You have to admit: Android, iOS and Windows Phone have been competing for a long time, and we haven't seen anything particularly revolutionary out of them in the past year or so.  BlackBerry has redesigned both its hardware and software from the ground up, and it's reflected in their newest smartphone, the BlackBerry Z10.  It has the specifications, with a 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 CPU, 4.2-inch HD display, 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD recording, and BlackBerry 10.  Despite the attempt to regain marketshare, there are still a few issues with the software.

It's a valiant effort for sure, but can it compete in 2013 with three major operating systems?  We'll find out in the full review.  Part 1 of 2.