Why I grew to love Blackberry 10 - Part 3

In Part 1 and Part 2 we looked at a number of features that made me love Blackberry 10, In Part 3 we continue by looking at a few more.

 9. Multi-Tasking 

Active frames.
When a user returns to the home screen from within an application, the application is minimized into a so-called "Active Frame". An Active Frame is a miniaturized window of the application which keeps running in the background. A user can return to such an application by tapping on the Active Frame.

External Display while checking email or playing another video

In this 2013 video Deepak Maharaj demonstrates the Z10 playing a video on the external screen while playing another video on the phone itself.  While that is happening he shows the ability to visit the hub, compose email etc with no lag. Here is a comparison between a Z10 running BB10 vs Samsung Note 4 and another discussion on multi-tasking.
File Manager (demo)
Out of the box, BB10's file manager has got to be one of the best.

Remote Access (demo)
I mentioned this with Blackberry Blend but the demo above says it all. With Blackberry Link running on your PC, access your desktop and My Documents files from your phone. The Phone is your office.
Not an app fanatic
While many persons have tens if not hundreds of apps on their phones research constantly shows that less than 5 apps are often regularly used. The sad truth for Blackberry is the app that a user wants will is likely the one not available.

The keys apps for me are there. The contacts, calendar, email, weather, notes/reminders, clock, password keeper, BBM, camera, Bible, Kindle and Adobe reader.

There are social media apps Twitter, Facebook  (was but there is Face10 and others). Instagram(IGrann and Inst10) among others. That said, many Android apps will run on BB10 but it takes a little effort and the run-time is stuck at 4.3 (Jelly-Bean).

That said, the BBOS in and of itself is a great mobile OS, if not the best. The lack of apps is not an OS issue but lack of adoption brought on by RIM's strategic mistakes and failures in the past.

I do use an iPhone (occasionally) and Android device (regularly). BB10 will die but sometimes like great men who die young, so do some great products.

In Summary 
  1. The Hub - The communications Hub. Nobody does it, nobody does it better
  2. Blend - Desktop Anywhere
  3. The Calendar and Meeting mode
  4. Video screen-share
  5. Browser and Reader mode
  6. Shortcuts - Physical keyboard
  7. Multi-Tasking - Amazing productivity
  8. File Manager - Best out of the box
  9. Multi-tasking 
  10. Remote Access - With BB Link access anywhere
Reference
  1. Blackberry 10 Change Log
  2. Keyboard Shortcuts (Q10,Classic, Passport)

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