BlackBerry TK1 Titan Smartphone Concept, The Vision Of A BlackBerry Fan

By Mauricio

My buddy Guy (aka @DigitalHomeBoy) has pushed his BlackBerry addiction to the next level by unleashing his own smartphone concept. The BlackBerry TK1 (Ten Thousand One) is his vision of what the perfect BlackBerry would be and let me tell you, it is a monster (Titan…get it). The TK1 comes complete with advanced options, user control and the expanding customization of preferences. In terms of features and specifications, you’ll find that “Everything you need is in front of you!” including a touchscreen/keyboard combo without the sliding action, two speakers, dual cameras (3.5MP facing you, 8.1MP facing out), optical sensor and LED flash, two dedicated notification LEDs, three convenience keys, 8GB on-board flash storage, 1GB RAM combined with a Qualcomm 1.5GHz processor and more.

Remember, this is Guy’s smartphone concept. While it’s only a concept (a very good one), he told me he kept it as close to reality as possible and believes “There is no reason RIM can’t put out a mobile like this”. I agree. What do you think, can RIM put out a device like the TK1? Do you have smartphone concept you’d like to share with the BlackBerry world?

Head on over to Guy’s DigitalHomeBoy.ca page for the TK1 to read more about it as well as see more concept images. I’ve included one more image and some specifications below so feel free to read through them and let me know what you think in the comments!

Specifications

GSM/GPRS/EDGE/2G/3G/4G (LTE, WiMAX ready)
HSDPA & HSUPA
Network Support
Phone
Email
Text messaging
Instant messaging
Browser
Social Networking
Camera & Video recording
Bluetooth® v4.0
WiFi® 802.11 b/g/n + Hotspot Notification
Tethered modem
GPS with A-GPS Support
Media Player
Video
Organiser
Trackpad
Security
Passcode protection
Screen lock
Expandable memory (Up to 32GB microSDHC)

Size

Height: 4.48in / 114mm
Width: 2.6in / 66mm
Depth: 0.47in / 12mm
Weight: 4.19 ounces / 119 grams

Screen

TFT Capacitive touchscreen LCD (LED Backlighting support)
3.2×3.2 inch High-resolution 480×640 pixels colour display
16M colours
Font size & choice (user selectable)
Backlighting
Light sensing screen
Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
Touch-sensitive controls (See Data Input & Navigation for details)

Data Input & Navigation

TFT Capacitive touchscreen LCD
35 key backlit QWERTY keyboard
Dedicated keys: pre-defined – VAD (Voice-Activated Dialling), Camera, Music (user customisable)
3x Convenience keys: 1x right, 2x left, 2x Volume / Zoom in & out / Page up & down
Trackpad – Located on front face of device
Touch-sensitive keys: (LED Indicator/Vibrate feedback) ESC key to the right, Menu key to the left
Lock/Power key – Located to top left.
>Lock: Press once to lock
>Power: Press and hold for 2 sec. a) Soft Reboot b) Power Off
Intuitive icons and menus

Voice Input & Output

Integrated speaker and microphone
Integrated Hands-Free Speakerphone
Hands-Free headset capable
3.5mm stereo headset capable
Bluetooth® headset capable
WiFi® Calling (Carrier-dependent)
Rating for hearing aid: M3/T3

Ringtones & Notifications

Tone
Vibrate
On-screen
LED indicator
Notification options are user configurable
20 Pre-loaded Business themed Polyphonic ringtones – MIDI, SP-MDI, MP3, WAV

Camera & Video Recording

Front:
Front-facing 3.5 MP camera – Allows face-to-face video telephony over 3G and *WiFi® (*WiFi calling Network Dependent)

Back:
8.1MP autofocus
LED Flash
Optical sensor
8x Digital zoom
2592×1944 pixels
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection
Video recording / Playback
480×640 pixels (Normal 24fps)
720p/30fps (HD mode)

Media Player

Audio format support: MIDI, MP3, M4A, WMA, AMR-NB, AAC-LC/AAC+/eAAC+

Video format support: MPEG4 Part 2 Simple Profile (MP4), H.263, AVI, MOV, WMV, 3Gp

WiFi

WiFi® 802.11 b/g/n
5GHz dual-band 802.11n WiFi®
WPA / WPA2 Personal and Enterprise
Cisco CCX certified
WiFi® Calling (Carrier-dependent)
WiFi® access to BlackBerry Enterprise Server
WiFi® access to BlackBerry Internet Bundle
WiFi® Hotspot Notification
Support for UMA (Carrier-dependent)

Bluetooth

Bluetooth® v4.0
Mono/Stereo Headset, Hands free, Phone Book Access Profile (PBAP) and Serial Port Profile
Bluetooth® Stereo Audio (A2DP/AVCRP), DUN

Memory

8GB Samsung moviNAND Flash on-board memory (ROM)
1GB RAM
Expandable memory—support for microSD card (microSDHC)
16GB SanDisk microSDHC included

Wireless Networks

Quad-band 2.5 (GSM/GPRS/EDGE) 800/900/1800/1900 MHz
Tri-band 3G 850/1900/2100 MHz
Tri-band UMTS networks: 2G: 800/850/1900/2100 MHz and 3G 900/1700/2100 MHz
HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
HSDPA 7.2 Mbps

Battery

Standby time:
GSM – Up to 21 days / 504 hours
UMTS – Up to 17 days / 408 hours
Talk time:
GSM: Up to 6 hours
UMTS: Up to 6 hours
Music playback time: Up to 38 hours