14 DAY TRIAL // On Monday, wireless carrier Sprint has officially confirmed plans to make the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone available on its network starting with August 30.
The handset, announced for this operator’s network since spring, has finally received an official release date, paired with specific info on its pricing, which has been set at $199.99 (€150) with the signing of a two-year contract agreement with the carrier.
According to Sprint, this is the first 4G LTE BlackBerry 10 smartphone to arrive on its network, and it should be put up for sale through direct ship sales channels, including Sprint Stores, Business Sales, Web Sales, and Telesales.
“Our customers have anxiously awaited the arrival of the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone,” said David Owens, vice president, Product Development, Sprint.
“Its best-in-class physical keyboard, productivity features, enhanced security capabilities and apps make it easy to be productive at work and connected to friends and family after hours.”
“With the Sprint Unlimited, My Way and My All-in rate plans, our customers will be able to use the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone as it was intended, without worrying about silly data caps or overages,” he also said.
BlackBerry Q10 arrives at the wireless carrier with a 1.5GHz dual-core processor packed inside, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory, and a microSD memory card slot with support for up to 32GB of additional storage space.
Furthermore, the handset packs a 3.1-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display, capable of delivering a 720 x 720 pixels resolution, as well as a full QWERTY keyboard to complement its input capabilities.
On the back, the smartphone features an 8-megapixel photo snapper with support for full HD video recording, while also sporting a 3MP front camera for making video calls.
“Continuing the BlackBerry tradition of long battery life, the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone boasts a removable 2,100mAh lithium-ion battery with up to 12 hours talk time on the Sprint network,” the carrier also announced.
The new device also comes with a variety of connectivity options packed inside, as well as with all the features and capabilities that BlackBerry 10 was announced with, including BlackBerry Hub, BlackBerry Balance, BBM, and BlackBerry Remember.