#Blackberry Classic

With the launch of the BlackBerry Classic (also known as BB Q20) in the Philippines yesterday, a lot of people were comparing it to its predecessor the BB Q10 considering that their price difference is almost half. In terms of physical features, the BlackBerry Classic Q20 has a few improvements like a slightly bigger screen and the return of the optical trackpad. [table id=67 /] The biggest difference between the two is that the older BlackBerry Q10 has significantly depreciated with a street price of just under Php10k while the newly launched BB Q20 is more than twice that price. Canadian handset manufacturer Blackberry may have teased us with a pre-order of its new device a month ago, and now the company goes back to roots as it officially launches the Blackberry Classic to the public today. The Classic is believed to be the successor to the Blackberry Bold 9900 and it features the classic and iconic QWERTY mobile keyboard and trackpad every corporate user loves, along with a slew of other features we've seen before during the pre-order sale. It will run on its native Blackberry 10.3 OS, and can support installation of Android apps via the Amazon AppStore. RIM fought back and introduced its first touch screen device -- the Blackberry Strom (9530). Read more in our articles including "Specs Comparison: BlackBerry Classic vs. BlackBerry Q10" and "Blackberry Classic officially announced, goes on sale".