Author | crackberry (cool friend)
Entering the pit in 2007, this year is the 13th year that BlackBerry has accompanied me. Although I am not confident that I can remember all the BlackBerry models, there is no problem in turning the Android Berry model backwards, I originally thought so... Unexpectedly, I inadvertently saw her in a fish, and then suddenly remembered this full-touch screen model that was forgotten by most berry fans, and even seemed to have never appeared - Aurora.
I vaguely remember that at the beginning of the release, aurora had bubbled up in the Tieba forum, but within a few days it disappeared and no one cared, and it failed to set off a wave. Over time, I completely forgot about this aurora. Since you can still have the opportunity to meet again, let's talk about this BlackBerry before the feelings have faded.
The BlackBerry logo, which evokes countless memories, is too dazzling
Aurora is the product of a collaboration between BlackBerry and an Indonesian company, similar to the domestic tcl, but not designed by BlackBerry itself, but designed and produced by this company and sold exclusively in Indonesia. At that time, the first price was only about 1800 yuan, and the impression that the blackberries that were so "cheap" in recent years only had z3 and leap, and even the q5 that was low on large plastics was far more than this price.
On the back, a rare gold body.
The machine received this time is only a stand-alone machine, and it is a pity that the glass cover of the camera part was removed by the home and glued back, which affected the overall beauty, which was helpless.
When I saw Aurora again, I thought it was a model released in early 2016, because both positive and negative were completely "retro", but again it was unexpected that this model was released in the first half of 2017 like keyone. So compared to the famous keyone, why such a cheap machine as aurora will quickly fade out of the sight of berry powder, as will be introduced later.
Press the right button
Press the left button
Aurora has a detachable back cover design that is similar in material to z10/q20, feels good and non-slip, and the black bar below is a single speaker. The quality of the whole machine is not heavy, but it is very steady in the hand.
The left is the power button, the right is the volume key and the shortcut key that appeared on the dtek series, but this shortcut is designed exactly like the power button, and it is easy to get confused when you first get it. Because it is a removable back cover, the key contacts are hidden in the bezel, the key range is short and the feel is soft, which is not my favorite type.
In particular, aurora is dual SIM dual standby and full Netcom, which is rare in non-NATIONAL Bank BlackBerry.
A 3100 mAh non-removable battery, made in Indonesia. Model number is BBC100-1
With an incredibly prominent BlackBerry logo on the front, Evolve was thought to be the only non-biological model with a Berry logo, and now it seems to have been preempted by Aurora.
On the front, the screen ratio is touching
Group photo with q20
Let's talk about the configuration before talking about why Aurora has been treated with this cold reception.
The machine is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 soc, with 4+32GB of storage. The screen adopts a 5.5-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 1280*720p, with a battery capacity of 3100 mAh, a single camera with 1300w pixels on the rear and 800w pixels on the front. No fingerprint recognition. The system is Android 7.0, the security patch is stuck in February 17, and new system updates cannot be detected.
Android 7.0
Just a few lines, see here everyone should understand why. Such a configuration, put in 13, 14 years with bb os10 may be a good product, but aurora seems to cross the yin and yang in 2017, her opponent is so terrible, even her brother is already 617, 625, 808 and 820, it is commendable that the 3100 mAh battery with the 720p screen brings excellent battery life and willing to give the 4G storage, it seems to stop there. Although there is also a big premise that Indonesia's special supply leads to fewer sales channels, it cannot be denied that e-waste is not welcomed anywhere...
Finally, let's roughly write about the experience.
In terms of daily use, because of the 425, the game naturally does not have to consider, the app tries to use a lightweight version or an old version, but Caton often accompanies, quite bb10 period with the Android application when the feeling. Stuck on the card but makes people feel at ease....
The camera is blurry due to the rear glass re-pasting, and it is impossible to give a sample. However, this self-built camera is not blackBerry self-developed but made by The Indonesian side, and the interface is quite interesting.
Taking pictures sounds exactly like an Apple camera
In terms of endurance standby, as mentioned above, even if only 3100 mAh is still enough under the "blessing" of 425 and 720p, there is no pressure throughout the day. As a spare machine, it is better to meet the standard.
In terms of audio and video, the 720p screen grain is obvious, and it is not good to chase the drama experience. Although the single speaker is loud enough, the overall timbre is average, and the accent is basically no, slightly better than evolve, inferior to the key series. The inner release was lackluster and was hung by evolve and passport.
Playing soy sauce duo, the domestic two users may add up to a thousand people...
Finally, to sum up, although the whole article feels like it is generally talking about the shortcomings of aurora, I actually like this one, the rare gold, the comfortable feel and the design style of Dream Back 2014... Can't make it up. In short, it is the honey juice good feeling, and finally received it at a price much higher than this configuration, and the Red Devil 5g that was originally planned to be the 19th was therefore more saved up in a word, and the feelings were at work.
BlackBerry is likely to withdraw from the stage of history, which is not a bad thing. After entering the Android BlackBerry era, I feel that BlackBerry either did not find out the market door, or had no intention of operating the hardware department, and semi-abandoned the plug to others. Insisting on taking the business route can be, because the high cost of research and development and the high pricing of the product caused by the separate production line can also be understood, but the money is not less spent than the people pay more, but the hand is always lower than the configuration of the generation, and the flagship soc has become a luxury. More than once I wanted to remind BlackBerry that you are now an Android phone, but I didn't say it to my mouth, and I waited and waited with the wonderful idea of "maybe next time". The shortcomings of system updates and optimizations are no longer enumerated, and berry powder has undoubtedly become the final loser. I can only say that BlackBerry has abused me a thousand times, and it is too difficult to treat you like a first love. BlackBerry just don't have to lose money, berry powder no longer has to be tortured by feelings, and by the way, it can also leave me with some good memories.
To the past
To now
There are too many off-topics, in short, the above is aurora's brief review (personal complaint) If you are interested in the same unpopular BlackBerry evolve small review, you can poke the connection below doomed to be forgotten - full screen BlackBerry evolution brief review and use experience from crackberry - Cool An.com
The article is the author's own opinion and does not represent the position of Ku'an