Whoever said Blackberry isn’t gonna stay long in the Smartphone world? The company is going strong for now and I like it.
After teasing us for quite some time now, Blackberry announced the BlackBerry Classic earlier today and the smartphone’s has got a throwback look which the company has been teasing us with – now that’s a true CLASSIC right there! It comes with a full QWERTY physical keyboard, physical navigation keys, and a nearly indistinguishable design from BlackBerry smartphones from years ago, such as the Bold.
Well, when it comes to its size, the Classic is significantly smaller than the flagship Passport, which was launched this year, so those searching for one handed usage, this phone should do just fine.
BlackBerry says this phone will appeal to those looking for the traditional BlackBerry experience that made those devices so popular so many years ago.
The Classic has a 720 x 720 pixel, 3.5-inch touchscreen, a physical QWERTY keyboard and trackpad. The phone is powered by a dual-core Qualcomm processor, with 2GB of RAM… hat don’t expect modern mobile gaming, but it should be fine for plowing through thousands of emails a day. There’s an 8-megapixel camera on the back of the phone, with a 2-megapixel unit on the front.
The Classic runs BlackBerry 10, which offers productivity tools like the Hub, Assistant, and Blend. It also can run Android apps, which are accessible through the Amazon Appstore that’s preloaded on the device. BlackBerry diehards will be happy to know that the BrickBreaker game is also available on the Classic and can be played like it was on older BlackBerry smartphones and I know of a friend who’s going to be thrilled with such news.
BlackBerry says the Classic is available starting today “through local carriers around the world,” but I’m not sure if it is available in Nigeria at the moment. The Classic is also available unlocked through BlackBerry and Amazon’s online stores for $449.
