It's a "Way Back Wednesday" for Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry as it officially announced last December 17, its long-awaited flagship device, the BlackBerry Q20, more popularly known as the BlackBerry Classic. Why "way back?" Because we figured the company is bringing back the good old reliable QWERTY keyboard, which was such a hit way back when touch screens were still non-existent.
According to reports, pre-orders of the Classic have been sold-out, which is really good news for blackBerry. The company expects that the new Blackberry device will even outsell their popular BlackBerry Passport, which went out of stock shortly after it has been available at Amazon.
From the looks of it, the Classic will indeed exceed the sales of the Passport, considering it is the brand's mid-range smartphone, yet gives the users a "high-end experience" covering both markets of everyday users and tech savvy's The handset also comes with the BlackBerry Assistant and is able to work with BlackBerry Blend as well.
The new BlackBerry device has a 3.5 inch screen with 720 x 720 pixels screen resolution and a 582 ppi pixel density. True to its name, a 35-key QWERTY backlit keyboard is among its unique features, bringing back its legacy which it was known for. It has a dual core processor at 1.5 GHz with a 2GB RAM, and a long lasting 2,515 mAh battery.
It can now support NFC and 4G LTE. It is will be running Blackberry 10.3.1 OS, the newest from BlackBerry. Furthermore, the BB Q20 is believed to be the thinnest handset Blackberry has ever produced having a dimension of 130 x 72 x 9mm.
The much-awaited Blackberry Classic will be available via AT&T and Verizon in the U.S for both new and existing subscribers. while Bell, Telus and Rogers are its official distributors in Canada. It is reported to hit stores by January 2015.
