<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Z10	I-Application
is	O
a	O
high-end	O
LTE	O
touchscreen-based	O
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
BlackBerry	O
,	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
RIM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Z10	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
two	O
new	O
BlackBerry	O
phones	O
presented	O
at	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
event	O
on	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Z10	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Z30	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	O
's	O
chief	O
operating	O
officer	O
Kristian	O
Tear	O
and	O
chief	O
marketing	O
officer	O
Frank	O
Boulben	O
fought	O
against	O
co-founder	O
and	O
former	O
co-CEO	O
Mike	O
Lazaridis	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
Z10	O
prioritized	O
over	O
the	O
Q10	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
physical	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Z10	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
new	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
(	O
Currently	O
running	O
on	O
10.3.3	O
)	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
based	O
on	O
QNX	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
of	O
BB	O
10	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
direct	O
manipulation	O
,	O
using	O
multi-touch	B-Application
gestures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interaction	O
with	O
the	O
OS	O
includes	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
multi-touch	B-Application
gestures	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
specific	O
definitions	O
within	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
the	O
BB10	O
operating	O
system	O
and	O
its	O
multi-touch	B-Application
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Z10	O
comes	O
pre-loaded	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
default	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
applications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
has	O
a	O
mobile	O
hotspot	B-Application
functionality	O
,	O
which	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
8	O
devices	O
,	O
sharing	O
its	O
internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
accesses	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
an	O
online	O
application	B-Application
distribution	O
platform	O
for	O
the	O
BlackBerry	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
browse	O
and	O
download	O
applications	O
,	O
games	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
videos	O
from	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
World	I-Application
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
keyboard	B-Device
learns	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
writing	O
style	O
and	O
suggests	O
words	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
user	O
type	O
faster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Z10	I-Application
has	O
an	O
8-megapixel	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
2-megapixel	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Z10	O
has	O
voice	B-Application
control	I-Application
,	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
operate	O
the	O
phone	O
by	O
spoken	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
SKUs	O
for	O
the	O
Blackberry	B-Application
Z10	I-Application
,	O
corresponding	O
to	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
carrier	O
band	O
distribution	O
and	O
international	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LTE	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Z10	O
features	O
the	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
S4	O
Plus	O
(	O
SoC	B-Architecture
)	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
CPU	O
running	O
at	O
1.5GHz	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Adreno	B-Device
225	I-Device
GPU	B-Architecture
for	O
LTE-capable	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
markets	O
where	O
LTE	O
is	O
not	O
supported	O
(	O
international	O
model	O
)	O
,	O
BlackBerry	O
released	O
the	O
Z10	O
with	O
the	O
Texas	B-Device
Instruments	I-Device
OMAP	I-Device
4470	O
(	O
SoC	B-Architecture
)	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
CPU	O
running	O
at	O
1.5GHz	O
and	O
a	O
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX	O
544	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Canada	O
,	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Z10	I-Application
was	O
available	O
at	O
Bell	O
Mobility	O
(	O
including	O
Virgin	O
Mobile	O
Canada	O
)	O
,	O
Mobilicity	O
,	O
Rogers	O
Wireless	O
(	O
including	O
Fido	O
)	O
,	O
SaskTel	O
,	O
Telus	O
Mobility	O
(	O
including	O
Koodo	O
Mobile	O
)	O
,	O
Wind	O
Mobile	O
,	O
and	O
Vidéotron	O
Mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
prepaid	O
provider	O
and	O
T-Mobile	O
US-MVNO	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
to	O
offer	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Z10	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
announced	O
pre-ordered	O
for	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
March	O
28	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
Vodafone	O
NZ	O
made	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Z10	I-Application
available	O
for	O
sale	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
Taiwan	O
Mobile	O
announced	O
that	O
Blackberry	B-Application
Z10	I-Application
is	O
available	O
on	O
15	O
April	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
