcome and that's why we shouldn't have regrets.Yet that touch and feel of typing on the physical keys remains unsurpassed and, to date, irreplaceable.Remember the Galaxy S8?Samsung had tried to replicate something like that with a cover that added a QWERTY keyboard to the smartphone: an experiment that perhaps did not give the desired results, yet another proof that the touch prevails now on everything, when it speaks of mobility.
A bit of history
In the middle of the 2000s, Blackberry and Nokia were at their peak in the mobile telephony sector.Even when the iPhone made its debut in 2007, many thought that the latter would not have affected the kingdom of the two companies, respectively, from Canada and Finland in the least.They were wrong.Nokia lost ground when she got into the hands (not voluntarily but out of necessity) of Microsoft, which has distinguished her with the Windows Phone while today it is in the middle of the adoption of Android but with a medium range offer.
BlackBerry tried to survive with the only source of revenues from the sale of corporate software, a field on which it is still strong today.But the losses did not allow you to do anything but sell the licensed brand.First to TCL, who converted her, without success, in Android, then with the transition from Chinese to startup onwardmobility.It is said that the latter could even launch new phones by the end of 2022, intended for a few markets and with medium-low positioning.
BlackBerry 850 was Blackberry's first Palare device and returned to the two -way wing category, together with a few others including 857, 900, 950, 957 and 962.The BlackBerry 850 was announced in 1999 with a 132 x 65 pixel screen resolution, a thumb keyboard and a scroll wheel.
The BlackBerry 5810 was one of the first java -based devices, which offered an integrated mobile phone, even if an auricular was requested.Was launched in 2002, aimed at companies rather than consumers.The 5810 worked on a 2G network and had a 160 x 160 pixel monochromatic display.There was also 5790 and 5820 in the 5000 series.
The BlackBerry 6710 was one of the first to offer an integrated phone and characterized by a large monochromatic display with 160 x 160 pixels.There were also 6720 and 6750, all launched in 2002.In 2003 the BlackBerry 6210 arrived, together with 6220, 6230 and 6280.These also had an integrated phone but offered an average monochromatic display rather than large as the models launched in 2002.Navigation took place through the lateral wheel.Email became within everyone's reach.
The BlackBerry 7100 series consisted of several models, each of which offered what BlackBerry called an Siretype keyboard.Rather than the traditional QWERTY keyboard, they had a layout similar to QWERTY but used two letters for button, allowing devices to become much thinner.The 7100 series therefore had dimensions similar to other competing devices on the market.
The models of the BlackBerry 8700 series introduced in 2005/2006 added more features for consumers, as better display.Large 320 x 240 pixel screens with a color depth of 65k and a complete format of the QWERTY keyboard, making them wider again than the 7100 series.
The BlackBerry Pearl was the first BlackBerry to lose the wheel to navigate the display.Instead, he had a mini trackball in the center of his large five -lines keyboard.The 8100 was the first with a 1 camera.3 Megapixel, in addition to the microSD support for an expansion of up to 8 GB, ringtones and a multimedia reader.The BlackBerry Curve arrived for the first time in 2007 with the 8300.There were a couple of variants, most of which had a 2 megapixel camera, the trackball interface and a display with 320 x 240 resolution.
The BlackBerry 8220 Pearl Flip was announced in 2008 with a shell -shaped factor.He had an internal display of 240 x 320 and an external one of 128 x 160 pixels.The same trackball interface as the original Pearl series was present, together with a 2 megapixel camera, 128 MB internal memory and microSD support up to 16 GB.
The BlackBerry Bold range arrived for the first time in 2008 with the 9000 model.It had the wider format like the curve, with the complete QWERTY keyboard and the trackball interface.The Bold represented for many the premium device capable of placing a new standard for the market.He offered a retro in leather and is probably the most iconic phone produced by BlackBerry.
The first BlackBerry Storm arrived at the end of 2008, with a touchscreen and without physical QWERTY keyboard.Here Blackberry tried to move on to the full touch, right in the months when the iPhone began to take hold.Then he touched at the Bold Touch, with optical trackpad, a complete QWERTY keyboard and a touchscreen interface.But at this point, the display seemed all too small for the needs of consumers.
The BlackBerry Z10 was the first model to present the new BB10 operating system, arriving in early 2013.He had a 4.2 -inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels.He mounted a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor supported by 2 GB of RAM, together with 16 GB of memory and microSD for expansion up to 32 GB.When he arrived, he already seemed obsolete.
The BlackBerry Passport arrived in September 2014 and brought something truly new in the sector.A smartphone with strange measures, perfect not to go unnoticed, less in terms of versatility.BlackBerry was planning devices for his fans and not for all consumers in the world and this has become a problem, at least for revenues.
The BlackBerry Classic followed Passport in December 2014, reporting a design similar to the Bold, which everyone knew and loved.He had a 3.5 -inch display with a resolution of 720 x 720 pixels and offered an 8 megapixel camera with a 2 megapixel front.There were 2 GB of RAM, in addition to a 1.5 GHz processor, but the main thing of this device, in addition to the physical QWERTY keyboard, was that it allowed users to download BlackBerry and Android apps.
Four months after the arrival of the BlackBerry Classic, the BlackBerry Leap has arrived.This was the product of a new production agreement with Foxconn, a cheaper touch device, with a 5 -inch display and a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels.It was sold in two versions, black or white, and it was the last BB10 device ever.
Priv was the moment when everything changed for BlackBerry.It was the first Android device and marked the beginning of the end for its mobile platform.It presented the complete QWERTY keyboard hidden under a sliding display, together with an 18 megapixel camera, a quad HD display and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor.As a Android device, the deposit was full of innovations.The format was perhaps a little big, but it remains a good phone for the time.