{"id":14184,"date":"2017-02-02T12:48:43","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T10:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=14184"},"modified":"2017-05-16T08:38:52","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T06:38:52","slug":"review-blackberry-z3-8gb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/review-blackberry-z3-8gb\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: BlackBerry Z3 8GB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Attention avid BlackBerry fans \u2013 we know that you are out there. If you\u2019re looking for a phone that has many of the features of other high-end mobiles, but doesn\u2019t compromise on the Canadian company\u2019s communication-centric way of thinking, then consider the Z3.<\/p>\n<p>The device is available in South Africa, but it\u2019s important to note that the Z3 was created specifically for those living in Indonesia and its surrounds \u2013 they have been deemed as \u201cultra\u201d BlackBerry users. Therefore, the Z3 is missing features such as LTE because it\u2019s not widely available in those areas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14191\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14191\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14191\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BB-Z3-post-insert-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BB-Z3-post-insert-300x300.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BB-Z3-post-insert-150x150.jpg 150w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BB-Z3-post-insert.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BlackBerry Z3<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019re a photography buff, then this is not the phone for you \u2013 it hasn\u2019t been built to be a photo-taking device: the 5 MP rear camera is mediocre, but the 1.1 MP front-facing image-shooter is less than sufficient, but oddly enough, BlackBerry has added Full HD video playback functionality.<\/p>\n<p>The Z3 still has BBM available, so there\u2019s no problem keeping in touch with your fellow BlackBerry users; it\u2019s also packed with apps covering travel, lifestyle, music, video, games and news.<\/p>\n<p>So, the bottom line is that the Z3 isn\u2019t a bad phone; if pure communication is the reason that you use a phone, then it\u2019s worth bearing in mind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Specs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5.0\u201d Capacitive touchscreen<\/li>\n<li>Resolution: 540 X 960 pixels<\/li>\n<li>5 MP, autofocus, LED flash<\/li>\n<li>1.1 MP, 720p<\/li>\n<li>BlackBerry OS 10.2.1, upgradable to v10.3.1<\/li>\n<li>Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon 400 chipset<\/li>\n<li>Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait 200<\/li>\n<li>microSD dedicated card slot (expandable up to 32 GB)<\/li>\n<li>5 GB RAM<\/li>\n<li>Internal storage capacity: 8 GB<\/li>\n<li>Wi-Fi 802.11 b\/g\/n, hotspot<\/li>\n<li>Bluetooth: 0, A2DP, LE<\/li>\n<li>microUSB v2.0<\/li>\n<li>Non-removable Li-Ion 2500 mAh battery<\/li>\n<li>Up to 15h 30min of talk time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Pros: <\/strong>Supports Android apps; responsive QWERTY keyboard; Full HD video playback; favourable battery endurance;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cons: <\/strong>Only 8 GB (5.9 GB useable) onboard storage; poor-quality images taken in low-light conditions; not LTE enabled; plain design<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict: 5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/offers\/73973910\/BlackBerry+Z3+8GB+Black?sst=blackberry+z3%2Cfkey&amp;ssp=1&amp;sso=0&amp;rc=rgroup2\"><strong>BlackBerry Z3 available from R1,198<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attention avid BlackBerry fans \u2013 we know that you are out there. If you\u2019re looking for a phone that has many of the features of other high-end mobiles, but doesn\u2019t compromise on the Canadian company\u2019s communication-centric way of thinking, then consider the Z3. The device is available in South Africa, but it\u2019s important to note<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/review-blackberry-z3-8gb\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[1704,1706,1705],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BB-z3-feature.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14184"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14184"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16133,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14184\/revisions\/16133"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}