After leaving Samsung monopolize the spotlight with his new S5, BlackBerry announces two new models this year. This is the Z3 and BlackBerry BlackBerry Q20.
BlackBerry Z3, better known under the code name of Jakarta
There are a few months, we talked about the new BlackBerry partnership established with Foxconn, in order to produce new low cost smartphones. And it seems that the first product of this partnership comes just been announced as the BlackBerry Z3. As expected, the Jakarta boasts modest specs (no 4G) but also a price below 200 dollars.
The Z3 uses the BlackBerry 10 operating system. Its touch screen (not physical keyboard) is 5 inches. It is equipped with a dual-core processor at 1.2 GHz and RAM 1.5 GB Internal storage is 8GB BlackBerry Z3 has a 5 megapixel camera at the rear and a 1.1 megapixel webcam.
For now, the new BlackBerry is reserved to the Indonesian market (from April) but it evokes the possible release of an LTE version for other markets later.
BlackBerry Q20: for fans
BlackBerry also announced the Q20, nicknamed BlackBerry Classic. It is presented as a "Flagship". It will allow the user to find the QWERTY keyboard and the so-called "tool belt", that is to say all the features associated with this keyboard and stand phones running BlackBerry 7. Including one evokes the return of buttons Menu, Back, Send, End and the famous trackpad.
Little is yet known about the BlackBerry Classic. In a statement, the Canadian company has just added the Q20 has a 3.5 inch screen which is touch (yes, we have the trackpad and touch at the same time). And at first, it will be the new high-end BlackBerry. The manufacturer is expressed in this way by evoking premium materials, the quality of design as well as autonomy thrust. BlackBerry Q20 should arrive at the same time a major update of the BlackBerry 10 operating system and will be available in the second quarter 2014.