BlackBerry Q10 pre-orders accepted now at Carphone Warehouse

The first BlackBerry 10 model to sport the luscious BlackBerry physical QWERTY, the BlackBerry Q10 is now available for pre-order from the U.K.'s Carphone Warehouse for a rather pricey 600GBP ($913.32 USD). If that sounds like too much of a hit to your wallet, you can always grab the phone for free with a signed two-year contract that costs as low as 36 GBP ($54.80 USD) a month. The actual cost will depend on which carrier you select from among O2, Orange, T-Mobile, EE and TalkMobile.

While delivery of the BlackBerry Q10 is listed for the end of April at Carphone Warehouse, fellow U.K. retailer Unlocked-Mobiles has a more specific shipping date of April 26th on its web site, although that has not been confirmed by BlackBerry. Unlocked-Mobiles, which as its name suggests sells only unlocked handsets, is offering the BlackBerry Q10 for pre-order at a lower unlocked price of 529.98 GBP ($806.74 USD).

While a large number of BlackBerry Z10 buyers came from other platforms to buy the phone, the BlackBerry Q10 is directed at loyalists who can't get enough of that physical BlackBerry QWERTY.

source: CarphoneWarehouse, Unlocked-Mobiles  via TechRadar