The start of the BlackBerry Live 2013 annual conference today in Orlando, USA, saw the announcement of the BlackBerry Q5 - a QWERTY device for emerging markets.

The Blackberry Q5 revolves around a 3.1-inch touchscreen and one of BlackBerry's classic physical QWERTY keyboards, which they are so proud of. The screen has an unusual resolution of 720 x 720px - the same as on the Q10, but this time it's an LCD unit. Inside the BlackBerry Q5 there's a dual-core 1.2Ghz CPU and 8 gigs worth of storage. There's a microSD slot to expand that, but the battery is not removable.

The new BlackBerry Q5 will be available in selected markets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia (including the Asia Pacific region), and Latin America, with availability beginning in July. The smartphone will be offered in black, white, red and pink.


Another announcement that came from the today's keynote is that the BlackBerry 10.1 update is now ready to seed to the BlackBerry Z10 (later this month in the US). Not only that, but starting today, Skype will be available to all users who update their Z10s to v10.1.

http://www.gsmarena.com/bb_announces_the_blackberry_q5_for_emerging_markets-news-6034.php

Nice one from blackberry

Nigerians are going to find it hard to accept this phone with open hands because the battery is not removable.

Can it be rooted, or jailbroken :/ :\

Getting ready to PORT to the Blackberry Q5.

olaric: Nigerians are going to find it hard to accept this phone with open hands because the battery is not removable.

Wrong. Nigerians will kill to have any Blackberry phone

another 105 thousand naira over rated phone huh . no be me and u go buy this one.

How much first

Its not like am even leaving my Tecno N7 sef

How much? This people wan collect all our money finish. Chei. . . U go buy blackberry big money still subscribe big money, e no go reach two months dem bring another model and style again. Oyibo man get sense to collect Africans money ooo.

Can it play angry bird, temple run, front line combact and so on frm google play? If nt, bb Q5... my tecno day sweet me like mad.....

RIM are really fighting for relevance nowadays...lol.

heheheh its it gud idea shar... tho m not a BB freak..

see Mark Zuckerberg: 28 Little-Known Facts
http://olofofovillage.com/2013/05/15/mark-zuckerberg-28-little-known-facts/

Even thoug that bb Q5 naa 30k, me no go ever leave nt tecno N3 too that scrap bb of tin

olaric: Nigerians are going to find it hard to accept this phone with open hands because the battery is not removable.

But Nokia lumia 920 has the same battery design and Nigerians are buying it everyday....Nigerians are very dynamic people they aren't static.

virgins will reduce again ooooooooooooooooooo

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cute phones but does the Q5 support BIS? if yes, all well and good but if no, i wish them luck

Gabriel_sylar: virgins will reduce again ooooooooooooooooooo

haha d phone dey take virginity?

@9jadelta The device is positioned basically as an affordable low-end smart phone
and spec is not impressive as well so it should not command the kinds of pricing for premium phones


Announced: 14 May 2013
Availability: July 2013: (Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia)
Indicative Pricing: N/A
Positioning: Affordable low-end smart phone
Brief Spec: OS: BB10, 3.1-inch touch screen, physical QWERTY keyboard,
Key features: QWERTY keyboard with discrete keys in a stunning youthful design that is confident, fun, and bold.
Color Variants: black, white, red and pink.

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People that owns Techno, please take note;

Techno is a cheap-àss phone that is not really android in the real sense of the word. Infact, it's doing it's very best to destroy android's good name.


Thanks a lot China.(Sarcastically)

Blackberry Ko, Nokia Torchlight ni!!

@Frostyzone: Tecno Android Phones many be cheap with poor quality thanks to the Chinese, but they are android phones
never been a fan though, better experience with the Samsung and HTC

Ok

Frostyzone: People that owns Techno, please take note;

Techno is a cheap-àss phone that is not really android in the real sense of the word. Infact, it's doing it's very best to destroy android's good name.


Thanks a lot China.(Sarcastically)

if u like kill ur self. 4 nw tecno day win

teeo: How much first

Its not like am even leaving my Tecno N7 sef

Let me see your tecno and how much..

YomiYarzo:

@Frostyzone: Tecno Android Phones many be cheap with poor quality thanks to the Chinese, but they are android phones
never been a fan though, better experience with the Samsung and HTC

For your mind ba, see as haters they vex oooo Galaxy no get value again

okpara ugo:

Let me see your tecno and how much..

YomiYarzo:

@Frostyzone: Tecno Android Phones many be cheap with poor quality thanks to the Chinese, but they are android phones
never been a fan though, better experience with the Samsung and HTC

I never said they weren't. I said they are doing their best to undermine the good name of Android.

When I download an HD game from Google play with my Galaxy Note and keep quiet about it, it pisses me off when a technosian brags about doing the same with their crappy phones, that's all.

YomiYarzo:

@Frostyzone: Tecno Android Phones many be cheap with poor quality thanks to the Chinese, but they are android phones
never been a fan though, better experience with the Samsung and HTC

Is HTC not chinese Is Iphone not made in China Pls look at the back cover of an Iphone and Ipad, then get back to me.

Me too will like to own HTC or Iphone but they are all packaged in china just like my beloved TECNO...