The war of the smartphone is on and Blackberry has refused to throw in the towel. Announcing its biggest smartphone to date. The Z30 features a large 5-inch AMOLED screen with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, updated BB 10.2 software, and a high-capacity battery which the company says, should last more than 48 hours between charges.
The 1.7 gigahertz processor smartphone will sure compete against the likes of Apple Inc's new iPhone 5S and Samsung Electronics Co's Galaxy S4 and other android devices.
One major interesting feature of this phone is the array of stereo speakers which seem to be ripped right out of the HTC One's playbook. Blackberry says the enhanced speakers are touted to not only pump up music and video but also video conferencing and spoken communication as well.
The announcement of the new handset indicates the company wish to emulate the several Android manufacturers who have found success with larger screens.
Blackberry said the Z30 would be released in the UK and Middle East next week, ahead of other regions.
It is also releasing an update to its operating system - taking it to version 10.2 - which it said offered "hundreds of refinements plus many new features".
These include the ability to preview and respond to messages without having to switch out of whatever app the owner is using, and the introduction of a "priority hub" that groups together information and emails that the device judges to be most important to the user.
The firm said that the update should be available to owners of its existing Z10 and Q10 devices from mid-October.
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