BlackBerry Q5 lands, priced at Php18,690

Due to the metro-wide flooding in the last couple of days, the official launch and release of the BlackBerry Q5 was moved from last night to August 24. In any case, the handset should be available in stores by then for only Php18,690USD 318INR 27,000EUR 303CNY 2,319.

The handset will also be available on Smart, Sun and Globe ~~but just like the BB Z10 and the BB Q10, only Globe LTE will be compatible with the device~~. The telcos will announce their own postpaid offerings for the Q5 soon.

The BB Q5 is the more affordable sibling of the BlackBerry Q10 with almost the same hardware features, including NFC ~~and LTE~~. It even has a slightly higher battery capacity than the Q10.

BlackBerry Q5 specs:
3.1-inch IPS LCD display @ 720×720 pixels, 328ppi
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 1.2GHz dual-core
Adreno 305 graphics
2GB RAM
8GB internal storage
up to 64GB via microSD card
HSPA+ 21Mbps ~~and LTE 50/100Mbps (7 bands)~~
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
NFC
5MP autofocus rear camera, LED flash
1080p video recording
2MP front-facing camera
720p video recording
GPS w/ aGPS support
BlackBerry OS 10.1
Li-Ion 2180mAh battery
120mm x 66mm x 10.8mm (dimensions)
120 grams (weight)

The Blackberry Q5 was announced in Orlando, Florida back in May during the global BlackBerry Live event which we attended. You can read more of our initial impressions of the Q5 here.

The Q5 will be available in stores this Friday with a suggested retail price of Php18,690USD 318INR 27,000EUR 303CNY 2,319. BlackBerry is also running a promo where you can swap your old BB for a Php2,000USD 34INR 2,889EUR 32CNY 248 discount on any of the new BB devices.

Updated: Representatives from BlackBerry Philippines clarifies that the model they are releasing thru official distributors in the Philippines will only be 3G/HSPA+ variant and not the LTE variant. They would not comment on what variants the carriers will be releasing (so it’s possible Globe will be shipping in their own units with LTE in them, that’s outside of BlackBerry PH’s coverage).

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

13 Comments

wew says:

11 years ago

tubong-lugaw na naman hehehe magsama kayu ni iPhone 5C! =)))
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diorarat says:

11 years ago

Not so cheap pala “cheap” phone ni bb.
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abuzalzal says:

11 years ago

Expensive piece of crap.
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asin says:

11 years ago

sa mga reklamador sa taas:

ganyan talaga ang mga can’t afford, hanggang reklamo na lang!
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wew says:

11 years ago

“Representatives from BlackBerry Philippines clarifies that the model they are releasing thru official distributors in the Philippines will only be 3G/HSPA+ variant and not the LTE variant.” babagsak na talaga kayo hahaha IBA TALAGA ang pagiisip ng MATALINO sa MADISKARTE haaay
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silentwarrior says:

11 years ago

With all due respect guys, ang salitang ‘ang mahal naman nyan’ ay relative. Iba-iba tayo ng situation sa buhay, kaya magkakaiba rin ang purchasing power natin. So if someone says here na mahal ang device, that is his/her opinion. Bakit ba laging trollish posts ang nakikita ko dito sa Yugatech?? Hindi ba tayo makakapagdiscuss ng mahinahon at responsable?
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Nyen Yu says:

11 years ago

i bought 2 blackbery q5 yesterday @glorietta. got LTE sim, im in an LTE network, only to find out that

“Representatives from BlackBerry Philippines clarifies that the model they are releasing thru official distributors in the Philippines will only be 3G/HSPA+ variant and not the LTE variant.”

WTF!
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