Get Ready For The New Blackberry 'Classic' Smartphone With New OS!

BANGALORE: Canadian smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry has finally announced the launch date of its hugely-anticipated Classic device. According to Donny Halliwell, BlackBerry's social media marketing head and editor, the new BlackBerry Classic, which bears stark resemblance to the company's once popular bold smartphone, will be launched on December 17 and pre-orders have begun for the same. The Classic smartphone will retail at a price tag of $499 which roughly translates to 30,800.   

The phone comes with some new features, however does not include gimmicky features like finger print scanner or heart rate sensor.

Equipped with a 3.5 inch touch screen, BlackBerry classic would also feature 2GB ram, 8MP and 2MP front and rear camera. It has also been reported that the BlackBerry has started taking pre-orders for the device at a price of 450 dollars.

Unlike the previous generation BlackBerry Smartphones, this one is touted to boast the latest version of BlackBerry OS 10.3.1, which is rumored to bring a major change in the notifications profiles, as well as improvements in camera and battery. In addition to this, the phone will also come pre-loaded with BlackBerry World, and the Amazon Appstore which will let a user access Android games and apps.

The phone will most likely be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8960 dual-core chipset clocked at 1.5GHz, which is dated if compared against the processor seen on mid range smartphones of other top brands. This BB smartphone comes with an 8-megapixel primary camera on the rear panel and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, which should be good for clicking selfies. The phone packs in 2GB of RAM, which is coupled with 16GB of internal storage space that can be further expanded up to 128GB using a microSD card.