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Blackberry Classic Release Date, Specs News: QWERTY Handset Hits Indonesian Market, How Much Will It Cost?

More than a year ago, who would have thought we would still be talking about Blackberry and its new smartphones?

Current CEO John Chen has definitely done a wonderful job in keeping the Canada-based manufacturer very much alive, especially in its loyal fanbase in Asia.

And now, after months of waiting, the Blackberry Classic will finally hit Indonesia.

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According to the report by GSM Arena, the QWERTY-powered smartphone is now available in the Asian market for IDR 55,99,000 or about $431. That price tag is reportedly cheaper than the one in India, which costs about $517.

The Blackberry Classic is one part of a two-smartphone combo that the manufacturer unleashed late last year.

The other one is the Blackberry Passport, which boasts a strange combination of a 4.5-inch square display with 1,440 x 1,400 resolution, and a full-size QWERTY keypad.

The device has some pretty powerful specs including a Snapdragon 801, 3GB of RAM and a 13MP primary camera.

The Classic on the other hand, is the more budget-friendly of the two. It packs a 3.5-inch display with half the resolution of its bigger sibling.

Other specs of the Blackberry Classic include a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus chipset, a 1.2GHz CPU, and surprisingly a 2GB RAM.

Rounding up the specs sheet is 16GB expandable storage, BlackBerry OS 10.3.1 out of the box and a 2,515 mAh battery.

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