BlackBerry’s latest phone arrives in PH
No, you haven’t been transported back to the past – the phone you see above is BlackBerry’s latest phone, dubbed the Classic, for obvious reasons. The new phone has all the elements of previous BlackBerry phones but has been updated for the times.
BlackBerry Classic specs
- 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 MSM960 dual-core CPU
- Adreno 225 GPU
- 2GB of RAM
- 3.5-inch touchscreen display, 720 x 720 resolution
- 16GB of internal storage, expandable via microSD up to 128GB
- 8-megapixel rear camera
- 2-megapixel front camera
- 3G, LTE
- WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, NFC
- 2,515mAh battery
- Blackberry OS 10.3.1
- Php 20,990
The Classic has the QWERTY keyboard that has been the staple of other BlackBerry smarthpones throughout the years, with a touchscreen display much like the Q10. Everything about the Classic plays to BlackBerry’s strengths, though that may alienate newer buyers and first time users.
The price isn’t doing the Classic any favors as too – priced at Php 20,990, it’s rather expensive, considering the hardware that’s inside it. We’ll be writing our hands-on of the Classic in a bit – stay tuned till then.