Early this year we were in a bit of a nostalgic mood when the Blackberry Classic became available and we decided to test it.
The Classic features BlackBerry's classic physical QWERTY keyboard but is also equipped with a touch screen. In terms of specifications, you should also think of a 3.5 inch screen with 720 x 720 pixel resolution, a dual-core Snapdragon S4 Plus at 1.5 GHz and an 8 megapixel camera. These are not spectacular specifications these days, but they don't come at a very high price tag.
Identifying competition for the BlackBerry Classic is not easy because of its idiosyncratic characteristics. At the same time, it is questionable whether the Classic can make things difficult for other smartphones in, for example, the Android segment. Perhaps its biggest competitor is another BlackBerry. For example the Q10 or the Passport. This review copy of the BlackBerry Classic was made available by Belsimpel.
What's with the device?
The extremely compact, black box holds directly underneath the device a pricker needed to insert the SIM card and microSD card. After unfolding another lid, we find a microUSB cable with adapter for the socket and in a special box a very neat in-ear headset with flat cables and rubber sleeves in different sizes. Finally, at the very bottom is the necessary documentation. In our case in English, Romanian and Russian. ? ?????????!
