Stereo Speakers on the Next BlackBerry 10 device Please!

The thing that I really love on the PlayBook, is how awesome its speakers are, and how they were positioned so that when you are watching a video in landscape mode. I was kind of disappointed when they did not follow through on this design on the Z10 to be honest.


I do think that it can be done, and should be done on the next BlackBerry 10 full touch screen device (Aristo?). HTC did it on the “One” and it sounds fantastic, so clearly, it can be done.

This can be achieved (at least conceptually), by software & hardware wizardry.

Hardware: Instead of the location of the microphone on the Z10 now, move it to the bottom of the phone directly opposite of the microphone beside the power/sleep button. This way, when using video recording features, both microphone can be used to absorb a more even stereo sound. Then of course, as per the image above (as well as PlayBook), both speaker can be at the front of the device.

Software: Both the top and bottom speaker can be used for watching videos, listening to music, podcasts, video chats, speaker phone while on calls, etc. During a normal phone call with the phone to your ear, software can limit the output of the top speaker so that it is not too loud. Adjustments to that upper limit can be made to make it louder if one chooses as well. (The current top speaker on the Z10 when on call is too soft for loud environments, even at full volume) Win-win.

Hell, if BlackBerry wants to, they can even allow user to use either speaker for calls. Depending on the orientation of the phone, the OS will automatically output the volume to whichever side is at the top, and receive input from whichever side is at the bottom. Since there is a speaker and a microphone on both top and bottom. If just so happen that you pick up the device the wrong side up, you can still answer the call immediately, without needing to rotate the device first. Efficiency? or redundant perhaps? Who knows, just throwing ideas around. But one thing is for sure, I want those dual front facing speakers.

Cheers.