The BlackBerry Classic phone was released in June 2014 and measures 131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm with a weight of 177 grams. With this smartphone, you get various color options. These are; black, blue and bronze. The Blackberry Classic price in Kenya stars at Kshs 30,000.
The Blackberry Classic display size is 3.5 inches and has a resolution of 720 by 720 pixels.
You’ve also got a 291 ppi screen and therefore it is not washed and faded. In the primary camera is an 8MP lens with smile detection, geotagging and HDR. The secondary camera is only 2MP and takes 1080p videos at 30 frames per second.
The Blackberry Classic runs Blackberry v10.3.1 operating system with a Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor clocked at 1.5GHz. Also, the company did not mess around with the GPU. At that time, it was one of the best you could get in a smartphone. (Adreno 225). With this, you also get 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage which can be expanded to 128GB when need arises.
When it comes to connectivity options, the Blackberry Classic has 4G, 3G, GPRS, EDGE and Wi-Fi. Don’t forget also it comes with Bluetooth version 4.0 and USB version 2.0. The phone is powered by a 2515mAh lithium ion battery which has a talk time of almost 12 hours.
Sensors in the phone include accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass and a proximity sensor. You should also not forget the smartphone comes with a qwerty keyboard and NFC payment options.
Blackberry Classic Specs
General
- Announced: June, 2014
- Dual SIM: no Nano SIM
- Year: 2014
Design
- Dimensions: 131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm
- Weight: 177 g
- Colors: Black, White, Bronze, Blue, Cobalt Blue
Display
- Type: Color screen, 16M colors
- Touch: yes Multitouch
- Display size: 3.5 inches, 720 x 720 pixels
- Pixel density: 291 ppi
Camera
- Camera resolution: 8 MP
- Features: Face detection, Smile detection, Geo tagging, Autofocus, Panorama, Touch to focus, HDR, LED flash
- Secondary camera: 2 MP
- Video: yes 1080p@30fps
Technical
- Operating system: Blackberry OS v10.3.1
- Processor type: Dual Core
- Processor speed: 1.5 GHz Krait
- Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus
- GPU: yes Adreno 225
- RAM: 2 GB
- Internal memory: 16 GB
- Card slot: yes Up to 128 GB
Connectivity
- 3G: yes 42.2 Mbps Download, 5.76 Mbps Upload
- 4G: yes 150 Mbps Download, 50 Mbps Upload
- GPRS: yes 85.6 kbps
- EDGE: yes 236.8 kbps
- WiFi: yes Wi-Fi Hotspot, Dual-band Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth: yes v4.0
- USB: yes MicroUSB v2.0
- GPS: yes A-GPS
Battery
- Battery type: 2515 mAh, Li-Ion
- Standby time: Up to 14.5 days (2G), 15.2 days (3G)
- Talk time: Up to 11.7 h (2G), 17.2 h (3G)
- Other Features
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Proximity
- Music player: MP3, WAV, eAAC+, WMA, FLAC
- Video player: MP4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264
- FM radio: yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack: yes
Additional features: QWERTY keyboard, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, NFC
