BB announces the BlackBerry Q5 for emerging markets

14 May, 2013
The BlackBerry Q5 is the latest QWERTY device by the company and it will have a affordable pricetag.

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  • Japani Tel
  • vGI
  • 10 Mar 2016

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    • AnonD-120064
    • rxh
    • 15 Jun 2013

    JRP, 17 May 2013Please confirm applications supports Q5: BBM Skype Viber... moreYes, all available on Q5. Not on the Audi. Only on the bbq5

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      • AnonD-120064
      • rxh
      • 15 Jun 2013

      In a country like india, we don't get a handset subsidy. This q5 being made for markets like india, does not have a lot going for it and bb needs to know that if u want to Get a new customer hooked on to the bb, then u need to give
      Attractive price
      Removable battery
      Dual sim
      Larger screen.
      For equ of $200 you can get all this in a Lenovo android phone with gorilla glass and a 2500 mah battery. Beat that with price and specs before trying a market like india. or get ready to be wiped out. Sorry bb , but u r loosing out.
      With a week rupee the pressure on price is also hard for bb as all bb phones are imported, also meaning high import duty unlike Nokia that has a factory in India.
      Great thing about bb is that I got an 18 month warranty and had my phone replaced twice in that period. The last being on the 17 th month after purchase.

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        • JRP
        • 9La
        • 17 May 2013

        Please confirm applications supports Q5:
        BBM
        Skype
        Viber
        Whatsup
        Docs to Go


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          • Pepe le Pue
          • q}X
          • 15 May 2013

          Great idea when they decide to target places like Latin America,
          Places where people rather use QWERTY keyboard.
          Problems in those countries the competition is really hard if
          The price of Q5 is to elevated
          Thos countries anyone can get a cell phone for as low
          As $9.00.

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            • Anonymous
            • 3Y6
            • 15 May 2013

            techknow, 14 May 2013The black one looks hot. Should be priced between $200-250 ... morehope so

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              • saieek
              • fuN
              • 15 May 2013

              Blackberry knows Z10's a flop that's why they are comin up with all these upgrades. Samsung Rocks! on a solid Android platform... Quote me

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                • Mocin
                • 7ty
                • 15 May 2013

                AnonD-106979, 15 May 2013Looks like Nokia Asha.Asha 201 was a bad copy of motorola. nokia has been a poor designer of qwerty phones since e- series. ugly, bulky, small screen, poor key pad etc.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • miW
                  • 15 May 2013

                  Haha, Nokia's Asha 210 is already obsolete.

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                    • popi
                    • fj9
                    • 15 May 2013

                    AnonD-106979, 15 May 2013Looks like Nokia Asha.Ya lol it looks like nokia 201

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                      • AnonD-106979
                      • uCc
                      • 15 May 2013

                      Looks like Nokia Asha.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • sym
                        • 15 May 2013

                        AnonD-56268, 14 May 2013lets hope the BB R series are cheaper than this oneQ5 is same thing, previously rumored cheap 'Blackberry R10' .The expensive one is Q10.

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                          • Emma
                          • 7tL
                          • 15 May 2013

                          AnonD-6193, 15 May 2013Blackberry is dead Microsoft should buy Blackberry Softwar... moreNokia is dead and is to be cremated. either lg,sony, samsung or apple should adopt it.

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                            • Female
                            • vIw
                            • 15 May 2013

                            Q5 look also good but it will not launch in India i am waiting for this model when it will come India

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                              • AnonD-6193
                              • vwf
                              • 15 May 2013

                              Blackberry is dead
                              Microsoft should buy Blackberry Software division
                              and
                              Nokia/Dell/ should buy Blackberry hardware division

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                                • Black Xero
                                • 38M
                                • 15 May 2013

                                Anonymous, 14 May 2013Hope the price around/below $200. We can't afford $1000 for... moreBB Target Business users. You are not forced to buy. But a business man can simply afford 10 or more Z10s a time.

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                                  • AnonD-144498
                                  • k7P
                                  • 15 May 2013

                                  While Samsung is fixing my gsII, i've had to dig up my old BB 8300 and i must say, typing on BB qwerty keyboard is fast fast fast! i forgot how much i loved typing on that thing. That said, i cant see going back full-time now that I'm used to giant touch screens. but i did feel a bit nostalgic and wish there was some completely new way to combine the two.

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                                    • Mz
                                    • bJf
                                    • 15 May 2013

                                    Anonymous, 14 May 2013I was not aware Apple (iphone) ever launched qwerty keypad phone.iphone qwerty was more expensive and a flop.

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                                      • AdamBoy64
                                      • Fv4
                                      • 14 May 2013

                                      AnonD-80334, 14 May 2013a smartphone with key pad.... really? Yeah, absolutely. Plenty of people prefer a keyboard for typing. These phones are aimed at business users.

                                        The black one looks hot. Should be priced between $200-250 max for an unlocked carrier free set