Raining Discount: BlackBerry Passport (Red, White And Black Hues), BlackBerry Classic, Q5 And Z30 Prices Slashed

BlackBerry is back in news with discounted smartphones and phablets. It is worth reminding that, the brokerage firm Morgan Stanley recently said the BlackBerry Passport and BlackBerry Classic are not selling as expected. Following this announcement, BlackBerry has apparently cut the price of the unlocked versions of the aforesaid devices, specific to its online store, notes GSM Arena.

The company Website says, the original BlackBerry Passport price is $599, while the latest discount on the device will reduce the price to $549. On the other hand, speaking of BlackBerry Classic price, the smartphone will apparently be sold for $399, whereas the actual price is $449. Adding a cherry on top, the BlackBerry Q5 and BlackBerry Z30 can also be availed at a discounted price of $149 and $229, respectively. The original prices of the said devices are $249 and $349, respectively.

In case readers need a quick recap of the incredible Blackberry Passport specifications, here is the list. The phone comes with a 4.5-inch “square” display, bundled with a one-of-a-kind screen resolution of 1,440 x 1,440 pixels. In the trademark style of BlackBerry, the handset features a physical QWERTY keyboard with three rows of various buttons. Notably, this keyboard can double as a trackpad. Under the hood, the handset is powered by a Snapdragon 801 SOC and it runs on BlackBerry OS 10.3, which is upgradable to 10.3.1.

Marketed as a device for business/enterprise customers, the BlackBerry Passport is apparently very helpful especially when it comes to reading and modifying excel sheets, word documents and even for typing emails, notes Phone Arena. Other key BlackBerry Passport features include a 13 MP rear-facing camera unit with autofocus, optical image stabilisation (OIS) and LED flash.

When it comes to memory configuration, the device comes equipped with 32 GB of built-in storage capacity and 3 GB of RAM configuration. Furthermore, Corning’s Gorilla Glass 3 protects the killer display. As far as the battery specification goes, the BlackBerry Passport trumps other phablets by housing an impressive 3,450 mAh unit. Based on BlackBerry Website, this phone can provide up to 30 hours of battery charge.

Interested readers and potential buyers can purchase the BlackBerry Passport in Black, Red and White colours, along with other BlackBerry handsets like the Classic, Q5 and Z30 from BlackBerry’s official shop. What do you think of the price cut? Will this help the company? Feel free to leave a comment.

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