The new BlackBerry Q5 smartphone will get an early debut on Thursday, but unless you're kickin' it in the sandy paradise that is Dubai, you're going to have to wait a little longer.
The new BB10 device, which rocks a physical QWERTY keyboard, wasn't expected to land until mid-July, but will make a premature bow to celebrate grand opening of BlackBerry retail store in the UAE.
However, while while we wouldn't read too much into this as straight-up currency conversions are never too reliable, the cost of the decidedly mid-range device may turn out to be greater than some expected.
In the UAE the SIM-free phone priced at a AED$1,499 which works out at around UK£261 and USD$408, which stretches the credibility of BlackBerry's "affordable" tag.
Tight budgets
The Q5 gives those on tighter budgets their first chance to experience the BlackBerry 10 operating system, following the launch of the flagship Q10 and Z10 models.
It features a 3.1-inch 720x720 LCD touchscreen, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 5-megapixel camera and 4G LTE connectivity.
Will you be snapping up a Q5 when it launches in the west? Or have reports of a higher-than-expected price-tag put you off already? Let us know in the comments section below.
Source : techradar[dot]com
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