BlackBerry Q5 with physical QWERTY keypad launched in India for Rs. 24, 990

Blackberry has launched in India Blackberry Q5, it’s third phone running on it’s latest operating system B10, at a price of Rs. 24,990 and will hit the stores across India from July 20 and in select stores from July 17. [caption id="attachment_4497" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Sunil Lalvani, Managing Director-BlackBerry India, unveiling the new BlackBerry Q5 in New Delhi[/caption] Positioned on a mid-range segment, Q5 features a QWERTY keypad true to the traditional Blackberry style and a 3.1 inch LCD display with a 720 x 720 pixels resolution translating to a decent 328 pixel per inch. The hardware internals include a 1.2 GHz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 2GB of RAM, 8GB internal storage. The imaging department of Q5 comprises of a 5 megapixel rear facing camera and a 2 megapixel front-shooter. Available in Black, Pure White and Pure Red color models Blackberry Q5 seems like the best bet for the company to rebuild it’s sagging fortunes. The two previous models on B10 platforms, Blackberry Z10 and Blackberry Q10 drew flak for their pricing and struggles to gain traction. We will keep you updated if Q5 can change the market wind for the beleaguered company facing tough competition. ]]>