We've certainly had our fill of BlackBerry news today. We saw the BlackBerry Q5 announced, as well as the release of BlackBerry 10.1. We now have received news that the QWERTY packing BlackBerry Q10 will be available in June on Verizon and T-Mobile.
Verizon and T-Mobile both confirmed that it would begin selling the BlackBerry that most BlackBerry fans have been waiting to get their hands on for a few years. While the BlackBerry Z10 Is an impressive device, any BlackBerry lover will tell you that it's the physical QWERTY keyboard that makes a BlackBerry a "BlackBerry."
Verizon announced today that it will begin offering the BlackBerry Q10 in June. It did not specify an exact release date or pricing. The BlackBerry Q10 is expected to retail for $249 when signing a new 2-year contract. Verizon customers will also have a choice between a black or white BlackBerry Q10. It looks like BlackBerry gave Verizon the same exclusivity on the white Q10 as it did on the white BlackBerry Z10.
T-Mobile also made things more official with its announcement of the BlackBerry Q10. Just like Verizon is did not provide an exact release date, except only saying it would be available in June. T-Mobile did provide pricing information. T-Mobile customers will be able to put a $99 down payment on the BlackBerry Q10 and pay an extra $20 per month over 24 months. This makes the price of the BlackBerry Q10 around $580.
The BlackBerry Q10 features a 3.1-inch, 720×720 Super AMOLED display with 330ppi, dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Plus processor, 8-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front-facing camera, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage –– expandable to 64GB with microSD slot, 2100mAh battery, NFC and LTE connectivity.
We've only got a couple more weeks to go until BlackBerry fans will finally be able to get the BlackBerry they have all been waiting for, on Verizon and T-Mobile that is.
