As stated earlier, the device looks very similar to the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha developer device with some cosmetic enhancements to pretty it up. (Check out these smartphone.) I will say that the all-touch BlackBerry 10 phone isn't as sleek or as slim as some of the newest Android phones. But it's quite light, and it's still easy on the eyes.

Personally, I'm much more interested in the full QWERTY BlackBerry 10 device anyway, since RIM's top-of-the-line "physical" keyboard is the main reason I'm still using a BlackBerry.

Late last year, shortly after RIM made BlackBerry 10 official, it became clear that the company was strongly focusing on touch and all-touches devices in its next-generation OS. This worried me a bit, because I love RIM's hardware QWERTY keyboards, and to most loyal BlackBerry customers. After spending some time with the new QWERTY BlackBerry 10 device, my concerns are completely alleviated.

RIM definitely did not let down customers who love that QWERTY hardware keyboard with this new device. The keyboard is fantastic, and even though I only spent a few minutes typing on it, I was impressed right away and plan to get a new BlackBerry 10 QWERTY smartphone as soon as possible.