As you probably know,
Research In Motion’s next big thing is BlackBerry 10 handsets, and
although it isn’t quite clear just when a BlackBerry 10 devices will hit
the mobile space, today those developers that attend BlackBerry 10 Jam
will receive the BlackBerry 10 Alpha Dev handset. And apparently the guys over at
Crackberry had the low down on the specification that BlackBerry 10 Alpha Dev handset will have, which we have for your consideration…
The BlackBerry 10 Alpha Dev handset specs include the
BlackBerry 10
Developer Preview v10.0.4.197 operating system, a 4.2-inch HD LCD 1280 x
768 (356dpi) touch screen, rear facing camera with flash, front facing
camera, Bluetooth, NFC, quad-band HSPA+, LTE support disabled, microSIM,
16GB internal storage, microUSB, microHDMI, a non-removable battery and
a 3.5mm jack.
Apparently most of those specs will carry over to actual BlackBerry 10 smartphones once they arrive, but it is hoped that when they arrive RIM will have
changed the battery to a removable one. Also apparently the device is
bare-bones with only the camera and browser loaded, but should be opened
up with OTA updates and development moves forward.
Furthermore according to
Crackberry,
Alec Saunders, before ending the keynote stated that if developers that
take home the BlackBerry 10 Alpha Dev phone and deliver a BlackBerry 10
app at BlackBerry App World , and that app is approved, will be able
to once BlackBerry 10 is released, trade up their Alpha Dev handset for a
final build, limited edition BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
So there
you have the specs of the BlackBerry 10 Alpha Dev handset and that they
will be able to trade up to an actual BB10 device, do these specs make
you want to consider owning a BlackBerry 10 handset once they arrive?