BlackBerry Unveils Z3 and Q20 Smartphones At The MWC 2014

BlackBerry took the stage at Mobile World Congress to show off two new smartphones running its own BlackBerry 10 operating system.


The BlackBerry Z3 is a full-touch smartphone with a 5" display, a “long lasting battery” and runs BlackBerry OS 10.2.1. out of the box, The new handset will launch in Indonesia starting this April with 3G connectivity. BlackBerry CEO John Chen says that this is the first phone to come up with the strategic partnership with Foxconn.


The Q20 represents the company’s latest effort to take back its enterprise customers with a full QWERTY keyboard, a larger 3.5-inch touch display, and a more powerful battery.

BlackBerry also promises the device will sport premium hardware and a durable design when it launches later this year. The company didn’t reveal how much the device will cost, though we imagine it will come at a similar price compared to flagship handsets from Apple and Samsung starting at $200 on-contract.