BlackBerry Q5: Price, Specs and Availability in the Philippines
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| The new BlackBerry Q5 smartphone launches in the Philippines, priced at Php18,690 |
BlackBerry has just announced that the BlackBerry Q5, a new youthful and fun BlackBerry 10 smartphone is expected to be available in the Philippines beginning Saturday, August 24th. The BlackBerry Q5 smartphone features a QWERTY keyboard with discrete keys in a stunning youthful design that is confident, fun, and bold. More about the BlackBerry Q5 after the jump.
Available in Black, the BlackBerry Q5 smartphone offers a powerful and unique mobile computing experience with its cutting-edge BlackBerry 10 functionality. Features and apps work seamlessly together, allowing your every move to flow into the next. With its classic QWERTY keyboard re-engineered for optimized typing and its 3.1” touchscreen, the BlackBerry Q5 smartphone gives you the best of both worlds.
Kristian Salvo, Country Manager for the Philippines at BlackBerry said, “We are excited to bring the new BlackBerry Q5 smartphone to the Philippines. The BlackBerry Q5 smartphone offers a great experience to customers who want to have the power of BlackBerry 10 with a QWERTY keyboard in a stylish youthful design, making it easy for them to have fun and stay socially connected with those that matter most to them.”
The BlackBerry Q5 smartphone comes with BlackBerry 10 version 10.1. As part of the BlackBerry 10 experience, a peek into the BlackBerry Hub lets you stay close to what’s important to you without stopping what you’re doing. Create the perfect shot every time with the camera Time Shift mode, and tell your story using BlackBerry Story Maker and share with friends on Facebook.Use BBM Video with Screen Share,and discover the more than 120,000 apps available on the BlackBerry World storefront.
The new BlackBerry Q5 smartphone will be available from authorized carriers and retailers in the Philippines. It will be priced at Php18,690 (SRP) locally.
BlackBerry Q5 (3G/HSPA+ variant) Specifications
3.1-inch (720 x 720) TFT capacitive display, 328ppi
1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon processor
BlackBerry 10 version 10.1
Adreno 225 GPU
2GB of RAM
8GB of internal storage
microSD support up to 64GB
5MP autofocus camera with LED flash
1080p Full HD video recording
2MP front-facing camera
Bluetooth v4.0 / NFC support
Accelerometer / Proximity Sensor
3G / HSPA+ 21Mbps connectivity
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n / dual-band / WiFi hotspot
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quad-band)
microUSB v2.0 / 3.5mm audio jack
Li-Ion 2,180mAh battery (fixed)
120 x 66 x 10.8mm (dimension)
120g (weight)
Color: Black only
Price: Php18,690 (Official SRP)
Availability/ Release date: This weekend (August 24, 2013)
Update: The BlackBerry Q5 is also available at a special offer under their Swap, Switch and Win campaign on August 24 and 25, in which customers can swap any mobile phone "working or non-working" and purchase the Q5 for Php18,690 less the trade-in value of the swapped phone + the Php2,000 discount. The Swap, Switch and Win campaign is available at the following locations:
- BlackBerry Mall Caravan at Glorietta 1, Ground Floor
- BlackBerry Stores at the Cyberzones of SM Megamall, SM North EDSA, SM Pampanga and SM Sta. Rosa
- BSD at SM Mall of Asia
- Fonestyle at SM North Edsa
For more info on the BlackBerry Q5 smartphone, visit http://ph.blackberry.com/BlackBerryQ5
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