Blackberry Z30 Unlocked Cellphone, 16GB, Black

I purchased the BlackBerry Z30 unlocked cell phone 15 days ago, after purchasing the Z10 unlocked in February, 2014. Unfortunately the Z10 was delivered with a defective camera, but AMAZON reimbursemed in full (very nice, :-)). After 10 months using the Z10 (it is a great cell phone, but the camera was not available), I decided to buy the Z30. I am not disappointed, on the contrary.I configured the phone to be locked after 30 min. To unlock it is really fast.The blackberry hub, already available in Z10, is a great feature, which avoids opening several apps and concentrates all "comunnication apps" (e-mail, whatsapp, phone calls, msm, bbm) in a sigle "area". This is truly very practical.The contacts are very easy to edit and, moreover, to "clean" useless information. By this I mean duplicated contacts, editing contacts information, etc. All very easy and intuitive.An issue I found is that JAVA does not run in either Z10 or Z30, which is a problem for JAVA-based apps.Some apps are beautifully designed for Z30, but there are not too many choices. It would be good if app developers dedicate some efforts to BlackBerry cell phones. Not all people use iPhone or other operational systems running cell phones.The BBZ30 sound is crystal clear. The camera works beautifully :-).But, the most impressive feature of Z30 is the internet connection: VERY FAST. When trying to use my cell phone, my friends using other cell phones were really very much impressed, as I am. Navigating with Z30 is an amazing experience because of the quick connection and fastness. A truly great feature of Z30.The Z30 design is very beautiful, although a bit big in size (but thin!).Overall I am extremely happy with BBZ30, but I must confess: I am a BB fan. Not everyone is supposed to use iPhone or Android, or other operational systems based cell phones. I have been using BB over many years, although it is considered by many people for "conservative people" or only for business man, what, to me, is a complete stupidity.Believe me: BlackBerry Z30 is a great cell phone.Update on September 20th, 2015: I am more happy than ever with my BlackBerry Z30 cellphone. The BlackBerry operational system has been updated a few times, with no trouble.But the most AMAZING FEATURE is the app BlackBerry Blend, which allows you to connect your cellphone in full with your computer and with your iPad. This app is great, not only because it works very well, but also because it is very practical. When in work, I don't have to stop using my computer or tablet if it is connected to BB Blend. I can see all messages, etc. Even better would be if the BB Blend developers would make the phone calls available through the computer or iPad (using an earphone), and also if the phone could access my computer and iPad. That would be absolutely great.BB Z30 is absolutely fantastic!

I just received the phone and have been using it only for one day. To put things in perspective, I bought this unlocked phone to cover for my broken Samsung S5, so my phone use/expectation is at least a year (or two) old. I like the Z30 phone. It reminds me of the glorious BB days for all the right reasons. The keyboard is especially good. Other commenters have bragged about the keyboard, and I now know why. Camera... nah.. just so so!The BB Blend is a really useful feature. and I am loving it because once you are in the office and connected to the desktop, you don't need your phone except to make/receive calls. The push technology is good; I seemed to get notifications before it shows up in my email inbox. The call quality is good, too!My reason for 3 stars -- the Apps ecosystem is woefully inadequate, even with the Amazon Appstore for some reason. I have not had the time to check it all out... and this phone has the latest OS. On top of that, I learned WhatsApp will not support and will discontinue for this OS after Dec. 31. So buyer beware! Not able to install my Vonage Extensions App, either!At this point, I am disappointed for that reason, as I will be having a very expensive equipment that will be less and less worth. I used to be a big fan of BB, and I still love this z30 phone for all it does, but unfortunately there is a lot it does not, compared to all the other phones that are out there. Therein lies the rub! For just phone and email use -- if this is all one needs to use -- this IS a good product!I don't know if I can return it back for a refund...because as much as I would like not to, unfortunately I don't see myself using this phone for long for all the things it is lacking...

This is a good phone for the price of it. Just understand what you are getting. This is not an android phone and it is not a super duper high-end phone. I bought this as a backup for my smart-phone if I needed it, I did. The phone is very well made and easy to use (once you learn how to use it) but it does have a lot of limitations. I was able to install the play store with some workarounds but not all apps will install easily and what does will likely end up being a modified version. Now if all you want is to email, text and use the internet this is perfect for you. Anything more will be difficult. For me was a great backup.