BlackBerry announces Q20 and Z3 smartphones, arriving this year
BlackBerry’s recently appointed CEO John Chen has revealed that the company plans to launch two new smartphones this year in the form of the BlackBerry Z3 – codenamed ‘Jakarta’ – and the BlackBerry Q20.
The company made the announcement at Mobile World Congress on Tuesday, confirming that the Z30 is first set to go on sale in Indonesia in April this year and is set to cost less than $200. The 3G version of the device will then be offered more widely, with an LTE model planned for release at a later date.
The second device announced today is the BlackBerry Q20, a follow up to its Q10 device released previously. Chen said the aim of the Q20 was to “return productivity to the professional”. He also said the device will go on sale before the end of the calendar year.
In addition to announcing the two mid-range models, Chen did confirm that the company was working on new high-end devices too, but couldn’t share any details at this stage.
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