BlackBerry Finalizes Secusmart Acquisition

I finally got the chance to mess around at length with the Classic. First off, its slow. And I mean agonizingly slow and/or hitchy in some cases. The cheapest smartphones from the competition are more responsive than this turtle of a device. Sure, a lot of it might be fixable via updates, but Blackberry has a very poor history in this regard so I expect little to no improvement. Like previous OS 10 devices the UI is tolerable if you're transitioning from another touchscreen ecosystem..and that's a big problem because the Classic was supposed to be targeted at the most hard-core of the BB faithful. Is it easier to use than the Q10? Yes, but only just. A determined user could probably learn to deal with the Android-like inconsistencies...
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The fact I cannot remove the battery & swap it with a fully charged one up till recently was a deal breaker for me however, I am seeing & hearing such good feedback on this device that I may just have to overlook this. In the past, I have always had spare batteries for my Blackberrys. Never being caught without a charge! I'm wondering, was this a step backwards "in my mind" for BlackBerry or does this device need to have a "always constant charge" ?

Anyone know the release date for verizon?

😢
here we go again!
I had a blackberry bold 9930 and when i upgrade to the Q10
"SURPRISE!!!"
no more android apps supported.

Blackberry hope you do something about this.
because i need to used my bank mobile app to charge my customers credit card.
other wise, I think i will have to switch to the Ladies phone.
Yes the one with the fruit symbol.

Oh thank God for this forums.

Later