Blackberry UI Standards

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BlackBerry UI Standards

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BlackBerry functions as a personal digital assistant with address book, calendar and

to-do list capabilities.

BlackBerry commands a 20.8% share of worldwide smartphone sales.

The Device Display Modes available for BlacBerry Devices are given below in the

following Table:

Scope

Blackberry device

model

Display screen size Pixels per inch Dot Pitch

BlackBerry 7100

Series

240 x 260 pixels 151 0.168

BlackBerry 8700

Series

320 x 240 pixels 154 0.165

BlackBerry 8800

Series

320 x 240 pixels 163 0.156

BlackBerry Bold9000

Smartphone

480 x 320 pixels 217 0.117

BlackBerry Curve

8300 Series

320 x 240 pixels 163 0.156


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Scope

Blackberry device

model


320 x 240 pixels

Smartphone

320 x 240 pixels 163 0.156

BlackBerry Curve 8500Series

320 x 240 pixels 163 0.156

BlackBerry Curve 8900

Smartphone

480 x 360 pixels 245 0.1035

BlackBerry Pearl 8100

Series

240 x 260 pixels 161 0.15825

BlackBerry Pearl Flip8200 Series

240 x 320 pixels 166 0.153

BlackBerry Storm 9500

Series

360 x 480 pixels 184 0.138

BlackBerry Tour 9600

Series

480 x 360 pixels 245 0.1035

Device Display Modes available for BlacBerry Devices.. (Contd)


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What Device Display Modes Does iFarmers Support ?

Blackberry device model Display screen size Pixels per inch Dot Pitch

BlackBerry 8700 Series 320 x 240 pixels 154 0.165

BlackBerry 8800 Series 320 x 240 pixels 163 0.156

BlackBerry Bold 9000

Smartphone

480 x 320 pixels 217 0.117


Series

320 x 240 pixels 163 0.156

320 x 240 pixels

Smartphone

320 x 240 pixels 163 0.156

BlackBerry Curve 8500Series

320 x 240 pixels 163 0.156


Smartphone

480 x 360 pixels 245 0.1035

BlackBerry Tour 9600

Series

480 x 360 Pixels 245 0.1035

The Following are the devices that support iFarmers with

trackball


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The Following are the devices that support iFarmers with

touchscreen.

Blackberry device

model


BlackBerry Storm

9500 Series

360 x 480 Pixels 84 0.138

BlackBerry Torch 9800 360x480

Pixels 188


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a. BlackBerry 8700 Series b. BlackBerry 8800 Series c. BlackBerry Bold 9000

d. BlackBerry Curve 8300


e. BlackBerry Curve 8500 f. BlackBerry Curve 8900


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d. BlackBerry Storm 9500 Series


e. BlackBerry Tour 9600 f. BlackBerry Curve 8500


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What BlackBerry OS Versions Does iFarmers Support ?

Platform Supported

RIM 4.6 Y

esRIM 4.7 Yes

RIM 5.0 Yes

RIM 6.0 Yes

This page provides data about the relative number of active devices running a

given version of the BlackBerry devices.

iFarmers could be run in devices running RIMOS versions 4.6-6.0 which constitutes about

90.24% of BlackBerry devices available in the market.


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What Device Display Modes iFarmers Doesn't Support In This Version ?

Blackberry device model OS Version

BlackBerryPearl 81004.5.0.174

BlackBerryPearl81204.5.0.182

BlackBerryPearl81104.5.0.162

BlackBerry72904.3

BlackBerry72303.7

BlackBerry67204.0.

BlackBerry7130g4.2.1.164

BlackBerry7100v4.1

BlackBerry7100t4.1

BlackBerry7130v4.2.1.164

BlackBerry7100x4.1.0.351

BlackBerry7130c4.2.1.164

The devices which have a OS version less than 4.6 are not compatable.

Given below are the model not supported by iFarmers


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Type Of Screens Screens a. Large

b. Medium

c. Small


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Screens & Support

There are multiple screens in BlackBerry but Only the active screen will be

visible .

Screens are organized in a stack and hence when the top most screen is removed

then the next screen in stack will be visible.

By closing a screen we remove the screen from the stack.


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Screens & Support Pre-scaling of resources (such as image assets)

Based on the density of the current screen, the platform automatically loads any size- or

density-specific resources from our application and displays them without scaling

If no matching resources are available, the platform loads the default resources and scales

them up or down as needed to match the current screen's generalized density

The platform assumes that default resources are designed for proper display at the baseline

screen density of "medium" (160), unless they are loaded from a density-specific resource

directory.

Auto-scaling of pixel dimensions and coordinates

If the application states that it does not support different screen densities, the platform

auto-scales any absolute pixel coordinates, pixel dimension values, and pixel math used in

the application (such as might be used for specifying the width or padding for a view).

Compatibility-mode display on larger screen-sizes

If the current screen's size is larger than our application supports, as specified in thesupports-screens element.

The platform displays the application at the baseline size ("normal") and density ("medium).

For screens larger than baseline, the platform displays the application in a baseline-sized

portion of the overall screen, against a black background.


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Screen Size and Density

Display screen size Density

320 x 240 pixels 163

480 x 360 pixels 245

240 x 260 pixels 161

240 x 320 pixels 166

360 x 480 pixels 184

480 x 360 pixels 245

Below given are a list of display screen size along with the different densities that

are available.


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Density - DPIScreen size and density

When a bitmap or nine-patch image is loaded from the

application's resources, the platform attempts to pre-

scale it to match the display's density and screensize

This pre-scaling mechanism works independently of the

source

The platform pre-scales resources as needed, whether

the application is running with density-compatibility

features enabled or not (as specified by the value of

android:anyDensity). However, when running with

density-compatibility enabled, the platform continues

to report the size of pre-scaled bitmaps and other

resources as if they were loaded in a medium-density

environment.

Specifications:

QVGA, low density: 3.3"

QVGA, low density: 3.9"

WQVGA432, low density: 4.1"

HVGA, medium density: 3.6"

WVGA800, high density: 3.9"

WVGA854, high density: 4.1


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Our Approach for achieving Screen Independence

Our objective of supporting multiple screens is to create an application that can run

properly on any display and function properly on any of the screen configurations listed in

earlier in this document.

Our checklist includes:

Avoid AbsoluteLayout

Do not use hard coded pixel values in your code.

Use density and/or resolution specific resources .


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Screen-compatibility limitations on small, low-density screens

The part of z value graph is chopped. The lap time area is chopped

As these device has smaller state/resolution, there are known limitations when application runs

in compatibility mode.

QVGA (240x320) screens have less screen area available and lower density than normal,

which is 240x360 in low density, some applications cannot render all their content properly on

those screens. As a result, on aQVGA device, Android Market will filter out all applications that

do not declare they support small screens


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Supported Devices

Model Release

Date

OS Version Dimensions Pixels Per

inch

BlackBerry

Bold 9000

25-05-2008 BlackBerry

OS 5.01

114x66x14m

m

217

BlackBerry

Bold 9700

16-11-2009 Blackberry

OS 5.0.0.405

109x60x14

mm

245

BlackBerry

Torch 9800


OS 6.0

111x62x14.6

mm

188

BlackBerry

Curve 8520


OS 4.6

(updatable to5.0)[4]

109 x 60 x

13.9 mm

326

BlackBerry

Curve 3G

9300


OS 6.0

109 x 60 x

13.9 mm

163


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Supported Devices

Model Release

Date

OS Version Dimensions Pixels Per

inch

BlackBerry

Curve 8900


OS 4.6.1.133

110 x 60 x

13.5 mm

245

BlackBerry

Bold 9650


OS 5.0.0.732

112x62x14.2

mm

245

BlackBerry

Storm2 9520


OS 5.0

112.5x62.2x1

4 mm

184

BlackBerry

Storm 9500


OS 5.0.0.419

112.5x62.2x1

4 mm

184

BlackBerry

Pearl 3G

9105


OS 5.0

108x50x13.3

mm

238


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Supported Devices

Model Release

Date

Os Version Dimensions Pixels per

inch

BlackBerry

Storm2 9550


OS 5.0

112.5x62.2x1

4 mm

184

BlackBerryStorm 9530

08-10-2008 BlackberryOS 4.7.0.99

112.5x62.2x14 mm

184

BlackBerry

Pearl 3G

9100


OS 5.0,

108x50x13.3

mm

238

BlackBerry

Curve 8310


OS 4.5

107 x 60 x

15.5 mm

163

BlackBerry

Curve 8320


OS 4.5

107 x 60 x

15.5 mm

163


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Supported Devices

Model Release

Date

Os Version Dimensions Pixels Per

inch

BlackBerry

Tour 9630


OS 5.0

112x62x14.2

mm

245

BlackBerry

Onyx ii 9780


OS 6.0

109x60x14

mm

184

BlackBerry

8830 World

Edition


OS 4.5.0.175

114x66x14

mm

217

BlackBerry

8700c


OS 5.0.0.348

110 x 69.5 x

19.5 mm

154

BlackBerry

8800


OS 5.0

114 x 66 x 14

mm

163


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Supported Devices

Model Release

Date


inch

BlackBerry

8820


OS 4.5.0.55

114 x 66 x 14

mm

163

BlackBerry

Pearl 8110


OS 5.0

107 x 50 x 14

mm

161

BlackBerry

Curve 8300


OS 4.5.0.124

107 x 60 x

15.5 mm

163

BlackBerry

8707v


OS 4.1

110 x 69.5 x

19.5 mm

154

BlackBerry

9670 Oxford


OS v6.0.0.20

175.5 x 60 x

18.5 mm

245


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Supported Devices

Model Release

Date


inch

BlackBerry

Magnum


OS 5.0

114 x 66 x 14

mm

250

BlackBerry

6230


OS 3.x

113 x 75 x 20

mm

184

BlackBerry

Curve 8350i

(Nextel)


OS 4.6

107 x 60 x

15.5 mm

163


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