BlackBerry launches Q5 smartphone for Rs 24,990

BlackBerry on Tuesday launched its Q5 smartphone in India for Rs 24,990.

The Q5 smartphone comes with the BlackBerry 10.1 software. It has a 3.1-inch 720×720 pixel display sporting a pixel density of 328ppi, 2GB of RAM. The new device has a 2-megapixel front-facing camera capable of shooting 720p videos.

The Q10 has a 1.2GHz dual-core processor instead of a 1.5 GHz processor, a 5-megapixel rear camera instead of 8-megapixels and 8 GB of internal storage instead of 16 GB. The BlackBerry Q5 smartphone features a QWERTY keyboard in a stunning, youthful design that is confident and makes it easy for customers to have fun, create, share and stay connected.

Available in black, pure white and pure red color models, 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.

Sunil Lalvani, managing director, BlackBerry India said, "The BlackBerry Q5 smartphone has a stunning youthful design that comes in exciting colors, and offers the full cutting-edge BlackBerry 10 functionality as well as access to the growing catalog of BlackBerry 10 apps."

One can use BBM video and Screen Share, and discover local apps from a catalogue of over 120,000 apps available on the BlackBerry World storefront. The new Q5 smartphone is expected to be available from authorized retailers in India from July 20th.