The Canada-based QWERTY phone maker has announced back in June their new line of Blackberry phones, including the Blackberry Q20, also known as the Blackberry Classic. But until now, no specific date was given on its release and only a leaked photo was found of the said Classic.
Reports said that the company is ready to launch it by November, but there are also speculations that it may come out early 2015.
The Blackberry Q20 features combine all the best elements of its predecessors and improves them to suit the needs of modern business users. As the brand has always positioned themselves to be the businessman's phone, it goes back to its roots showcasing features that made it a hit right from the beginning.
One key feature that the new Blackberry Classic has is retaining the physical keyboard. Nowadays, people are used to typing with their touch-screen smartphones, but there are still others who prefer the reliability of the physical keys. Typing with the QWERTY keyboard may take more time, but it will prevent user from making more typo errors. Moreover, the new flagship phone contains a touch-based trackpad above the keyboard for an easier, more accurate navigation when needed.
Another main feature of the Classic is having a bigger display and an up-to-date hardware. It reportedly now has a 3.5-inch touch screen, bigger than that of Q10, though not as big as the 4.5 x 4.5-inch display of the Passport. It now also includes a much faster processor with 2G RAM, a 2,515-mAh battery, which can last all day, and a microSD card slot for bigger storage space.
Finally, Blackberry Classic prides itself of having an excellent security feature, which has always been their top priority. According to Business News Daily, the device has a built-in encryption for email and messaging, in order to keep private business communications private. One interesting feature is its BlackBerry Protect wherein one is able to use the device's built-in GPS censor to help track the phone if it's lost or stolen. At the same time, the user can just go to BlackBerry's Web portal to remotely lock the device.
